Publications
Acuracy Study of a MRI-guided Robotic System for Prostate Needle Placement.
The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery (IJMRCAS).
rcs1440.pdf (1.21 MB)
(2012). 
In-bore Setup and Software for 3T MRI-guided Transperineal Prostate Biopsy.
Physics in Medicine and Biology.
Tokuda2012.pdf (1.29 MB)
(2012). 
Multi-slice-to-volume registration for reducing targeting error during MRI-guided transrectal prostate biopsy.
The 9th International Interventional MRI Symposium.
Lasso2012e.pdf (15.46 KB)
Lasso2012e-poster.pdf (751.34 KB)
(2012). 

Preclinical evaluation of an MRI-compatible pneumatic robot for angulated needle placement in transperineal prostate interventions.
International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS).
CARS2012_BRP_Tokuda_full.pdf (1.08 MB)
(2012). 
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). 
3T MRI-guided Transperineal Targeted Prostate Biopsy: Clinical Feasibility, Safety, and Early Results.
ISMRM 2011. 19, 53.
tuncali2011.pdf (380.57 KB)
(2011). 
Preliminary Accuracy Evaluation of 3T MRI-guided Transperineal Prostate Biopsy with Grid Template.
ISMRM 2011 - 3rd Place Poster Award. 19, 3761.
tokuda2011.pdf (448.2 KB)
(2011). 
Development of a Pneumatic Robot for MRI-guided Transperineal Prostate Biopsy and Brachytherapy: New Approaches.
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2010. 2580-2585.
Song2010.pdf (1.24 MB)
(2010). 
Development of a Pneumatic Robot for MRI-Guided Transperineal Prostate Intervention.
Proc. of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM 2010).
Song2010b.pdf (165.71 KB)
(2010). 
MRI compatibility study of a pneumatically actuated robotic system for transperineal prostate needle placement.
3rd Annual Image-Guided Therapy Workshop.
(2010). MRI compatibility study of a pneumatically actuated robotic system for transperineal prostate needle placement.
CARS 2010 - Proceedings of the 24th International Congress and Exhibition. Int J CARS Vol 5 (Suppl 1), 26-27.
Song2010_0.pdf (388.9 KB)
(2010). 
A generic computer assisted intervention plug-in module for 3D Slicer with multiple device support.
Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI).
lasso2009.pdf (663.44 KB)
(2009). 
OpenIGTLink: An Open Network Protocol for Image Guided Therapy Environment.
International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery. na, na.
Tokuda2009.pdf (385.05 KB)
(2009). 
Integrated system for robot-assisted in prostate biopsy in closed MRI scanner.
Procedings IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ICRA 2008. 2959–2962.
Mewes2008.pdf (312.48 KB)
(2008). 
MRI-Compatible Pneumatic Robot for Transperineal Prostate Needle Placement.
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 13, 295–305.
Fischer2008b.pdf (861.22 KB)
(2008). 
Pneumatically operated MRI-compatible needle placement robot for prostate interventions.
Procedings IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ICRA 2008. 2489–2495.
Fischer2008a.pdf (883.4 KB)
(2008). 
Real-time MR Imaging Controlled by Transperineal Needle Placement Device for MRI-guided Prostate Biopsy.
16th Scientific Meeting and Exhibition of International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
Tokuda2008a.pdf (1.56 MB)
(2008). 
Software strategy for robotic transperineal prostate therapy in closed-bore MRI.
Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention (MICCAI). 11, 701–709.
Tokuda2008.pdf (3.22 MB)
(2008). 
Challenges in image-guided therapy system design.
Neuroimage. 37 Suppl 1, S144–S151.
DiMaio2007b.pdf (158.14 KB)
(2007). 
Robot-assisted needle placement in open MRI: system architecture, integration and validation.
Journal of Computer Aided Surgery. 12, 15–24.
DiMaio2007a.pdf (372.98 KB)
(2007). 
Transperineal prostate biopsy under magnetic resonance image guidance: a needle placement accuracy study.
Journal of magnetic resonance imaging. 26, 688–694.
Blumenfeld2007.pdf (393.43 KB)
(2007). 
Design of a Prostate Needle Placement Robot in MRI Scanner.
IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics.
DiMaio2006c.pdf (7.09 MB)
(2006). 
Needle artifact localization in 3T MR images.
Studies in health technology and informatics. 119, 120–125.
DiMaio2006.pdf (369.31 KB)
(2006). 
Robot-assisted needle placement in open-MRI: system architecture, integration and validation.
Studies in health technology and informatics. 119, 126–131.
DiMaio2006b.pdf (495.47 KB)
(2006). 
A System for MRI-guided Prostate Interventions.
Procedings First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics BioRob 2006. 68–73.
DiMaio2006a.pdf (918.65 KB)
(2006). 