Feasibility and accuracy analysis of detection system of tibiofemoral joint in vivo based on robotic arm ultrasonic imaging combined with registration of CT images to ultrasound images technology

doi:10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2023.3.15

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Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2023, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (3) : 336-341. DOI: 10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2023.3.15

Feasibility and accuracy analysis of detection system of tibiofemoral joint in vivo based on robotic arm ultrasonic imaging combined with registration of CT images to ultrasound images technology

Wang Fei¹, Xu Hao², Jiang Jiang¹, Yang Cui², Jia Rui¹, Du Bingran¹, Li Jianyi¹*

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Objective To build a detection system of tibiofemoral joint in vivo based on robotic arm ultrasonic imaging combined with registration of CT images to ultrasound images technology and evaluate the accuracy of the system. Methods CT and ultrasound images of pork tibiofemoral joints and femur were collected and registered after three-dimensional reconstruction. After femur’s movement at six degrees of freedom, ultrasound images were collected and reconstructed and then registered to CT three-dimensional model. The displacement between CT three-dimensional model and real displacement were compared to calculate registration accuracy. The registration and accuracy calculation were implemented by two researchers to calculate intraclass correlation coefficient. Results It was feasible to use three-dimensional geometric information for ultrasound-CT manual registration to build a detection system of tibiofemoral joint in vivo. Translation accuracy ranged from 0.94 mm to 1.16 mm, and rotation accuracy ranged from 0.63 ° to 1.50 °. Intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.794 (P=0.014). Conclusions The ultrasound-CT registration method proposed in this article is feasible, and the accuracy can meet the requirements of tibiofemoral dynamic detection. In the future, we need to further improve the method of ultrasound images’ obtaining by robotic arm and use computer image processing technology for fast registration research.

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3D/3D image registration; / / Robotic arm ultrasonic imaging; / / Tibiofemoral joint

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Wang Fei, Xu Hao, Jiang Jiang, Yang Cui, Jia Rui, Du Bingran, Li Jianyi. Feasibility and accuracy analysis of detection system of tibiofemoral joint in vivo based on robotic arm ultrasonic imaging combined with registration of CT images to ultrasound images technology[J]. Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy. 2023, 41(3): 336-341 https://doi.org/10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2023.3.15

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