Publications
Virtual remote center of motion control for needle placement robots.
Journal of Computer Aided Surgery. 9, 175–183.
Boctor2003b.pdf (399.33 KB)
(2003). 
Virtual remote center of motion control for needle placement robots.
Journal of Computer Assisted Surgery. 9 (5), 175-183.
Boctor2004d.pdf (1.74 MB)
(2004). 
Ultrasound monitoring of tissue ablation via deformation model and shape priors.
Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention (MICCAI). 9, 405–412.
Boctor2006b.pdf (6.61 MB)
(2006). 
Ultrasound elastography: a dynamic programming approach.
IEEE transactions on medical imaging. 27, 1373–1377.
Rivaz2008a.pdf (364.08 KB)
(2008). 
Robotic Strain Imaging for Monitoring Thermal Ablation of Liver Tumors.
Proceedings in Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 3217, 81-88.
Boctor2004b.pdf (1.19 MB)
(2004). 
Real-time quality control of tracked ultrasound.
Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention (MICCAI). 8, 621–630.
Boctor2005.pdf (693.27 KB)
(2005). 
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). 3217, 446-454.
Viswanathan2004.pdf (526.25 KB)
(2004). 
Bootstrapped ultrasound calibration.
Studies in health technology and informatics. 119, 61–66.
(2006). Ablation monitoring with elastography: 2D in-vivo and 3D ex-vivo studies.
Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention (MICCAI). 11, 458–466.
Rivaz2008b_0.pdf (7.26 MB)
(2008). 
Ultrasound Speckle Detection Using Low Order Moments.
Procedings IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2092–2095.
Rivaz2006.pdf (545.61 KB)
(2006). 
Ultrasound Self-Calibration and Real-Time Quality Control for Interventions.
IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium.
(2005). Ultrasound self-calibration.
Medical Imaging 2006: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Display. 6141, 61412N.
Boctor2006.pdf (429.17 KB)
(2006). 
Ultrasound Elastography: a Dynamic Programming Approach.
Workshop to the 10th MICCAI Conference.
(2007). Tracked 3D ultrasound in radio-frequency liver ablation.
(Walker, W. F., & Insana M. F., Ed.).Medical Imaging 2003: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing. 5035, 174-182.
Boctor2003a.pdf (236.57 KB)
(2003). 
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). Speckle Characterization And Out-Of-Plane Motion Estimation In Tissue.
Sixth International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity.
(2007). A robust meshing and calibration approach for sensorless freehand 3D ultrasound.
Medical Imaging 2007: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing. 6513, 651318.
Rivaz2007a.pdf (451.04 KB)
(2007). 
Robotically assisted intraoperative ultrasound with application to ablative therapy of liver cancer.
(Galloway, Jr., R. L., Ed.).Medical Imaging 2003: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Display. 5029, 281-291.
Boctor2003c.pdf (341.78 KB)
(2003). 
Robotically assisted ablative treatment guided by freehand 3D ultrasound.
Conference of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS). 503-508.
Boctor2004e.pdf (669.44 KB)
(2004). 
Robot-assisted 3D strain imaging for monitoring thermal ablation of liver.
Annual congress of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons. 240-241.
DeOliveira2005a.pdf (35.9 KB)
(2005). 
Rapid calibration method for registration and 3D tracking of ultrasound images using spatial localizer.
Medical Imaging 2003: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing. 5035, 521-532.
Boctor2003.pdf (288.98 KB)
(2003). 
P6D-2 Ultrasound Bone Segmentation Using Dynamic Programming.
Procedings IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. 2523–2526.
Foroughi2007.pdf (573.97 KB)
(2007). 
A novel closed form solution for ultrasound calibration.
Procedings IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: Nano to Macro. 527–530.
Boctor2004.pdf (189.73 KB)
(2004). 
New approaches to calibration and segmentation in interventional ultrasound.
Procedings 4th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro ISBI 2007. 1060–1063.
Fichtinger2007.pdf (319.26 KB)
(2007). 
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. 7265,
Foroughi2009.pdf (1.01 MB)
(2009). 