iScience (Nov 2023)

Co-registration of OPM-MCG signals with CT using optical scanning

  • Yanfei Yang,
  • Huidong Wang,
  • Zhanyi Liu,
  • Yanmei Wang,
  • Xiaole Han,
  • Yifan Jia,
  • Jiaojiao Pang,
  • Fei Xie,
  • Dexin Yu,
  • Yang Zhang,
  • Min Xiang,
  • Xiaolin Ning

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 11
p. 108235

Abstract

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Summary: Magnetocardiography (MCG) can be used to noninvasively measure the electrophysiological activity of myocardial cells. The high spatial resolution of magnetic source localization can precisely determine the location of cardiomyopathy, which is of great significance for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. To perform magnetic source localization, MCG data must be co-registered with anatomical images. We propose a co-registration method that can be applied to OPM-MCG systems. In this method, the sensor array and the trunk of the subject are scanned using structured light-scanning technology, and the scan results are registered with the reconstructed structure using computed tomography (CT). This can increase the number of effective cloud points acquired and reduce the interference from respiratory motion. The scanning bed of the OPM-MCG system was modified to be consistent with the CT device, ensuring that the state of the body remains consistent between the cardiac magnetometry measurements and CT scans.

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