abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to investigate the feasibility of predicting invasion carcinoma from ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) lesions diagnosed by preoperative core needle biopsy using radiomics signatures, clinical imaging characteristics, and breast imaging reporting and data system (BI-RADS) descriptors on mammography. MET...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Li J,Song Y,Xu S,Wang J,Huang H,Ma W,Jiang X,Wu Y,Cai H,Li L

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Knowing the location of the blood vessels supplying the skin and subcutaneous tissue is a requirement during the planning of tissue transfer in reconstructive surgery. Commonly used imaging techniques such as computed tomography angiography and indocyanine green angiography expose the patient to radiation or a ...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Unger M,Markfort M,Halama D,Chalopin C

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Automated segmentation of anatomical structures in medical image analysis is a prerequisite for autonomous diagnosis as well as various computer- and robot-aided interventions. Recent methods based on deep convolutional neural networks (CNN) have outperformed former heuristic methods. However, those methods wer...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Laves MH,Bicker J,Kahrs LA,Ortmaier T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Glioblastoma multiforme treatment is a challenging task in clinical oncology. Convection- enhanced delivery (CED) is showing encouraging but still suboptimal results due to drug leakages. Numerical models can predict drug distribution within the brain, but require retrieving brain physical properties, such as t...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Vidotto M,De Momi E,Gazzara M,Mattos LS,Ferrigno G,Moccia S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Many diagnostic or treatment planning applications critically depend on the successful localization of bony structures in CT images. Manual or semiautomatic bone segmentation is tedious, however, and often not practical in clinical routine. In this paper, we present a reliable and fully automatic bone segmentat...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Klein A,Warszawski J,Hillengaß J,Maier-Hein KH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Sharing of medical data is crucial for the proper treatment of patients as it could reduce the risk of duplicated medical tests and speed up the care process if all documents are readily available. Despite great technical progress, sharing patient data while maintaining full control over the process in an inter...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Schwind F,Münch H,Schröter A,Brandner R,Kutscha U,Brandner A,Heinze O,Bergh B,Engelmann U

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This paper presents new quantitative data on a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) study, distortion study, and targeting accuracy phantom study for our patient-mounted robot (called Arthrobot). Arthrobot was developed as an MRI-guided needle placement device for diagnostic and interventional procedures such as arthrog...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Monfaredi R,Iordachita I,Wilson E,Sze R,Sharma K,Krieger A,Fricke S,Cleary K

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patient-specific biomedical modeling of the breast is of interest for medical applications such as image registration, image guided procedures and the alignment for biopsy or surgery purposes. The computation of elastic properties is essential to simulate deformations in a realistic way. This study presents an ...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Groenhuis V,Visentin F,Siepel FJ,Maris BM,Dall'alba D,Fiorini P,Stramigioli S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:B-mode ultrasound (B-US) and strain elastography ultrasound (SE-US) images have a potential to distinguish thyroid tumor with different lymph node (LN) status. The purpose of our study is to investigate whether the application of multi-modality images including B-US and SE-US can improve the discriminability of...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Liu T,Ge X,Yu J,Guo Y,Wang Y,Wang W,Cui L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:During needle interventions, successful automated detection of the needle immediately after insertion is necessary to allow the physician identify and correct any misalignment of the needle and the target at early stages, which reduces needle passes and improves health outcomes. METHODS:We present a novel appr...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Pourtaherian A,Ghazvinian Zanjani F,Zinger S,Mihajlovic N,Ng GC,Korsten HHM,de With PHN

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The development of common ontologies has recently been identified as one of the key challenges in the emerging field of surgical data science (SDS). However, past and existing initiatives in the domain of surgery have mainly been focussing on individual groups and failed to achieve widespread international acce...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Gibaud B,Forestier G,Feldmann C,Ferrigno G,Gonçalves P,Haidegger T,Julliard C,Katić D,Kenngott H,Maier-Hein L,März K,de Momi E,Nagy DÁ,Nakawala H,Neumann J,Neumuth T,Rojas Balderrama J,Speidel S,Wagner M,Jannin P

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (MIAVR) procedures remain more complex and technically challenging compared to conventional full sternotomy surgery. This technique involves a restricted surgical field and a limited workspace, which is, at present, strictly reserved for the most experienced surgeons....

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Li H,Castro M,Haigron P,Verhoye JP,Ruggieri VG

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Laparoscopic ultrasound (LUS) enhances the safety of laparoscopic liver resection by enabling real-time imaging of internal structures such as vessels. However, LUS probes can be difficult to use, and many tumours are iso-echoic and hence are not visible. Registration of LUS to a pre-operative CT or MR scan has...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Ramalhinho J,Robu MR,Thompson S,Gurusamy K,Davidson B,Hawkes D,Barratt D,Clarkson MJ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patient-specific quantitative assessments of muscle mass and biomechanical musculoskeletal simulations require segmentation of the muscles from medical images. The objective of this work is to automate muscle segmentation from CT data of the hip and thigh. METHOD:We propose a hierarchical multi-atlas method in...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Yokota F,Otake Y,Takao M,Ogawa T,Okada T,Sugano N,Sato Y

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Estimating the interaction forces of instruments and tissue is of interest, particularly to provide haptic feedback during robot-assisted minimally invasive interventions. Different approaches based on external and integrated force sensors have been proposed. These are hampered by friction, sensor size, and ste...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Gessert N,Beringhoff J,Otte C,Schlaefer A

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lung cancer detection at its initial stages increases the survival chances of patients. Automatic detection of lung nodules facilitates radiologists during the diagnosis. However, there is a challenge of false positives in automated systems which may lead to wrong findings. Precise segmentation facilitates to a...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Naqi SM,Sharif M,Yasmin M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Quantitative assessment of surgical skills is an important aspect of surgical training; however, the proposed metrics are sometimes difficult to interpret and may not capture the stylistic characteristics that define expertise. This study proposes a methodology for evaluating the surgical skill, based on metr...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Ershad M,Rege R,Fey AM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This paper discusses a real-time simulation method of inextensible surgical thread based on the Cosserat rod theory using position-based dynamics (PBD). The method realizes stable twining and knotting of surgical thread while including inextensibility, bending, twisting and coupling effects. METHODS:The Cosser...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Xu L,Liu Q

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The minimally invasive closure of the left atrial appendage is a promising alternative to anticoagulation for stroke prevention in patients suffering from atrial fibrillation. One of the challenges of this procedure is the correct positioning and the coaxial alignment of the tip of the catheter sheath to the im...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Graf EC,Ott I,Praceus J,Bourier F,Lueth TC

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Thermotherapy is a clinical procedure which delivers thermal energy to a target, and it has been applied for various medical treatments. Temperature monitoring during thermotherapy is important to achieve precise and reproducible results. Medical ultrasound can be used for thermal monitoring and is an attractiv...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Kim Y,Audigier C,Ziegle J,Friebe M,Boctor EM

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The accurate and automatic localisation of SEEG electrodes is crucial for determining the location of epileptic seizure onset. We propose an algorithm for the automatic segmentation of electrode bolts and contacts that accounts for electrode bending in relation to regional brain anatomy. METHODS:Co-registered ...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Granados A,Vakharia V,Rodionov R,Schweiger M,Vos SB,O'Keeffe AG,Li K,Wu C,Miserocchi A,McEvoy AW,Clarkson MJ,Duncan JS,Sparks R,Ourselin S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Facet joint insertion is a common treatment of chronic pain in the back and spine. This procedure is often performed under fluoroscopic guidance, where the staff's repetitive radiation exposure remains an unsolved problem. Robotic ultrasound (rUS) has the potential to reduce or even eliminate the use of radiati...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Esteban J,Simson W,Requena Witzig S,Rienmüller A,Virga S,Frisch B,Zettinig O,Sakara D,Ryang YM,Navab N,Hennersperger C

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Interventions at the otobasis operate in the narrow region of the temporal bone where several highly sensitive organs define obstacles with minimal clearance for surgical instruments. Nonlinear trajectories for potential minimally invasive interventions can provide larger distances to risk structures and optimi...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Fauser J,Sakas G,Mukhopadhyay A

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ultrasound acquisitions are typically affected by deformations due to the pressure applied onto the contact surface. While a certain amount of pressure is necessary to ensure good acoustic coupling and visibility of the anatomy under examination, the caused deformations hinder accurate localization and geometri...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Virga S,Göbl R,Baust M,Navab N,Hennersperger C

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A personalized estimation of the cochlear shape can be used to create computational anatomical models to aid cochlear implant (CI) surgery and CI audio processor programming ultimately resulting in improved hearing restoration. The purpose of this work is to develop and test a method for estimation of the detai...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Kjer HM,Fagertun J,Wimmer W,Gerber N,Vera S,Barazzetti L,Mangado N,Ceresa M,Piella G,Stark T,Stauber M,Reyes M,Weber S,Caversaccio M,González Ballester MÁ,Paulsen RR

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Complications in wound healing after neurosurgical operations occur often due to scarred dehiscence with skin blood perfusion disturbance. The standard imaging method for intraoperative skin perfusion assessment is the invasive indocyanine green video angiography (ICGA). The noninvasive dynamic infrared thermog...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Rathmann P,Chalopin C,Halama D,Giri P,Meixensberger J,Lindner D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This paper presents a method to use the Smart Trocars-our new surgical instrument recognition system-or any accurate localization system of surgical instrument for acquiring intraoperative surface data. Complex laparoscopic surgeries need a proper guidance system which requires registering the preoperative data...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Garbey M,Nguyen TB,Huang AY,Fikfak V,Dunkin BJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In the medical field, radiologists need more informative and high-quality medical images to diagnose diseases. Image fusion plays a vital role in the field of biomedical image analysis. It aims to integrate the complementary information from multimodal images, producing a new composite image which is expected t...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Reena Benjamin J,Jayasree T

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Flexible surgical robot can work in confined and complex environments, which makes it a good option for minimally invasive surgery. In order to utilize flexible manipulators in complicated and constrained surgical environments, it is of great significance to monitor the position and shape of the curvilinear man...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Song S,Zhang C,Liu L,Meng MQ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although new techniques and prostheses have been introduced in ventral hernia surgery, abdominal hernia repair still presents complications, such as recurrence, pain, and discomfort. Thus, this work implements a computational method aimed at evaluating biomechanical aspects of the abdominal hernia laparoscopic ...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Todros S,Pachera P,Baldan N,Pavan PG,Pianigiani S,Merigliano S,Natali AN

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Development and evaluation of an effective attachment device for a bilateral brain tumor resection robotic surgery system based on the sensory performance of the human index finger in order to precisely detect gripping- and pulling-force feedback. METHODS:First, a basic test was conducted to investigate the pe...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Chinbe H,Yoneyama T,Watanabe T,Miyashita K,Nakada M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Three-dimensional (3D) printing for preoperative planning has been intensively developed in the recent years. However, the implementation of these solutions in hospitals is still difficult due to high costs, extremely expensive industrial-grade printers, and software that is difficult to obtain and learn along ...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Witowski JS,Pędziwiatr M,Major P,Budzyński A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigates an efficient (nearly real-time) two-stage spine labeling algorithm that removes the need for an external training while being applicable to different types of MRI data and acquisition protocols. METHODS:Based solely on the image being labeled (i.e., we do not use training data), the fir...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Hojjat SP,Ayed I,Garvin GJ,Punithakumar K

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This article investigates the current state of the art of the use of auditory display in image-guided medical interventions. Auditory display is a means of conveying information using sound, and we review the use of this approach to support navigated interventions. We discuss the benefits and drawbacks of publi...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Black D,Hansen C,Nabavi A,Kikinis R,Hahn H

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) images are often marred by artifacts that substantially degrade image quality and confound image interpretation. Human observation remains the standard method of 4DCT artifact evaluation, which is time-consuming and subjective. We develop a method to automatically ide...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Li M,Castillo SJ,Castillo R,Castillo E,Guerrero T,Xiao L,Zheng X

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Accurate and real-time prediction of the lung and lung tumor deformation during respiration are important considerations when performing a peripheral biopsy procedure. However, most existing work focused on offline whole lung simulation using 4D image data, which is not applicable in real-time image-guided biop...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Chen D,Chen W,Huang L,Feng X,Peters T,Gu L

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:An optoelectronic surgical navigation system was used to detect small but measurable translational motion of human hip cadavers in high-range passive motions. Kinematic data were also examined to demonstrate the role of soft tissues in constraining hip translation. METHODS:Twelve cadaver hips were scanned usin...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Zakani S,Rudan JF,Ellis RE

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Epilepsy is potentially curable with resective surgery if the epileptogenic zone (EZ) can be identified. If non-invasive imaging is unable to elucidate the EZ, intracranial electrodes may be implanted to identify the EZ as well as map cortical function. In current clinical practice, each electrode trajectory is...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Sparks R,Vakharia V,Rodionov R,Vos SB,Diehl B,Wehner T,Miserocchi A,McEvoy AW,Duncan JS,Ourselin S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Surgical cameras are prevalent in modern operating theatres often used as surrogates for direct vision. A surgical navigational system is a useful adjunct, but requires an accurate "hand-eye" calibration to determine the geometrical relationship between the surgical camera and tracking markers. METHODS:Using a...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： Morgan I,Jayarathne U,Rankin A,Peters TM,Chen ECS

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Most evaluations of surgical workflow or surgeon skill use simple, descriptive statistics (e.g., time) across whole procedures, thereby deemphasizing critical steps and potentially obscuring critical inefficiencies or skill deficiencies. In this work, we examine off-line, temporal clustering methods that chunk ...

journal_title：International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery

authors： French A,Lendvay TS,Sweet RM,Kowalewski TM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00