During the last decades, the research community of medical imaging has witnessed
continuous advances in image registration methods, which pushed the limits of the state-of …

OBJECTIVE. The aim of our article is to give an overview of the current and future
possibilities of real-time image fusion involving ultrasound. We present a review of the …

The fusion of tracked ultrasound with CT has benefits for a variety of clinical applications,
however extensive manual effort is usually required for correct registration. We developed …

Sonography synthesis has a wide range of applications, including medical procedure
simulation, clinical training and multimodality image registration. In this paper, we propose a …

Background The surgical treatment of liver tumours relies on precise localization of the
lesions and detailed knowledge of the patient‐specific vascular and biliary anatomy …

Background Clinical use of image‐guided needle placement robots has lagged behind
laboratory‐demonstrated robotic capability. Bridging this gap requires reliable and easy‐to …

Multi‐modal data of the complex human anatomy contain a wealth of information. To
visualize and explore such data, techniques for emphasizing important structures and …

This paper presents the Virtual Imaging Platform (VIP), a platform accessible at http://vip.
creatis. insa-lyon. fr to facilitate the sharing of object models and medical image simulators …

To enable image guided neurosurgery, the alignment of pre-interventional magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) and intra-operative ultrasound (US) is commonly required. We …

Objective: Spinal fusion surgeries require accurate placement of pedicle screws in anatomic
corridors without breaching bone boundaries. We are developing a combined ultrasound …