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2009
[Foroughi2009] Foroughi, P., C. Csoma, H. Rivaz, G. Fichtinger, R. Zellars, G. D. Hager, and E. Boctor, "Multi-modality fusion of CT and 3D ultrasound and tracked strain images for breast irradiation planning", SPIE Medical Imaging 2009: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing, vol. 7265, no. 72651B, 2009.  Download: Foroughi2009.pdf (1.01 MB)
2008
[Rivaz2008a] Rivaz, H., E. Boctor, P. Foroughi, R. Zellars, G. Fichtinger, and G. D. Hager, "Ultrasound elastography: a dynamic programming approach", IEEE transactions on medical imaging, vol. 27, no. 10: Engineering Research Center for Computer Integrated Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA, pp. 1373–1377, Oct, 2008. Abstract  Download: Rivaz2008a.pdf (364.08 KB)
[Rivaz2008b] Rivaz, H., I. Fleming, L. Assumpcao, G. Fichtinger, U. Hamper, M. Choti, G. D. Hager, and E. Boctor, "Ablation monitoring with elastography: 2D in-vivo and 3D ex-vivo studies", Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention (MICCAI), vol. 11, no. Pt 2: ERC for Computer Integrated Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, USA rivaz@jhu edu, pp. 458–466, 2008. Abstract  Download: Rivaz2008b.pdf (7.26 MB)
2007
[Rivaz2007] Rivaz, H., R. Zellars, G. D. Hager, G. Fichtinger, and E. Boctor, "9C-1 Beam Steering Approach for Speckle Characterization and Out-of-Plane Motion Estimation in Real Tissue", Procedings IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 781–784, 28–31 Oct, 2007.  Download: Rivaz2007.pdf (902.82 KB)
[Foroughi2007] Foroughi, P., E. Boctor, M. Swartz, R. Taylor, and G. Fichtinger, "P6D-2 Ultrasound Bone Segmentation Using Dynamic Programming", Procedings IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 2523–2526, 28–31 Oct, 2007.  Download: Foroughi2007.pdf (573.97 KB)
[Fichtinger2007] Fichtinger, G., E. Boctor, and G. D. Hager, "New approaches to calibration and segmentation in interventional ultrasound", Procedings 4th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro ISBI 2007, pp. 1060–1063, 12–15 April, 2007.  Download: Fichtinger2007.pdf (319.26 KB)
[Rivaz2007d] Rivaz, H., G. D. Hager, R. Zellars, G. Fichtinger, and E. Boctor, "Speckle Characterization And Out-Of-Plane Motion Estimation In Tissue", Sixth International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity, 2007.
[Rivaz2007b] Rivaz, H., P. Foroughi, E. Boctor, R. Zellars, G. Fichtinger, and G. D. Hager, "Toward Real-Time 2d Ultrasound Elastography Using Global Optimization Of A Regularized Displacement Field", Sixth International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity, 2007.
[Rivaz2007a] Rivaz, H., E. Boctor, and G. Fichtinger, "A robust meshing and calibration approach for sensorless freehand 3D ultrasound", Medical Imaging 2007: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing, vol. 6513, no. 1: SPIE, pp. 651318, 2007.  Download: Rivaz2007a.pdf (451.04 KB)
2006
[Rivaz2006] Rivaz, H., E. Boctor, and G. Fichtinger, "P3E-9 Ultrasound Speckle Detection Using Low Order Moments", Procedings IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, pp. 2092–2095, 2–6 Oct, 2006.  Download: Rivaz2006.pdf (545.61 KB)
[Boctor2006b] Boctor, E., M. de Oliveira, M. Choti, R. Ghanem, R. Taylor, G. D. Hager, and G. Fichtinger, "Ultrasound monitoring of tissue ablation via deformation model and shape priors", Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention (MICCAI), vol. 9, no. Pt 2: Engineering Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA eboctor@ieee org, pp. 405–412, 2006. Abstract  Download: Boctor2006b.pdf (6.61 MB)
[Boctor2006] Boctor, E., I. Iordachita, G. Fichtinger, and G. D. Hager, "Ultrasound self-calibration", Medical Imaging 2006: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Display, vol. 6141, no. 1: SPIE, pp. 61412N, 2006.  Download: Boctor2006.pdf (429.17 KB)
[Boctor2006a] Boctor, E., I. Iordachita, M. Choti, G. D. Hager, and G. Fichtinger, "Bootstrapped ultrasound calibration", Studies in health technology and informatics, vol. 119: Engineering Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, USA, pp. 61–66, 2006. Abstract
2005
[DeOliveira2005a] de Oliveira, M., E. Boctor, M. Awad, R. Taylor, G. Fichtinger, and M. Choti, "Robot-assisted 3D strain imaging for monitoring thermal ablation of liver", Annual congress of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, pp. 240-241, 2005.  Download: DeOliveira2005a.pdf (35.9 KB)
[Kon2005] Kon, R., J. Leven, K. Kothapalli, E. Boctor, G. Fichtinger, G. D. Hager, and R. Taylor, "CIS-UltraCal: an open-source ultrasound calibration toolkit", Medical Imaging 2005: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing, vol. 5750, no. 1: SPIE, pp. 516-523, 2005.  Download: Kon2005.pdf (200.67 KB)
[Boctor2005] Boctor, E., I. Iordachita, G. Fichtinger, and G. D. Hager, "Real-time quality control of tracked ultrasound", Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention (MICCAI), vol. 8, no. Pt 1: Engineering Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, USA eboctor@ieee org, pp. 621–630, 2005. Abstract  Download: Boctor2005.pdf (693.27 KB)
2004
[Boctor2004c] Boctor, E., G. Fischer, M. Choti, G. Fichtinger, and R. Taylor, "A dual-armed robotic system for intraoperative ultrasound guided hepatic ablative therapy: a prospective study", Procedings IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ICRA '04, vol. 3, pp. 2517–2522, Apr 26–May 1,, 2004.  Download: Boctor2004c.pdf (629.71 KB)
[Boctor2004] Boctor, E., A. Viswanathan, M. Choti, R. Taylor, G. Fichtinger, and G. D. Hager, "A novel closed form solution for ultrasound calibration", Procedings IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: Nano to Macro, pp. 527–530, 15–18 April, 2004.  Download: Boctor2004.pdf (189.73 KB)
[Viswanathan2004] Viswanathan, A., E. Boctor, R. Taylor, G. D. Hager, and G. Fichtinger, "Immediate Ultrasound Calibration from Three Poses and Minimal Image Processing", Proceedings in Lecture Notes in Computer Science Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), vol. 3217, pp. 446-454, 2004.  Download: Viswanathan2004.pdf (526.25 KB)
[Boctor2004d] Boctor, E., R. Webster, H. Mathieu, A. Okamura, and G. Fichtinger, "Virtual remote center of motion control for needle placement robots", Journal of Computer Assisted Surgery, vol. 9 (5), pp. 175-183, 2004.  Download: Boctor2004d.pdf (1.74 MB)
[Boctor2004a] Boctor, E., A. Viswanathan, S. Pieper, M. Choti, R. Taylor, R. Kikinis, and G. Fichtinger, "CISUS: an integrated 3D ultrasound system for IGT using a modular tracking API", Medical Imaging 2004: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Display, vol. 5367, no. 1: SPIE, pp. 247-256, 2004.  Download: Boctor2004a.pdf (536.92 KB)
[Boctor2004b] Boctor, E., G. Fichtinger, A. Yeung, M. Awad, R. Taylor, and M. Choti, "Robotic Strain Imaging for Monitoring Thermal Ablation of Liver Tumors", Proceedings in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 3217, pp. 81-88, 2004.  Download: Boctor2004b.pdf (1.19 MB)
[Boctor2004e] Boctor, E., R. Webster, M. Choti, R. Taylor, and G. Fichtinger, "Robotically assisted ablative treatment guided by freehand 3D ultrasound", Conference of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS), pp. 503-508, 2004.  Download: Boctor2004e.pdf (669.44 KB)