Figure 3.
The linear regression fit between the ultrasound and the optical tracking systems for (A) axial (superior–inferior) with 20-second period, (B) lateral (left–right) with 20-second period, (C) lateral with 10-second period, (D) beam-off with good image quality, (E) poor image, and (F) beam-on. The fitting results between beam-off and beam-on are comparable (r = 0.979 and 0.978, respectively). The fitting result for good image quality is comparable to that for the poor image (r = 0.979 and 0.977, respectively). High frequency (10-second period) has worse fitting result than low frequency (20-second period; r = 0.961 and 0.988, respectively). The fitting results between lateral and axial are comparable, but the slope of the fitting curve is different, which is due to the positional accuracy.