A quantitative assessment of using the Kinect for Xbox 360 for respiratory surface motion tracking

M. Alnowami; B. Alnwaimi; F. Tahavori; M. Copland; K. Wells

doi:10.1117/12.911463

17 February 2012 A quantitative assessment of using the Kinect for Xbox 360 for respiratory surface motion tracking

M. Alnowami, B. Alnwaimi, F. Tahavori, M. Copland, K. Wells

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Proceedings Volume 8316, Medical Imaging 2012: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling; 83161T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911463
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper describes a quantitative assessment of the Microsoft Kinect for X-box360^TM for potential application in tracking respiratory and body motion in diagnostic imaging and external beam radiotherapy. However, the results can also be used in many other biomedical applications. We consider the performance of the Kinect in controlled conditions and find mm precision at depths of 0.8-1.5m. We also demonstrate the use of the Kinect for monitoring respiratory motion of the anterior surface. To improve the performance of respiratory monitoring, we fit a spline model of the chest surface through the depth data as a method of a marker-less monitoring of a respiratory motion. In addition, a comparison between the Kinect camera with and without zoom lens and a marker-based system was used to evaluate the accuracy of using the Kinect camera as a respiratory tracking system.

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M. Alnowami, B. Alnwaimi, F. Tahavori, M. Copland, and K. Wells "A quantitative assessment of using the Kinect for Xbox 360 for respiratory surface motion tracking", Proc. SPIE 8316, Medical Imaging 2012: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, 83161T (17 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911463

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