Position tracking has been widely used in medical applications, especially in 3D ultrasound
imaging, where it has transformed the 2D slice limitation into 3D volume with bigger clinical
impacts. As a game controller can also produce position tracking information, it has the
potential to act as a low-cost and portable position tracker for ultrasound probes. This paper
aims to investigate the feasibility of a game controller to perform as a position tracker and to
design its implementation in 3D ultrasound imaging. The study consists of data acquisition …

The study aims to investigate the feasibility of game controller (ie, PlayStation Move) to
perform as position tracker and to design its implementation of 2D to freehand 3D ultrasound
(US) imaging. Position tracking has been widely used in medical applications, especially in
imaging navigation. Its use in 2D to 3D US imaging has transformed the slice view limitation
into higher dimension data with bigger clinical impacts. As game controller sensors may
produce positional and orientation information, it is potential to upgrade their functional …