Machine learning in robotic ultrasound imaging: Challenges and perspectives

Y Bi, Z Jiang, F Duelmer, D Huang… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews recent advances in intelligent robotic ultrasound imaging systems. We
begin by presenting the commonly employed robotic mechanisms and control techniques in …

Diffusion as sound propagation: Physics-inspired model for ultrasound image generation

M Domínguez, Y Velikova, N Navab… - … Conference on Medical …, 2024 - Springer
Deep learning (DL) methods typically require large datasets to effectively learn data
distributions. However, in the medical field, data is often limited in quantity, and acquiring …

Anatomy‐aware computed tomography‐to‐ultrasound spine registration

MF Azampour, M Tirindelli, J Lameski… - Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Ultrasound (US) has demonstrated to be an effective guidance technique for
lumbar spine injections, enabling precise needle placement without exposing the surgeon …

Deep Spectral Methods for Unsupervised Ultrasound Image Interpretation

O Tmenova, Y Velikova, M Saleh, N Navab - International Conference on …, 2024 - Springer
Ultrasound imaging is challenging to interpret due to non-uniform intensities, low contrast,
and inherent artifacts, necessitating extensive training for non-specialists. Advanced …

Ultrasound Confidence Maps with Neural Implicit Representation

VB Yesilkaynak, VG Duque, M Wysocki… - Annual Conference on …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Ultrasound Confidence Map (CM) is an image representation that indicates the
reliability of the pixel intensity values presented within ultrasound B-mode images. Those …

Mohammad Farid Azampour1, 2, 4 (), Yordanka Velikova¹, Emad Fatemizadeh²

SP Dakua, N Navab¹ - … on Medical Imaging and Computer-Aided …, 2024 - books.google.com
Aligning 2D ultrasound images with 3D CT scans of the liver holds significant clinical value
in enhancing diagnostic precision, surgical planning, and treatment delivery. Conventional …

Self-supervised Probe Pose Regression via Optimized Ultrasound Representations for US-CT Fusion

MF Azampour, Y Velikova, E Fatemizadeh… - … Conference on Medical …, 2023 - Springer
Aligning 2D ultrasound images with 3D CT scans of the liver holds significant clinical value
in enhancing diagnostic precision, surgical planning, and treatment delivery. Conventional …