New Medical Imaging Findings from Siemens Published

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- Fresh data on Medical Imaging are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating from Munich, Germany, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "We present a new endoscopic 3D scanning system based on Single Shot Structured Light. The proposed design makes it possible to build an extremely small scanner."

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Siemens, "The sensor head contains a catadioptric camera and a pattern projection unit. The paper describes the working principle and calibration procedure of the sensor. The prototype sensor head has a diameter of only 3.6 mm and a length of 14 mm. It is mounted on a flexible shaft. The scanner is designed for tubular cavities and has a cylindrical working volume of about 30 mm length and 30 mm diameter. It acquires 3D video at 30 frames per second and typically generates approximately 5000 3D points per frame. By design, the resolution varies over the working volume, but is generally better than 200 mu m. A prototype scanner has been built and is evaluated in experiments with phantoms and biological samples."

According to the news editors, the researchers concluded: "The recorded average error on a known test object was 92 mu m."

For more information on this research see: An endoscopic 3D scanner based on structured light. Medical Image Analysis, 2012;16(5):1063-1072. Medical Image Analysis can be contacted at: Elsevier Science Bv, PO Box 211, 1000 Ae Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Medical Image Analysis - www.elsevier.com/wps/product/cws_home/620983)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting C. Schmalz, Siemens AG, CT T DE HW2, D-81739 Munich, Germany (see also Medical Imaging).

Keywords for this news article include: Munich, Europe, Germany, Medical Imaging

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