Detecting Loss of Needle-Related Information in Ultrasound-Guided Insertions: A Motion-Energy Approach

R. Urrutia^1,2, N. Esmaeili³, D. Espejo^1,2, A. Boese^2,4, C. Hansen^1,2, A. Illanes^1,2

1: Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Computer Science, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany.; 2: Research Campus STIMULATE, Otto-Hahn-Str. 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany; 3: Center for Digital Surgery, Deparment of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany; 4: Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Medicine, Innovation Laboratory for Image Guided Therapy, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany