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Glossary

Western University, Canada
1D
In one-dimension or one-dimensional
2D
In two-dimension or two-dimensional
3D
In three-dimension or three-dimensional
4D
In four-dimension or four-dimensional
AR
Augmented Reality
Avg
average
CAD
Computer-Aided Design
CAI
Computer-Assisted Intervention
CAM
Computer-Aided Manufacturing
CAS
Computer-Assisted Surgery
CCW
Counter-clock-wise
CIIM
Computer-Integrated Interventional Medicine
COG
Centre of Gravity
CT
Computed Tomography
CW
Clock-wise
CV
Computer Vision
DoF
Degrees of Freedom
FLE
Fiducial Localization Error
fMRI
functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
FRE
Fiducial Registration Error
GPS
Global Positioning System
GUI
Graphical User Interface
HCI
Human-Computer Interface
HU
Hounsfield Units
IGI
Image-Guided Intervention
IGS
Image-Guided Surgery
IGT
Image-Guided Therapy
IID
Independent and Identically Distributed
iMRI
Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
IR
Interventional Radiology
IRED
Infrared-emitting diode (IRED)
MIS
Minimally Invasive Surgery
MMIF
Multimodal Medical Image Fusion
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MTS
Magnetic (electromagnetic) Tracking System
OPA
Orthogonal Procrustes Analysis
OR
Operating Room
OTS
Optical Tracking System
PCA
Principal Component Analysis
PET
Positron Emission Tomography
REM
Residual Error Metric
RFA
Radiofrequency Ablation
RGB
Red-Green-and-Blue
RHR
Right Hand Rule
RMS
Root Mean Square
STD
Standard Deviation
SVD
Singular Value Decomposition
TLE
Target Localization Error
TQM
Total Quality Management
TRE
Target Registration Error
TRUS
Transrectal Ultrasound
US
Ultrasound
VTK
Visualization Toolkit