Publications
Needle Deflection Estimation using Fusion of Electromagnetic Trackers.
34th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS (EMBC 2012). 952-955.
Sadjadi2012.pdf (932.45 KB)
(2012). 
Open-source training platform for ultrasound-guided needle insertions.
Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2012) - Systems and Architectures for Computer Assisted Interventions.
Ungi2012d.pdf (47.57 KB)
(2012). 
Perk Tutor: An open-source training platform for ultrasound-guided needle insertions.
IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 59, 3475-3481.
Ungi2012c.pdf (610.32 KB)
(2012). 
Planning and Targeting System for MRI-guided Robotic Interventions.
ImNO2012 - Imaging Network Ontario Symposium.
Lasso2012b.pdf (130.33 KB)
(2012). 
PLUS: An open-source toolkit for ultrasound-guided intervention systems development.
ImNO2012 - Imaging Network Ontario Symposium.
Lasso2012a.pdf (183.65 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). 
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). 3T MRI-guided Transperineal Targeted Prostate Biopsy: Clinical Feasibility, Safety, and Early Results.
ISMRM 2011. 19, 53.
tuncali2011.pdf (380.57 KB)
(2011). 
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). 