Robust bone detection in ultrasound using combined strain imaging and envelope signal power detection

Using ultrasound for tool navigation in an orthopaedic surgery requires bone localization in ultrasound, a procedure which remains challenging despite encouraging advances in its practice. Current methods, e.g., the local image phase-based feature analysis, have shown promising results but continue...

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Main Author: Hussain, Mohammad Arafat
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/53769