Force-Sensor-Based Estimation of Needle Tip Deflection in Brachytherapy

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="263153.fig.007a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/js/volume-2013/263153/figures/263153.fig.007a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>The template used for tracking the needle tip </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="263153.fig.007b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/js/volume-2013/263153/figures/263153.fig.007b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Tracked needle tip, indicated by the red cross at the tip</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Tracking of the needle tip.</table>

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Figure 7: Force-Sensor-Based Estimation of Needle Tip Deflection in Brachytherapy 