An intraoperative registration and tracking system includes an optical source configured to
illuminate tissue intraopera tively with electromagnetic radiation at a substantially local ized …

We present a proof-of-concept of an automatic integration of photoacoustic (PA) imaging on
clinical ultrasound (US) imaging platforms. Here we tackle two critical challenges: the laser …

Modern surgical procedures often have a fusion of video and other imaging modalities to
provide the surgeon with information support. This requires interventional guidance …

This chapter will discuss insights gathered over nearly 30 years of research on medical
robotics and computer-integrated interventional medicine (CIIM), both at IBM and at Johns …

Interventional guidance systems require surgical navigation systems to register different
tools and devices together. Standard navigation systems have various drawbacks leading to …

Fusion of video and other imaging modalities is common in modern surgical procedures to
provide surgeons with additional information that can provide precise surgical guidance. An …

Modern surgical scenarios typically provide surgeons with additional information through
fusion of video and other imaging modalities. To provide this information, the tools and …

Fusion of video and other imaging modalities is common in modern surgical scenarios to
provide surgeons with additional information. Doing so requires the use of interventional …

Ultrasound (US) guidance has become a dominant imaging modality for image-guided
interventions because it is real time, simple to set up, has sufficient soft tissue contrast to …