Publications

2010
[Ghanavati2010] Ghanavati, S., P. Mousavi, G. Fichtinger, P. Foroughi, and P. Abolmaesumi, "Multi-Slice to Volume Registration of Ultrasound Data to a Statistical Atlas of Human Pelvis", SPIE Medical Imaging, vol. 7625, San Diego, California, USA, SPIE Digital Library, pp. 76250O-1 -- 76250O-10, 23 February 2010. Abstract  Download: Manuscript Atlas2USregistrationSPIE2010 Sahar.pdf (462.87 KB)
[Fallavollita2010b] Fallavollita, P., Z. Karim-Aghaloo, C. E. Burdette, D. Y. Song, P. Abolmaesumi, and G. Fichtinger, "Localization of brachytherapy seeds in ultrasound by registration to fluoroscopy", SPIE Medical imaging , vol. 7625, San Diego, pp. 762519-1 - 762519-8, 23 February 2010.  Download: Prostate_SPIE2010_Published.pdf (1.94 MB)
[Fallavollita2010c] Fallavollita, P., Z. Karim-Aghaloo, C. E. Burdette, D. Y. Song, P. Abolmaesumi, and G. Fichtinger, "Registration Between Ultrasound and Fluoroscopy or CT in Prostate Brachytherapy", Medical Physics, vol. 37, issue 6, pp. 2749-2760, 2010.  Download: Fallavollita2010c.pdf (612.48 KB)
[Fallavollita2010a] Fallavollita, P., C. E. Burdette, D. Y. Song, P. Abolmaesumi, and G. Fichtinger, "C-arm tracking by intensity-based registration of a fiducial in prostate brachytherapy", 1st International Conference on Information Processing in Computer-Assisted Interventions, Geneva, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 45-55, 2010.  Download: IPCAI_2010.pdf (603.61 KB)
[Avni2010] Avni, S., S. Vikal, and G. Fichtinger, "Design of a predictive targeting error simulator for MRI-guided prostate biopsy", Medical Imaging 2010: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling, San Diego, California, USA, SPIE, pp. 76251A-1 - 76251A-8, 2010. Abstract  Download: Avni2010.pdf (772.71 KB)
[Gao2010] Gao, Y., R. Sandhu, G. Fichtinger, and A R. Tannenbaum, "A Coupled Global Registration and Segmentation Framework With Application to Magnetic Resonance Prostate Imagery", IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, vol. 29, issue 10, pp. 1781 - 1794, 10/2010.  Download: Gao2010.pdf (1.3 MB)
[Hall2010a] Hall, J., A. Lasso, H. Peikari, A. M. Pompeu-Robinson, and G. Fichtinger, "Compilation of a pathological validation database for ultrasound monitoring of tumour ablation", 22nd International Conference of the Society for Medical Innovation and Technology (SMIT), Trondheim, Norway, September 2-4, 2010, 09/2010.  Download: Hall2010a.pdf (26.04 KB)
[Fallavollita2010e] Fallavollita, P., Z. Karim-Aghaloo, C. E. Burdette, D. Y. Song, P. Abolmaesumi, and G. Fichtinger, "2D/3D Registration of Ultrasound and Fluoroscopy: is image preprocessing useful?", 22nd International Conference of the Society for Medical Innovation and Technology (SMIT), Trondheim, Norway, September 2-4, 2010, 09/2010.  Download: Fallavollita2010e.pdf (179.27 KB)
[Grzeda2010a] Grzeda, V., and G. Fichtinger, "C-arm rotation encoding with accelerometers", International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiation and Surgery , vol. 5, issue 4, pp. 385-391, 07/2010.  Download: Grzeda2010a.pdf (511.39 KB)
[Lasso2010a] Lasso, A., M. Kelemen, T. Haidegger, C. Kirisits, and G. Fichtinger, "Gynecology brachytherapy applicator pose reconstruction in MR images", CARS 2010 - Proceedings of the 24th International Congress and Exhibition, Geneva. Switzerland, June 23-26, 2010, vol. 5, Geneva, Switzerland, Springer, pp. S324-S325, 06/2010.  Download: Lasso2010a.pdf (247.13 KB)
[Tadayyon2010a] Tadayyon, H., G. Fichtinger, A. Lasso, S. Vikal, and S. Gill, "MRI-Guided prostate motion tracking by means of multislice-to-volume registration", SPIE Medical Imaging, 02/2010.  Download: ProstateTrackingSPIE_published.pdf (728.9 KB)
[Xu2010d] Xu, H., A. Lasso, S. Vikal, P. Guion, A. Krieger, A. Kaushal, L. L. Whitcomb, and G. Fichtinger, "MRI-Guided Transrectal Robotic Prostate Biopsy Validation", The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting 2010, July 18-22, vol. 37, 3128 (2010), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pp. 3128-3129, 2010.  Download: Xu2010d.pdf (154.91 KB)
[Ahmidi2010a] Ahmidi, N., G. D. Hager, L. Ishii, G. Fichtinger, G. L. Gallia, and M. Ishii, "Surgical Task and Skill Classification from Eye Tracking and Tool Motion in Minimally Invasive Surgery", Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) 2010, Beijing, China, Springer, pp. 295-302, 2010.  Download: Ahmidi2010a.pdf (229.65 KB)
[Xu2010c] Xu, H., A. Lasso, S. Vikal, P. Guion, A. Krieger, A. Kaushal, L. L. Whitcomb, and G. Fichtinger, "MRI-Guided Robotic Prostate Biopsy: A Clinical Accuracy Validation", Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2010), Beijing, China, Springer, pp. 383-391, 2010.  Download: Xu2010c.pdf (311.94 KB)
[Dehghan2010a] Dehghan, E., J. Lee, M. Moradi, X. Wen, G. Fichtinger, and S. E. Salcudean, "Prostate Brachytherapy Seed Reconstruction using C-Arm Rotation Measurement and Motion Compensation", Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) 2010, Beijing, China, Springer, pp. 283-290, 2010.  Download: Dehghan2010a.pdf (255.92 KB)
[Fallavollita2010d] Fallavollita, P., C. E. Burdette, D. Y. Song, P. Abolmaesumi, and G. Fichtinger, "C-arm Pose Estimation in Prostate Brachytherapy by Registration to Ultrasound", Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) 2010, 2010.  Download: MICCAI_FinalDraft_ June15.pdf (200.81 KB)
[Tadayyon2010b] Tadayyon, H., A. Lasso, S. Gill, A. Kaushal, P. Guion, and G. Fichtinger, "Target Motion Compensation in MRI-guided Prostate Biopsy with Static Images", EMBC2010 - 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Crown, pp. 5416-5419, 2010.  Download: Tadayyon2010b.pdf (563.06 KB)
[Lasso2010b] Lasso, A., S. Avni, and G. Fichtinger, "Targeting Error Simulator for Image-guided Prostate Needle Placement", EMBC2010 - 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina, pp. 5424-5427, 2010.  Download: Lasso2010b.pdf (723.33 KB)
[Xu2010b] Xu, H., A. Lasso, S. Vikal, P. Guion, A. Krieger, A. Kaushal, L. L. Whitcomb, and G. Fichtinger, "Clinical Accuracy of Robot-Assisted Prostate Biopsy in Closed MRI Scanner", The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, The Royal Society, London, UK, 25 May 2010, 2010.  Download: Xu2010b.pdf (188.52 KB)
[Song2010] Song, S S-E., N B. Cho, G. Fischer, N. Hata, C. M. Tempany, G. Fichtinger, and I. Iordachita, "Development of a Pneumatic Robot for MRI-guided Transperineal Prostate Biopsy and Brachytherapy: New Approaches", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2010, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, 3-7 May 2010, pp. 2580-2585, 2010.  Download: Song2010.pdf (1.24 MB)
[Xu2010] Xu, H., A. Lasso, S. Vikal, P. Guion, A. Krieger, A. Kaushal, L. L. Whitcomb, and G. Fichtinger, "Accuracy validation for MRI-guided robotic prostate biopsy", Medical Imaging 2010: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling, San Diego, California, USA, SPIE, pp. 762517 - 762517-8, 2010.  Download: Xu2010.pdf (935.18 KB)
[Pompeu-Robinson2010] Pompeu-Robinson, A. M., J. Gray, J. Marble, H. Peikari, J. Hall, P. U-Thainual, M. Aboofazeli, A. Lasso, and G. Fichtinger, "Validation platform for ultrasound-based monitoring of thermal ablation", SPIE - Medical Imaging, San Diego, 2010. Abstract  Download: Pompeu-Robinson2010.pdf (6.86 MB)
[U-Thainual2010] U-Thainual, P., J. Fritz, N B. Cho, T. Ungi, AJM. Segundo, J. A. Carrino, G. Fichtinger, JS. Lewin, and I. Iordachita, "Evaluation of accuracy and clinical feasibility of the MR-compatible image overlay", 8th Interventional MRI Symposium, Leipzig, Germany, September 24-25, 2010, 2010.  Download: 8th Interventional MRI Symposium_Abstract_paweena.pdf (200.26 KB)8th_iMRI_poster_paweena_Final.pdf (1.71 MB)
[Grzeda2010b] Grzeda, V., and G. Fichtinger, "Rotational Encoding of C-arm Fluoroscope with Tilt Sensing Accelerometer", Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) 2010, Beijing, China, Springer, pp. 424-431, 2010.  Download: Grzeda2010.pdf (382.55 KB)
[Khallaghi2010] Khallaghi, S., P. Mousavi, R H. Gong, S. Gill, J. Boisvert, G. Fichtinger, D. R. Pichora, D. P. Borschneck, and P. Abolmaesumi, "Registration of a Statistical Shape Model of the Lumbar Spine to 3D Ultrasound Images", Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) 2010, Beijing, China, Springer, pp. 68-75, 2010.  Download: Khallaghi2010.pdf (240.78 KB)