Needle Detection and Tracking in the TIPS Endovascular Procedure

The TIPS procedure is an endovascular operation guided by biplane fluoroscopy. The goal is to pass a needle from the hepatic vein through the liver into the portal vein. We are developing a software for real-time, 3D guidance of the procedure. This paper discusses means of automatically defining the needle from biplane fluoroscopic views.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: MICCAI
• Authors: Benoît Jolly, Mark H. Van Horn, Stephen R. Aylward, Elizabeth Bullitt
• Keywords: Biplane Fluoroscopic Views, Biplane Fluoroscopy, Hepatic Vein, Medical Imaging, MICCAI 2003