We present preliminary work on a novel technique for tracking anatomical structures during medical procedures. A vascular
balloon catheter is placed within a vessel in the structure of interest and is inflated using a radioopaque contrast material.
The balloon catheter is tracked over time using a fluoroscopy system, and three parameters of motion are determined (two of
translation, one of rotation) for each view via analysis of the balloon image. These methods are applied to three patient
data sets to estimate liver motion during a respiratory cycle.