Research Article

3D Rigid Registration of Intraoperative Ultrasound and Preoperative MR Brain Images Based on Hyperechogenic Structures

Table 1

Manual estimation of the initial error in mm (i.e., error of the registration given by the neuronavigation system).

A priori estimation of the registration: initial error in mm
Mean (std) Expert 1 Expert 2 Expert 3 value

Patient 15.52 (1.15)4.31 (1.55)5.00 (1.50) 0.30
Patient 28.64 (0.89)8.31 (1.24)8.76 (1.04) 0.69
Patient 33.56 (1.09)4.61 (1.39)4.38 (1.13) 0.13