In this paper, we present a study that evaluates the effect of visual and haptic feedbacks and their relevance to human performance in a needle insertion task. A virtual needle insertion simulator with a four-layer ti...
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Registration of 2D-3D data can improve visualisation during minimally-invasive neurointerventions. Using four clinical data sets, we quantitatively compared two approaches: an intensity-based algorithm and a feature-b...
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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in men in the United States. Prostate brachytherapy - an advanced radiotherapy cancer treatment in which radioactive seeds are placed directly in and around the pros...
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Validation of registration techniques needed for image-guided surgery is an important problem, which received little attention in the literature. In this paper we address the challenging problem of generation of a rel...
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A three-dimensional ultrasound (3D-US) system suitable for laparoscopic surgery that uses a novel magneto-optic hybrid tracker configuration. Our aim is to integrate 3D-US into a laparoscopic AR system. A 5D miniature...
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In the automatic segmentation of echocardiographic images, a priori shape knowledge is used to compensate poor features in ultrasound images. The shape knowledge is often learned via off-line training process, which r...
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We have started clinical studies of MR-guided thermocoagulation therapy of liver tumors. Through this therapy for two years, we have developed new instruments, such as a filter to reduce noise in MRI from the microwav...
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A new approach for the automatic estimation of dense 3D deformation fields is proposed. In the first step, template propagation (an advanced block matching strategy) produces not only a large set of point corresponden...
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In this paper, we present a methodology for performing statistical analysis for image-based studies of differences between populations and describe our experience applying the technique in several different population...
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Surgical navigation for abdominal organs has difficulties, such as dynamic deformation, compared with other organs (i.e. brain, bone). Organ deformations prevent surgical navigators from performing accurate navigation...
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