Publications
Preclinical evaluation of MRI-compatible pneumatic robot for angulated needle placement in prostate interventions.
Computer-assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS 2012).
10.1007_s11548-012-0750-1.pdf (825.17 KB)
(2012). 
Real-time data acquisition for cardiovascular research.
Cardiac Tissue Characterization and Image-Based Models.
Lasso2012c.pdf (17.34 KB)
Lasso2012c-slides.pdf (909.46 KB)
(2012). 

Real-time needle tip tracking using Fiber Brag Grating sensors for MRI-guided prostate interventions: Design considerations.
9th Interventional MRI Symposium (IMRI 2012).
Abstract_Esteban_final_6.pdf (91.28 KB)
(2012). 
Seed localization in ultrasound and registration to C-arm fluoroscopy using matched needle tracks for prostate brachytherapy..
IEEE Transactions on Bio-Medical Engineering. 59, 2558 - 2567.
Moradi2012.pdf (977.41 KB)
(2012). 
Segmentation of iodine brachytherapy implants in fluoroscopy.
International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery.
(2012). SlicerRT - Radiation therapy research toolkit for 3D Slicer.
Medical Physics. 39, 6332/7.
Pinter2012-manuscript.pdf (676.7 KB)
Pinter2012.pdf (1.56 MB)
(2012). 

SlicerRT – Radiotherapy toolkit for 3D Slicer.
ImNO2012 - Imaging Network Ontario Symposium.
Pinter2012.pdf (56.24 KB)
Pinter2012-poster.pdf (572.28 KB)
(2012). 

Spinal Needle Navigation by Tracked Ultrasound Snapshots.
IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 59, 2766-2772.
Ungi2012b.pdf (710.47 KB)
(2012). 
Surgical Motion Characterization in Simulated Needle-Insertion Procedures.
SPIE Medical Imaging 2012. 8316-31.
Holden2012a.pdf (173.03 KB)
(2012). 
Towards teleoperated needle steering in MRI-guided prostate interventions.
9th Interventional MRI Symposium (IMRI 2012).
Abstract_Reza_Final_1.pdf (55.1 KB)
(2012). 
Ultrasound Volume Reconstruction: Open-Source Implementation with Hole Filling Functionality.
5th NCIGT and NIH Image Guided Therapy Workshop.
Vaughan2012.pdf (102.29 KB)
Vaughan2012-poster.pdf (805.61 KB)
(2012). 

Ultrasound-guided Characterization of ablated Tissue Using RF Time Series.
UITC2012 - International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue-characterization.
Imani2012.pdf (94.12 KB)
(2012). 
Ultrasound-guided spinal needle placement on open source platform.
ImNO2012 - Imaging Network Ontario Symposium.
Ungi2012a.pdf (267.8 KB)
(2012). 
Ultrasound–fluoroscopy registration for prostate brachytherapy dosimetry.
Medical Image Analysis. 16, 1347-1358.
Dehghan_etal_US_Fluoro_Reg.pdf (1.82 MB)
(2012). 
Use of Needle Track Detection to Quantify the Displacement of Stranded Seeds Following Prostate Brachytherapy.
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 31, 738 - 748.
(2012). Augmented Reality Needle Guidance Improves Facet Joint Injection Training.
SPIE Medical Imaging. 7964, 79642E 1-7.
Ungi2011b.pdf (195.32 KB)
(2011). 
Augmented reality training to improve needle-based percutaneous interventions.
ImNO2011 - Imaging Network Ontario Symposium.
Ungi2011a.pdf (400.3 KB)
(2011). 
Augmented Reality Visualization for MR-guided Interventions using "Image Overlay": System Description, Feasibility, and Initial Evaluation in a spine phantom.
American Journal of Roentgenology. 196, W305 - W307.
W305.full_.pdf (699.73 KB)
(2011).
(2011). 
Augmented Reality Visualization Using Image-overlay for MR-guided Interventions: Assessment of Performance in Cadaveric Shoulder and Hip Arthrography.
RSNA 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting.
254.full_.pdf (1014.02 KB)
(2011). 
Automated Intraoperative Calibration for Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy.
Medical Physics. 38, 6285-6299.
Chen2011.pdf (1.81 MB)
(2011). 
Automatic C-arm Pose Estimation via 2D/3D Hybrid Registration of a Radiographic Fiducial.
(Wong, K. H., & Holmes, III D. R., Ed.).SPIE Medical Imaging. 7964, 79642S.
Moult2011a.pdf (688.13 KB)
(2011). 
Automatic fiducial localization in ultrasound images for a thermal ablation validation platform.
SPIE Medical Imaging. 7964, 796421.
Bartha2011a.pdf (750.1 KB)
(2011). 
Brachytherapy Seed Reconstruction with Joint-Encoded C-Arm Single-Axis Rotation and Motion Compensation.
Medical Image Analysis. 15, 760 – 771.
Dehghan_etal.pdf (1.03 MB)
(2011). 
Development and Evaluation of an Actuated MRI-Compatible Robotic System for MRI-Guided Prostate Intervention.
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. PP.
Krieger2011b.pdf (1001.69 KB)
(2011). 