Design and validation of an open-source library of dynamic reference frames for research and education in optical tracking

Alisa J. V. Brown; Ali Uneri; Tharindu S. De Silva; Amir Manbachi; Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen

doi:10.1117/1.JMI.5.2.021215

9 February 2018 Design and validation of an open-source library of dynamic reference frames for research and education in optical tracking

Alisa J. V. Brown, Ali Uneri, Tharindu S. De Silva, Amir Manbachi, Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen

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Journal of Medical Imaging, Vol. 5, Issue 2, 021215 (February 2018). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JMI.5.2.021215

Abstract

Dynamic reference frames (DRFs) are a common component of modern surgical tracking systems; however, the limited number of commercially available DRFs poses a constraint in developing systems, especially for research and education. This work presents the design and validation of a large, open-source library of DRFs compatible with passive, single-face tracking systems, such as Polaris stereoscopic infrared trackers (NDI, Waterloo, Ontario). An algorithm was developed to create new DRF designs consistent with intra- and intertool design constraints and convert to computer-aided design (CAD) files suitable for three-dimensional printing. A library of 10 such groups, each with 6 to 10 DRFs, was produced and tracking performance was validated in comparison to a standard commercially available reference, including pivot calibration, fiducial registration error (FRE), and target registration error (TRE). Pivot tests showed calibration error (mean±std)=0.46±0.1 mm, indistinguishable from the reference. FRE was 0.15±0.03 mm, and TRE in a CT head phantom was 0.96±0.5 mm, both equivalent to the reference. The library of DRFs offers a useful resource for surgical navigation research and could be extended to other tracking systems and alternative design constraints.

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Alisa J. V. Brown, Ali Uneri, Tharindu S. De Silva, Amir Manbachi, and Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen "Design and validation of an open-source library of dynamic reference frames for research and education in optical tracking," Journal of Medical Imaging 5(2), 021215 (9 February 2018). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JMI.5.2.021215

Received: 21 September 2017; Accepted: 12 January 2018; Published: 9 February 2018

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