Automatic Localization of Deep Stimulation Electrodes Using Trajectory-Based segmentation Approach

Roger Gomez Nieto, Julian David Echeverry-Correa, Andres Marino Alvarez Meza, Hernán Darío Benitez-Restrepo, Álvaro Orozco Gutierrez

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Abstract

In patients suffering from Parkinson's disease (PD), Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) neurosurgery is the best alternative to medical treatment. This surgery produces a Volume of Tissue Activated (VTA) whose correct location in the brain depends on the precise position of the DBS electrodes. In this paper, we automatically locate DBS electrodes using a threshold-based medical imaging segmentation methodology, by determining the optimal value of this threshold adaptively. We propose a method for automatic segmentation of the DBS electrodes, which adjusts itself to the intensity and rotation parameters of each CT scan. This method includes the CT image registered with a delimited anatomical atlas, which allows the creation of a Region of Interest (ROI) fully adjustable to the anatomy of each patient. The proposed method allows the localization of DBS electrodes in Computed Tomography (CT) images, with an accuracy of 0.2 mm.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 22nd Symposium on Image, Signal Processing and Artificial Vision, STSIVA 2019 - Conference Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728114910
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2019
Event22nd Symposium on Image, Signal Processing and Artificial Vision, STSIVA 2019 - Bucaramanga, Colombia
Duration: 24 Apr 201926 Apr 2019

Publication series

Name2019 22nd Symposium on Image, Signal Processing and Artificial Vision, STSIVA 2019 - Conference Proceedings

Conference

Conference22nd Symposium on Image, Signal Processing and Artificial Vision, STSIVA 2019
Country/TerritoryColombia
CityBucaramanga
Period24/04/1926/04/19

Keywords

  • Computed Tomography
  • Medical Image Processing

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