Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 593-601 , December 2009

Adaptive ultrasound imaging of the lumbar spine for guidance of epidural anesthesia

  • Denis Tran

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • ,
  • King-Wei Hor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • ,
  • Victoria A. Lessoway

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • ,
  • Allaudin A. Kamani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • ,
  • Robert N. Rohling

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2356 Main Mall, UBC, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. Tel.: +1 604 822 2045; fax: +1 604 822 5949.

Received 10 January 2009 ,Revised 7 May 2009 ,Accepted 4 June 2009.

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