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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2010
Dong Gyu Hyun, Seoul, KR;
Jong Beom Ra, Daejeon, KR;
Duhgoon Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Woo Hyun Nam, Busan, KR;
Dong Gyu Hyun, Seoul, KR;
Jong Beom Ra, Daejeon, KR;
Duhgoon Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Woo Hyun Nam, Busan, KR;
SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD., Gangwon-Do, KR;
Abstract
There is disclosed an embodiment for performing a calibration of a sensor by using an image registration between a three-dimensional ultrasound image and computerized tomography (CT) image. An ultrasound image forming unit includes an ultrasound probe and forms a three-dimensional ultrasound image of a target object. A sensor is coupled to the ultrasound probe. A memory stores a three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) image of the target object and position information on a position between the three-dimensional ultrasound image and the sensor. A processor performs image registration between the three-dimensional CT image and the three-dimensional ultrasound image to form a first transformation function for transforming a position of the sensor to a corresponding position on the three-dimensional CT image and performs calibration of the sensor by applying the position information to the first transformation function.