Publications

2020

• E. M. Boctor, R. H. Taylor, and J. U. Kang, Photoacoustic tracking and registration in interventional ultrasound, 2020.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2020photoacoustic,
  title={Photoacoustic tracking and registration in interventional ultrasound},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Taylor, Russell H and Kang, Jin U},
  year={2020},
  month=sep # "~1",
  note={US Patent 10,758,209}
  }

• M. Bell, E. Boctor, and P. Kazanzides, Method and system for transcranial photoacoustic imaging for guiding skull base surgeries, 2020.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{bell2020method,
  title={Method and system for transcranial photoacoustic imaging for guiding skull base surgeries},
  author={Bell, Muyinatu and Boctor, Emad and Kazanzides, Peter},
  year={2020},
  month=jan # "~14",
  note={US Patent 10,531,828}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, A. Cheng, X. Guo, H. K. Zhang, and R. H. Taylor, Photoacoustic tracking and registration in interventional ultrasound, 2020.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2020photoacoustic,
  title={Photoacoustic tracking and registration in interventional ultrasound},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Cheng, Alexis and Guo, Xiaoyu and Zhang, Haichong K and Taylor, Russell H},
  year={2020},
  month=oct # "~20",
  note={US Patent 10,806,346}
  }

• I. Hacihaliloglu, E. C. Chen, P. Mousavi, P. Abolmaesumi, E. Boctor, and C. A. Linte, “Interventional imaging: ultrasound,” in Handbook of medical image computing and computer assisted intervention, Academic press, 2020, p. 701–720.
  [Bibtex]

  @incollection{hacihaliloglu2020interventional,
  title={Interventional imaging: Ultrasound},
  author={Hacihaliloglu, Ilker and Chen, Elvis CS and Mousavi, Parvin and Abolmaesumi, Purang and Boctor, Emad and Linte, Cristian A},
  booktitle={Handbook of Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention},
  pages={701--720},
  year={2020},
  publisher={Academic Press}
  }

• E. Graham, J. Kang, S. Adams, E. Boctor, and R. Koehler, “94: noninvasive instantaneous measurement of neonatal brain oxygenation with light emitting diodes to detect hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy,” American journal of obstetrics & gynecology, vol. 222, iss. 1, p. S77–S78, 2020.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{graham202094,
  title={94: Noninvasive instantaneous measurement of neonatal brain oxygenation with light emitting diodes to detect hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy},
  author={Graham, Ernie and Kang, Jeeun and Adams, Shawn and Boctor, Emad and Koehler, Ray},
  journal={American Journal of Obstetrics \& Gynecology},
  volume={222},
  number={1},
  pages={S77--S78},
  year={2020},
  publisher={Elsevier}
  }

• Y. Wu, H. K. Zhang, J. Kang, and E. M. Boctor, “An economic photoacoustic imaging platform using automatic laser synchronization and inverse beamforming,” Ultrasonics, vol. 103, p. 106098, 2020.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{wu2020economic,
  title={An economic photoacoustic imaging platform using automatic laser synchronization and inverse beamforming},
  author={Wu, Yixuan and Zhang, Haichong K and Kang, Jeeun and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Ultrasonics},
  volume={103},
  pages={106098},
  year={2020},
  publisher={Elsevier}
  }

• J. Kang, H. N. Le, S. Karakus, A. P. Malla, M. M. Harraz, J. U. Kang, A. L. Burnett, and E. M. Boctor, “Real-time, functional intra-operative localization of rat cavernous nerve network using near-infrared cyanine voltage-sensitive dye imaging,” Scientific reports, vol. 10, iss. 1, p. 1–10, 2020.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kang2020real,
  title={Real-time, functional intra-operative localization of rat cavernous nerve network using near-infrared cyanine voltage-sensitive dye imaging},
  author={Kang, Jeeun and Le, Hanh ND and Karakus, Serkan and Malla, Adarsha P and Harraz, Maged M and Kang, Jin U and Burnett, Arthur L and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Scientific reports},
  volume={10},
  number={1},
  pages={1--10},
  year={2020},
  publisher={Nature Publishing Group}
  }

• T. Xie, M. Shahbazi, Y. Wu, R. H. Taylor, and E. M. Boctor, “Stabilized ultrasound imaging of a moving object using 2d b-mode images and convolutional neural network,” in Medical imaging 2020: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2020, p. 113150C.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{xie2020stabilized,
  title={Stabilized ultrasound imaging of a moving object using 2D B-mode images and convolutional neural network},
  author={Xie, Tian and Shahbazi, Mahya and Wu, Yixuan and Taylor, Russell H and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2020: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={11315},
  pages={113150C},
  year={2020},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• K. Jeeun, K. Serkan, A. P. Malla, M. M. Harraz, J. U. Kang, A. L. Burnett, E. M. Boctor, and others, “Real-time, functional intra-operative localization of rat cavernous nerve network using near-infrared cyanine voltage-sensitive dye imaging,” Scientific reports (nature publisher group), vol. 10, iss. 1, 2020.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{jeeun2020real,
  title={Real-time, functional intra-operative localization of rat cavernous nerve network using near-infrared cyanine voltage-sensitive dye imaging},
  author={Jeeun, Kang and Serkan, Karakus and Malla, Adarsha P and Harraz, Maged M and Kang, Jin U and Burnett, Arthur L and Boctor, Emad M and others},
  journal={Scientific Reports (Nature Publisher Group)},
  volume={10},
  number={1},
  year={2020},
  publisher={Nature Publishing Group}
  }

• J. Kang, S. D. Kadam, J. S. Elmore, B. J. Sullivan, H. Valentine, A. P. Malla, M. M. Harraz, A. Rahmim, J. U. Kang, L. M. Loew, and others, “Transcranial photoacoustic imaging of nmda-evoked focal circuit dynamics in the rat hippocampus,” Journal of neural engineering, vol. 17, iss. 2, p. 25001, 2020.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kang2020transcranial,
  title={Transcranial photoacoustic imaging of NMDA-evoked focal circuit dynamics in the rat hippocampus},
  author={Kang, Jeeun and Kadam, Shilpa D and Elmore, Joshua S and Sullivan, Brennan J and Valentine, Heather and Malla, Adarsha P and Harraz, Maged M and Rahmim, Arman and Kang, Jin U and Loew, Leslie M and others},
  journal={Journal of neural engineering},
  volume={17},
  number={2},
  pages={025001},
  year={2020},
  publisher={IOP Publishing}
  }

• J. Kang, R. C. Koehler, S. Adams, E. M. Graham, and E. M. Boctor, “Light-emitting diode-based transcranial photoacoustic measurement of sagittal sinus oxyhemoglobin saturation in hypoxic neonatal piglets,” Biorxiv, 2020.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kang2020light,
  title={Light-emitting diode-based transcranial photoacoustic measurement of sagittal sinus oxyhemoglobin saturation in hypoxic neonatal piglets},
  author={Kang, Jeeun and Koehler, Raymond C and Adams, Shawn and Graham, Ernest M and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={bioRxiv},
  year={2020},
  publisher={Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory}
  }

• S. Wang, J. Frisbie, Z. Keepers, Z. Bolten, A. Hevaganinge, E. Boctor, S. Leonard, J. Tokuda, A. Krieger, and M. M. Siddiqui, “The use of three-dimensional visualization techniques for prostate procedures: a systematic review,” European urology focus, 2020.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{wang2020use,
  title={The Use of Three-dimensional Visualization Techniques for Prostate Procedures: A Systematic Review},
  author={Wang, Shu and Frisbie, James and Keepers, Zachery and Bolten, Zachary and Hevaganinge, Anjana and Boctor, Emad and Leonard, Simon and Tokuda, Junichi and Krieger, Axel and Siddiqui, Mohummad Minhaj},
  journal={European Urology Focus},
  year={2020},
  publisher={Elsevier}
  }

• K. M. Gilboy, Y. Wu, B. J. Wood, E. M. Boctor, and R. H. Taylor, “Dual-robotic ultrasound system for in vivo prostate tomography,” in Medical ultrasound, and preterm, perinatal and paediatric image analysis, Springer, cham, 2020, p. 161–170.
  [Bibtex]

  @incollection{gilboy2020dual,
  title={Dual-Robotic Ultrasound System for In Vivo Prostate Tomography},
  author={Gilboy, Kevin M and Wu, Yixuan and Wood, Bradford J and Boctor, Emad M and Taylor, Russell H},
  booktitle={Medical Ultrasound, and Preterm, Perinatal and Paediatric Image Analysis},
  pages={161--170},
  year={2020},
  publisher={Springer, Cham}
  }

• C. Kut, T. Kao, M. Morcos, Y. Kim, E. Boctor, and A. Viswanathan, “Anatomically precise, non-biodegradable whole pelvic phantom for ultrasound-guided training in hydrogel spacer injections,” International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, vol. 108, iss. 3, p. e268–e269, 2020.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kut2020anatomically,
  title={Anatomically Precise, Non-Biodegradable Whole Pelvic Phantom for Ultrasound-Guided Training in Hydrogel Spacer Injections},
  author={Kut, C and Kao, TJ and Morcos, M and Kim, Y and Boctor, E and Viswanathan, AN},
  journal={International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics},
  volume={108},
  number={3},
  pages={e268--e269},
  year={2020},
  publisher={Elsevier}
  }

• A. A. Saad, M. Saad, and E. M. Boctor, “Covid-19 active surveillance simulation case study-health and economic impacts of active surveillance in a school environment,” Medrxiv, 2020.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{saad2020covid,
  title={COVID-19 Active Surveillance Simulation Case Study-Health and Economic Impacts of Active Surveillance in a School Environment},
  author={Saad, Ali A and Saad, Malak and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={medRxiv},
  year={2020},
  publisher={Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press}
  }

• H. Moradi, E. M. Boctor, and S. E. Salcudean, “Robot-assisted image guidance for prostate nerve-sparing surgery,” in 2020 ieee international ultrasonics symposium (ius), 2020, p. 1–3.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{moradi2020robot,
  title={Robot-assisted Image Guidance for Prostate Nerve-sparing Surgery},
  author={Moradi, Hamid and Boctor, Emad M and Salcudean, Septimiu E},
  booktitle={2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)},
  pages={1--3},
  year={2020},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• B. Jiang, K. Xu, R. H. Taylor, E. Graham, M. Unberath, and E. M. Boctor, “Standard plane extraction from 3d ultrasound with 6-dof deep reinforcement learning agent,” in 2020 ieee international ultrasonics symposium (ius), 2020, p. 1–4.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{jiang2020standard,
  title={Standard Plane Extraction From 3D Ultrasound With 6-DOF Deep Reinforcement Learning Agent},
  author={Jiang, Baichuan and Xu, Keshuai and Taylor, Russell H and Graham, Ernest and Unberath, Mathias and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)},
  pages={1--4},
  year={2020},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• Q. Wan, C. Wang, K. Xu, J. Kang, Y. Wu, S. B. Trivedi, P. Gehlbach, and E. Boctor, “Ultrasound signal detection with multi-bounce laser microphone,” in 2020 ieee international ultrasonics symposium (ius), 2020, p. 1–4.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{wan2020ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound Signal Detection with Multi-bounce Laser Microphone},
  author={Wan, Qianqian and Wang, ChenChia and Xu, Keshuai and Kang, Jeeun and Wu, Yixuan and Trivedi, Sudhir B and Gehlbach, Peter and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)},
  pages={1--4},
  year={2020},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

2019

• E. M. Boctor, I. I. Iordachita, X. Guo, A. Cheng, H. Zhang, and F. Aalamifar, Robot assisted ultrasound system, 2019.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2019robot,
  title={Robot assisted ultrasound system},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Iordachita, Iulian I and Guo, Xiaoyu and Cheng, Alexis and Zhang, Haichong and Aalamifar, Fereshteh},
  year={2019},
  month=jul # "~2",
  note={US Patent 10,335,116}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, G. Trahey, N. Bottenus, and H. Zhang, Synthetic aperture ultrasound system, 2019.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2019synthetic,
  title={Synthetic aperture ultrasound system},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Trahey, Gregg and Bottenus, Nick and Zhang, Haichong},
  year={2019},
  month=jul # "~16",
  note={US Patent 10,349,917}
  }

• J. Kang, H. K. Zhang, S. D. Kadam, J. Fedorko, H. Valentine, A. P. Malla, P. Yan, M. Harraz, J. U. Kang, A. Rahmim, and others, “Transcranial recording of electrophysiological neural activity in the rodent brain in vivo using functional photoacoustic imaging of near-infrared voltage-sensitive dye,” Frontiers in neuroscience, vol. 13, p. 579, 2019.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kang2019transcranial,
  title={Transcranial recording of electrophysiological neural activity in the rodent brain in vivo using functional photoacoustic imaging of near-infrared voltage-sensitive dye},
  author={Kang, Jeeun and Zhang, Haichong K and Kadam, Shilpa D and Fedorko, Julie and Valentine, Heather and Malla, Adarsha P and Yan, Ping and Harraz, Maged and Kang, Jin U and Rahmim, Arman and others},
  journal={Frontiers in neuroscience},
  volume={13},
  pages={579},
  year={2019},
  publisher={Frontiers}
  }

• J. Kang, H. N. Le, S. Karakus, A. P. Malla, M. M. Harraz, J. U. Kang, A. L. Burnett, and E. M. Boctor, “Functional intra-operative guidance of the cavernous nerve network using near-infrared cyanine voltage-sensitive dye imaging: relevance for nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy,” Biorxiv, p. 537274, 2019.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kang2019functional,
  title={Functional intra-operative guidance of the cavernous nerve network using near-infrared cyanine voltage-sensitive dye imaging: relevance for nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy},
  author={Kang, Jeeun and Le, Hanh ND and Karakus, Serkan and Malla, Adarsha P and Harraz, Maged M and Kang, Jin U and Burnett, Arthur L and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={bioRxiv},
  pages={537274},
  year={2019},
  publisher={Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory}
  }

• C. Audigier, Y. Kim, J. Ziegle, M. Friebe, and E. M. Boctor, “Conformal radiofrequency ablation to validate ultrasound thermometry,” in Medical imaging 2019: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2019, p. 1095122.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{audigier2019conformal,
  title={Conformal radiofrequency ablation to validate ultrasound thermometry},
  author={Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Kim, Younsu and Ziegle, Jens and Friebe, Michael and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2019: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={10951},
  pages={1095122},
  year={2019},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• K. Xu, Y. Kim, E. M. Boctor, and H. K. Zhang, “Enabling low-cost point-of-care ultrasound imaging system using single element transducer and delta configuration actuator,” in Medical imaging 2019: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2019, p. 109510W.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{xu2019enabling,
  title={Enabling low-cost point-of-care ultrasound imaging system using single element transducer and delta configuration actuator},
  author={Xu, Keshuai and Kim, Younsu and Boctor, Emad M and Zhang, Haichong K},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2019: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={10951},
  pages={109510W},
  year={2019},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• R. Seifabadi, A. Cheng, B. Malik, S. Kishimoto, J. Wiskin, J. Munasinghe, A. H. Negussie, I. Bakhutashvili, M. C. Krishna, P. Choyke, and others, “Correlation of ultrasound tomography to mri and pathology for the detection of prostate cancer,” in Medical imaging 2019: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2019, p. 109550C.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{seifabadi2019correlation,
  title={Correlation of ultrasound tomography to MRI and pathology for the detection of prostate cancer},
  author={Seifabadi, Reza and Cheng, Alexis and Malik, Bilal and Kishimoto, Shun and Wiskin, James and Munasinghe, Jeeva and Negussie, Ayele H and Bakhutashvili, Ivane and Krishna, Murali C and Choyke, Peter and others},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2019: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={10955},
  pages={109550C},
  year={2019},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• E. M. A. Anas, A. Cheng, R. Seifabadi, Y. Wu, F. Aalamifar, B. Wood, A. Rahmim, and E. M. Boctor, “Cnn and back-projection: limited angle ultrasound tomography for speed of sound estimation,” in Medical imaging 2019: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2019, p. 109550M.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{anas2019cnn,
  title={CNN and back-projection: limited angle ultrasound tomography for speed of sound estimation},
  author={Anas, Emran Mohammad Abu and Cheng, Alexis and Seifabadi, Reza and Wu, Yixuan and Aalamifar, Fereshteh and Wood, Bradford and Rahmim, Arman and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2019: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={10955},
  pages={109550M},
  year={2019},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• A. Cheng, Y. Kim, E. M. Anas, A. Rahmim, E. M. Boctor, R. Seifabadi, and B. J. Wood, “Deep learning image reconstruction method for limited-angle ultrasound tomography in prostate cancer,” in Medical imaging 2019: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2019, p. 1095516.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{cheng2019deep,
  title={Deep learning image reconstruction method for limited-angle ultrasound tomography in prostate cancer},
  author={Cheng, Alexis and Kim, Younsu and Anas, Emran MA and Rahmim, Arman and Boctor, Emad M and Seifabadi, Reza and Wood, Bradford J},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2019: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={10955},
  pages={1095516},
  year={2019},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• N. Patel, E. Scalabrin, K. Kannan, K. Gupta, C. Larissa, M. Paredes, M. Lin, S. Roychoudhury, S. Suraj, A. Moghekar, and others, System for generating synthetic aperture ultrasound images during needle placement, 2019.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{patel2019system,
  title={System for generating synthetic aperture ultrasound images during needle placement},
  author={Patel, Nisu and Scalabrin, Ernest and Kannan, Karun and Gupta, Kush and Larissa, CHAN and Paredes, Mateo and Lin, Melissa and Roychoudhury, Shayan and Suraj, SHAH and Moghekar, Abhay and others},
  year={2019},
  month=apr # "~25",
  note={US Patent App. 16/098,410}
  }

• J. Kang, Z. Fan, A. Malla, M. Harraz, J. Spicer, P. L. Gehlbach, and E. Boctor, “An epiretinal photoacoustic stimulation approach for retinal stimulation,” Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, vol. 60, iss. 9, p. 4973–4973, 2019.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kang2019epiretinal,
  title={An Epiretinal Photoacoustic Stimulation Approach for Retinal Stimulation},
  author={Kang, Jeeun and Fan, Zeng and Malla, Adarsha and Harraz, Maged and Spicer, James and Gehlbach, Peter L and Boctor, Emad},
  journal={Investigative Ophthalmology \& Visual Science},
  volume={60},
  number={9},
  pages={4973--4973},
  year={2019},
  publisher={The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology}
  }

• B. Wood, R. Seifabadi, F. Aalamifar, E. Boctor, and A. Rahmim, Tissue characterization with acoustic wave tomosynthesis, 2019.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{wood2019tissue,
  title={Tissue characterization with acoustic wave tomosynthesis},
  author={Wood, Bradford and Seifabadi, Reza and Aalamifar, Fereshteh and Boctor, Emad and Rahmim, Arman},
  year={2019},
  month=aug # "~22",
  note={US Patent App. 16/307,925}
  }

• C. Chen, Y. Kim, C. Audigier, and E. M. Boctor, “Ultrasound thermometry using an ultrasound element and deep learning for hifu,” in 2019 ieee international ultrasonics symposium (ius), 2019, p. 548–551.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{chen2019ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound thermometry using an ultrasound element and deep learning for HIFU},
  author={Chen, Changfan and Kim, Younsu and Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={2019 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)},
  pages={548--551},
  year={2019},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• F. Abdullah, S. Goldstein, and E. Boctor, Device for utilizing transmission ultrasonography to enable ultrasound-guided placement of central venous catheters, 2019.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{abdullah2019device,
  title={Device for utilizing transmission ultrasonography to enable ultrasound-guided placement of central venous catheters},
  author={Abdullah, Fizan and Goldstein, Seth and Boctor, Emad},
  year={2019},
  month=dec # "~19",
  note={US Patent App. 16/456,732}
  }

2018

• A. Cheng, E. M. Boctor, and X. Guo, Virtual rigid body optical tracking system and method, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{cheng2018virtual,
  title={Virtual rigid body optical tracking system and method},
  author={Cheng, Alexis and Boctor, Emad M and Guo, Xiaoyu},
  year={2018},
  month=oct # "~23",
  note={US Patent 10,105,186}
  }

• Y. Wu, H. K. Zhang, and E. M. Boctor, “Enabling vendor independent photoacoustic imaging systems with asynchronous laser source,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2018, 2018, p. 104945M.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{wu2018enabling,
  title={Enabling vendor independent photoacoustic imaging systems with asynchronous laser source},
  author={Wu, Yixuan and Zhang, Haichong K and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2018},
  volume={10494},
  pages={104945M},
  year={2018},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• A. Cheng, B. Zhang, P. Oh, and E. M. Boctor, “Fusing acoustic and optical sensing for needle tracking with ultrasound,” in Medical imaging 2018: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2018, p. 105762I.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{cheng2018fusing,
  title={Fusing acoustic and optical sensing for needle tracking with ultrasound},
  author={Cheng, Alexis and Zhang, Bofeng and Oh, Philip and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2018: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={10576},
  pages={105762I},
  year={2018},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• A. Cheng, Y. Kim, Y. Itsarachaiyot, H. K. Zhang, C. R. Weiss, R. H. Taylor, and E. M. Boctor, “Photoacoustic-based catheter tracking: simulation, phantom, and in vivo studies,” Journal of medical imaging, vol. 5, iss. 2, p. 21223, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{cheng2018photoacoustic,
  title={Photoacoustic-based catheter tracking: simulation, phantom, and in vivo studies},
  author={Cheng, Alexis and Kim, Younsu and Itsarachaiyot, Yuttana and Zhang, Haichong K and Weiss, Clifford R and Taylor, Russell H and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Journal of Medical Imaging},
  volume={5},
  number={2},
  pages={021223},
  year={2018},
  publisher={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, Y. Kim, M. Lin, M. Paredes, K. Kannan, A. Moghekar, N. J. Durr, and E. M. Boctor, “Toward dynamic lumbar puncture guidance using needle-based single-element ultrasound imaging,” Journal of medical imaging, vol. 5, iss. 2, p. 21224, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{zhang2018toward,
  title={Toward dynamic lumbar puncture guidance using needle-based single-element ultrasound imaging},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Kim, Younsu and Lin, Melissa and Paredes, Mateo and Kannan, Karun and Moghekar, Abhay and Durr, Nicholas J and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Journal of Medical Imaging},
  volume={5},
  number={2},
  pages={021224},
  year={2018},
  publisher={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• Y. Kim, C. Audigier, J. Ziegle, M. Friebe, and E. M. Boctor, “Ultrasound thermal monitoring with an external ultrasound source for customized bipolar rf ablation shapes,” International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, vol. 13, iss. 6, p. 815–826, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kim2018ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound thermal monitoring with an external ultrasound source for customized bipolar RF ablation shapes},
  author={Kim, Younsu and Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Ziegle, Jens and Friebe, Michael and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery},
  volume={13},
  number={6},
  pages={815--826},
  year={2018},
  publisher={Springer International Publishing}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, Y. Chen, J. Kang, A. Lisok, I. Minn, M. G. Pomper, and E. M. Boctor, “Prostate-specific membrane antigen-targeted photoacoustic imaging of prostate cancer in vivo,” Journal of biophotonics, vol. 11, iss. 9, p. e201800021, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{zhang2018prostate,
  title={Prostate-specific membrane antigen-targeted photoacoustic imaging of prostate cancer in vivo},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Chen, Ying and Kang, Jeeun and Lisok, Ala and Minn, Il and Pomper, Martin G and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Journal of biophotonics},
  volume={11},
  number={9},
  pages={e201800021},
  year={2018},
  publisher={WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH \& Co. KGaA Weinheim}
  }

• Y. Kim, C. Audigier, N. Ellens, and E. M. Boctor, “Speed of sound reconstruction for hifu ultrasound thermometry using an ultrasound element: simulation study (withdrawal notice),” in Medical imaging 2018: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2018, p. 1058013.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kim2018speed,
  title={Speed of sound reconstruction for HIFU ultrasound thermometry using an ultrasound element: simulation study (Withdrawal Notice)},
  author={Kim, Younsu and Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Ellens, Nicholas and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2018: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={10580},
  pages={1058013},
  year={2018},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• J. Ziegle, C. Audigier, J. Krug, G. Ali, Y. Kim, E. M. Boctor, and M. Friebe, “Rf-ablation pattern shaping employing switching channels of dual bipolar needle electrodes: ex vivo results,” International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, vol. 13, iss. 6, p. 905–916, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{ziegle2018rf,
  title={RF-ablation pattern shaping employing switching channels of dual bipolar needle electrodes: ex vivo results},
  author={Ziegle, Jens and Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Krug, Johannes and Ali, Ghazanfar and Kim, Younsu and Boctor, Emad M and Friebe, Michael},
  journal={International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery},
  volume={13},
  number={6},
  pages={905--916},
  year={2018},
  publisher={Springer International Publishing}
  }

• J. Kang, S. D. Kadam, J. S. Elmore, B. J. Sullivan, H. Valentine, A. P. Malla, A. A. Grace, A. Rahmim, L. M. Loew, M. Baumann, and others, “Transcranial photoacoustic imaging of nmda-evoked focal circuit dynamics in rat forebrain,” Biorxiv, p. 308585, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kang2018transcranial,
  title={Transcranial photoacoustic imaging of NMDA-evoked focal circuit dynamics in rat forebrain},
  author={Kang, Jeeun and Kadam, Shilpa D and Elmore, Joshua S and Sullivan, Brennan J and Valentine, Heather and Malla, Adarsha P and Grace, Anthony A and Rahmim, Arman and Loew, Leslie M and Baumann, Michael and others},
  journal={Biorxiv},
  pages={308585},
  year={2018},
  publisher={Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory}
  }

• R. W. Pak, J. Kang, H. Valentine, L. M. Loew, D. L. Thorek, E. M. Boctor, D. F. Wong, and J. U. Kang, “Voltage-sensitive dye delivery through the blood brain barrier using adenosine receptor agonist regadenoson,” Biomedical optics express, vol. 9, iss. 8, p. 3915–3922, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{pak2018voltage,
  title={Voltage-sensitive dye delivery through the blood brain barrier using adenosine receptor agonist Regadenoson},
  author={Pak, Rebecca W and Kang, Jeeun and Valentine, Heather and Loew, Leslie M and Thorek, Daniel LJ and Boctor, Emad M and Wong, Dean F and Kang, Jin U},
  journal={Biomedical Optics Express},
  volume={9},
  number={8},
  pages={3915--3922},
  year={2018},
  publisher={Optical Society of America}
  }

• E. Boctor, R. Etienne-Cummings, and J. Garcia, Catheter ultrasound transmission element (cute) catheter, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2018catheter,
  title={Catheter ultrasound transmission element (cute) catheter},
  author={Boctor, Emad and Etienne-Cummings, Ralph and Garcia, Jairo},
  year={2018},
  month=may # "~3",
  note={US Patent App. 15/722,109}
  }

• J. Kang, E. M. Boctor, S. Adams, E. Kulikowicz, H. K. Zhang, R. C. Koehler, and E. M. Graham, “Validation of noninvasive photoacoustic measurements of sagittal sinus oxyhemoglobin saturation in hypoxic neonatal piglets,” Journal of applied physiology, vol. 125, iss. 4, p. 983–989, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kang2018validation,
  title={Validation of noninvasive photoacoustic measurements of sagittal sinus oxyhemoglobin saturation in hypoxic neonatal piglets},
  author={Kang, Jeeun and Boctor, Emad M and Adams, Shawn and Kulikowicz, Ewa and Zhang, Haichong K and Koehler, Raymond C and Graham, Ernest M},
  journal={Journal of Applied Physiology},
  volume={125},
  number={4},
  pages={983--989},
  year={2018},
  publisher={American Physiological Society Bethesda, MD}
  }

• P. J. Stolka, E. Basafa, P. Foroughi, G. D. Hager, and E. M. Boctor, System and method for fused image based navigation with late marker placement, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{stolka2018system,
  title={System and method for fused image based navigation with late marker placement},
  author={Stolka, Philipp J and Basafa, Ehsan and Foroughi, Pezhman and Hager, Gregory D and Boctor, Emad M},
  year={2018},
  month=may # "~22",
  note={US Patent 9,978,141}
  }

• D. F. Wong, E. Boctor, K. Zhang, J. Kang, J. Kang, A. Rahmim, D. Thorek, L. Loew, P. Yan, and others, Photoacoustic voltage-sensitive dyes for in vivo imaging, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{wong2018photoacoustic,
  title={Photoacoustic voltage-sensitive dyes for in vivo imaging},
  author={Wong, Dean F and Boctor, Emad and Zhang, Kai and Kang, Jeeun and Kang, Jin and Rahmim, Arman and Thorek, Dan and Loew, Leslie and Yan, Ping and others},
  year={2018},
  month=jul # "~19",
  note={US Patent App. 15/837,891}
  }

• E. M. A. Anas, H. K. Zhang, J. Kang, and E. Boctor, “Enabling fast and high quality led photoacoustic imaging: a recurrent neural networks based approach,” Biomedical optics express, vol. 9, iss. 8, p. 3852–3866, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{anas2018enabling,
  title={Enabling fast and high quality LED photoacoustic imaging: a recurrent neural networks based approach},
  author={Anas, Emran Mohammad Abu and Zhang, Haichong K and Kang, Jin and Boctor, Emad},
  journal={Biomedical optics express},
  volume={9},
  number={8},
  pages={3852--3866},
  year={2018},
  publisher={Optical Society of America}
  }

• E. M. A. Anas, H. K. Zhang, J. Kang, and E. M. Boctor, “Towards a fast and safe led-based photoacoustic imaging using deep convolutional neural network,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2018, p. 159–167.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{anas2018towards,
  title={Towards a fast and safe LED-based photoacoustic imaging using deep convolutional neural network},
  author={Anas, Emran Mohammad Abu and Zhang, Haichong K and Kang, Jin and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention},
  pages={159--167},
  year={2018},
  organization={Springer, Cham}
  }

• C. Audigier, Y. Kim, N. Ellens, and E. M. Boctor, “Physics-based simulation to enable ultrasound monitoring of hifu ablation: an mri validation,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2018, p. 89–97.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{audigier2018physics,
  title={Physics-based simulation to enable ultrasound monitoring of hifu ablation: An mri validation},
  author={Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Kim, Younsu and Ellens, Nicholas and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={89--97},
  year={2018},
  organization={Springer, Cham}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, Y. Kim, A. Moghekar, N. J. Durr, and E. M. Boctor, “Single-element needle-based ultrasound imaging of the spine: an in vivo feasibility study,” in Simulation, image processing, and ultrasound systems for assisted diagnosis and navigation, Springer, cham, 2018, p. 82–89.
  [Bibtex]

  @incollection{zhang2018single,
  title={Single-element needle-based ultrasound imaging of the spine: An in vivo feasibility study},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Kim, Younsu and Moghekar, Abhay and Durr, Nicholas J and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Simulation, Image Processing, and Ultrasound Systems for Assisted Diagnosis and Navigation},
  pages={82--89},
  year={2018},
  publisher={Springer, Cham}
  }

• Y. Kim, C. Audigier, E. M. Anas, J. Ziegle, M. Friebe, and E. M. Boctor, “Cust: cnn for ultrasound thermal image reconstruction using sparse time-of-flight information,” in Simulation, image processing, and ultrasound systems for assisted diagnosis and navigation, Springer, cham, 2018, p. 29–37.
  [Bibtex]

  @incollection{kim2018cust,
  title={CUST: CNN for Ultrasound Thermal Image Reconstruction Using Sparse Time-of-Flight Information},
  author={Kim, Younsu and Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Anas, Emran MA and Ziegle, Jens and Friebe, Michael and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Simulation, Image Processing, and Ultrasound Systems for Assisted Diagnosis and Navigation},
  pages={29--37},
  year={2018},
  publisher={Springer, Cham}
  }

• E. M. A. Anas, H. K. Zhang, C. Audigier, and E. M. Boctor, “Robust photoacoustic beamforming using dense convolutional neural networks,” in Simulation, image processing, and ultrasound systems for assisted diagnosis and navigation, Springer, cham, 2018, p. 3–11.
  [Bibtex]

  @incollection{anas2018robust,
  title={Robust photoacoustic beamforming using dense convolutional neural networks},
  author={Anas, Emran Mohammad Abu and Zhang, Haichong K and Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Simulation, Image Processing, and Ultrasound Systems for Assisted Diagnosis and Navigation},
  pages={3--11},
  year={2018},
  publisher={Springer, Cham}
  }

• C. Audigier, Y. Kim, N. Ellens, and E. M. Boctor, “Simulation of high intensity focused ultrasound ablation to enable ultrasound thermal monitoring,” in Medical imaging 2018: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2018, p. 105762T.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{audigier2018simulation,
  title={Simulation of high intensity focused ultrasound ablation to enable ultrasound thermal monitoring},
  author={Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Kim, Younsu and Ellens, Nicholas and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2018: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={10576},
  pages={105762T},
  year={2018},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• S. Aylward, E. Boctor, and G. Fitchinger, “Pocus 2018 preface,” Lecture notes in computer science (including subseries lecture notes in artificial intelligence and lecture notes in bioinformatics), vol. 11042, p. VII, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{aylward2018pocus,
  title={Pocus 2018 preface},
  author={Aylward, Stephen and Boctor, Emad and Fitchinger, Gabor},
  journal={Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)},
  volume={11042},
  pages={VII},
  year={2018},
  publisher={Springer Verlag}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, A. Cheng, Y. Kim, Q. Ma, G. S. Chirikjian, and E. M. Boctor, “Phantom with multiple active points for ultrasound calibration,” Journal of medical imaging, vol. 5, iss. 4, p. 45001, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{zhang2018phantom,
  title={Phantom with multiple active points for ultrasound calibration},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Cheng, Alexis and Kim, Younsu and Ma, Qianli and Chirikjian, Gregory S and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Journal of Medical Imaging},
  volume={5},
  number={4},
  pages={045001},
  year={2018},
  publisher={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• Y. Kim, C. Audigier, N. Ellens, and E. M. Boctor, “Low-cost ultrasound thermometry for hifu therapy using cnn,” in 2018 ieee international ultrasonics symposium (ius), 2018, p. 1–9.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kim2018low,
  title={Low-cost ultrasound thermometry for HIFU therapy using CNN},
  author={Kim, Younsu and Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Ellens, Nicholas and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)},
  pages={1--9},
  year={2018},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• J. Ziegle, C. Audigier, J. Krug, G. Ali, Y. Kim, E. M. Boctor, and M. Friebe, “Correction to: rf-ablation pattern shaping employing switching channels of dual bipolar needle electrodes: ex vivo results,” International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, vol. 13, iss. 10, p. 1685–1685, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{ziegle2018correction,
  title={Correction to: RF-ablation pattern shaping employing switching channels of dual bipolar needle electrodes: ex vivo results},
  author={Ziegle, Jens and Audigier, Chlo{\'U} and Krug, Johannes and Ali, Ghazanfar and Kim, Younsu and Boctor, Emad M and Friebe, Michael},
  journal={International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery},
  volume={13},
  number={10},
  pages={1685--1685},
  year={2018},
  publisher={Springer International Publishing}
  }

• F. Zeng, J. Kang, E. Boctor, and J. Spicer, “Photoacoustic generation in polymer matrix nanocomposite films,” in 2018 ieee 18th international conference on nanotechnology (ieee-nano), 2018, p. 1–2.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{zeng2018photoacoustic,
  title={Photoacoustic Generation in Polymer Matrix Nanocomposite Films},
  author={Zeng, FW and Kang, J and Boctor, Emad and Spicer, JB},
  booktitle={2018 IEEE 18th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO)},
  pages={1--2},
  year={2018},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• Y. Kim, C. Audigier, J. Ziegle, M. Friebe, and E. M. Boctor, “Correction to: ultrasound thermal monitoring with an external ultrasound source for customized bipolar rf ablation shapes,” International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, vol. 13, iss. 9, p. 1479–1479, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kim2018correction,
  title={Correction to: Ultrasound thermal monitoring with an external ultrasound source for customized bipolar RF ablation shapes},
  author={Kim, Younsu and Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Ziegle, Jens and Friebe, Michael and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery},
  volume={13},
  number={9},
  pages={1479--1479},
  year={2018},
  publisher={Springer International Publishing}
  }

• D. Stoyanov, Z. Taylor, S. Aylward, J. Tavares, Y. Xiao, A. Simpson, A. Martel, L. Maier-Hein, S. Li, H. Rivaz, and others, “Simulation, image processing, and ultrasound systems for assisted diagnosis and navigation,” Pocus 2018, bivpcs 2018, curious 2018, cmp 2018, 2018.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{stoyanov2018simulation,
  title={Simulation, image processing, and ultrasound systems for assisted diagnosis and navigation},
  author={Stoyanov, Danail and Taylor, Zeike and Aylward, Stephen and Tavares, JMRS and Xiao, Yiming and Simpson, Amber and Martel, Anne and Maier-Hein, Lena and Li, Shuo and Rivaz, Hassan and others},
  journal={POCUS 2018, BIVPCS 2018, CuRIOUS 2018, CMP 2018},
  year={2018}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, “Robust photoacoustic beamforming using dense convolutional neural networks,” in Simulation, image processing, and ultrasound systems for assisted diagnosis and navigation: international workshops, pocus 2018, bivpcs 2018, curious 2018, and cpm 2018, held in conjunction with miccai 2018, granada, spain, september 16–20, 2018, proceedings, 2018, p. 3.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2018robust,
  title={Robust Photoacoustic Beamforming Using Dense Convolutional Neural Networks},
  author={Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Simulation, Image Processing, and Ultrasound Systems for Assisted Diagnosis and Navigation: International Workshops, POCUS 2018, BIVPCS 2018, CuRIOUS 2018, and CPM 2018, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2018, Granada, Spain, September 16--20, 2018, Proceedings},
  volume={11042},
  pages={3},
  year={2018},
  organization={Springer}
  }

2017

• E. M. Boctor, X. Guo, R. Etienne-Cummings, and P. Forought, High quality closed-loop ultrasound imaging system, 2017.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2017high,
  title={High quality closed-loop ultrasound imaging system},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Guo, Xiaoyu and Etienne-Cummings, Ralph and Forought, Pezhman},
  year={2017},
  month=may # "~2",
  note={US Patent 9,636,083}
  }

• P. J. Stolka, P. Foroughi, M. C. Rendina, G. D. Hager, and E. M. Boctor, Ultrasound system with stereo image guidance or tracking, 2017.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{stolka2017ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound system with stereo image guidance or tracking},
  author={Stolka, Philipp Jakob and Foroughi, Pezhman and Rendina, Matthew C and Hager, Gregory Donald and Boctor, Emad Mikhail},
  year={2017},
  month=apr # "~18",
  note={US Patent 9,622,720}
  }

• E. Boctor, B. Tavakoli, H. Kang, X. Guo, and J. Kang, Systems and methods for real-time tracking of photoacoustic sensing, 2017.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2017systems,
  title={Systems and methods for real-time tracking of photoacoustic sensing},
  author={Boctor, Emad and Tavakoli, Behnoosh and Kang, Hyun-Jae and Guo, Xiaoyu and Kang, Jin},
  year={2017},
  month=aug # "~8",
  note={US Patent 9,723,995}
  }

• E. C. Burdette and E. M. Boctor, Real time three-dimensional heat-induced echo-strain imaging for monitoring high-intensity acoustic ablation produced by conformal interstitial and external directional ultrasound therapy applicators, 2017.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{burdette2017real,
  title={Real time three-dimensional heat-induced echo-strain imaging for monitoring high-intensity acoustic ablation produced by conformal interstitial and external directional ultrasound therapy applicators},
  author={Burdette, Everette C and Boctor, Emad M},
  year={2017},
  month=may # "~16",
  note={US Patent 9,649,127}
  }

• A. Cheng, Y. Itsarachaiyot, Y. Kim, H. K. Zhang, R. H. Taylor, and E. M. Boctor, “Catheter tracking in an interventional photoacoustic surgical system,” in Medical imaging 2017: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2017, p. 1013527.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{cheng2017catheter,
  title={Catheter tracking in an interventional photoacoustic surgical system},
  author={Cheng, Alexis and Itsarachaiyot, Yuttana and Kim, Younsu and Zhang, Haichong K and Taylor, Russell H and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2017: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={10135},
  pages={1013527},
  year={2017},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, P. Yan, J. Kang, D. Abou, H. N. Le, A. K. Jha, D. Thorek, J. Kang, A. Rahmim, D. F. Wang, and others, “Photoacoustics as a new modality for recording membrane potential changes,” Biophysical journal, vol. 112, iss. 3, p. 285a, 2017.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{zhang2017photoacoustics,
  title={Photoacoustics as a new modality for recording membrane potential changes},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Yan, Ping and Kang, Jeeun and Abou, Diane and Le, Hanh ND and Jha, Abhinav K and Thorek, Daniel and Kang, Jin and Rahmim, Arman and Wang, Dean F and others},
  journal={Biophysical Journal},
  volume={112},
  number={3},
  pages={285a},
  year={2017},
  publisher={Elsevier}
  }

• A. Cheng, H. K. Zhang, J. U. Kang, R. H. Taylor, and E. M. Boctor, “Localization of subsurface photoacoustic fiducials for intraoperative guidance,” in Advanced biomedical and clinical diagnostic and surgical guidance systems xv, 2017, p. 100541D.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{cheng2017localization,
  title={Localization of subsurface photoacoustic fiducials for intraoperative guidance},
  author={Cheng, Alexis and Zhang, Haichong K and Kang, Jin U and Taylor, Russell H and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic and Surgical Guidance Systems XV},
  volume={10054},
  pages={100541D},
  year={2017},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• C. Audigier, Y. Kim, A. Dillow, and E. M. Boctor, “Computational modeling of radiofrequency ablation: evaluation on ex vivo data using ultrasound monitoring,” in Medical imaging 2017: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2017, p. 1013525.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{audigier2017computational,
  title={Computational modeling of radiofrequency ablation: evaluation on ex vivo data using ultrasound monitoring},
  author={Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Kim, Younsu and Dillow, Austin and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2017: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={10135},
  pages={1013525},
  year={2017},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, H. Huang, C. Lei, Y. Kim, and E. M. Boctor, “Software-based approach toward vendor independent real-time photoacoustic imaging using ultrasound beamformed data,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2017, 2017, p. 100643O.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{zhang2017software,
  title={Software-based approach toward vendor independent real-time photoacoustic imaging using ultrasound beamformed data},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Huang, Howard and Lei, Chen and Kim, Younsu and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2017},
  volume={10064},
  pages={100643O},
  year={2017},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, M. Lin, Y. Kim, M. Paredes, K. Kannan, N. Patel, A. Moghekar, N. J. Durr, and E. M. Boctor, “Toward dynamic lumbar punctures guidance based on single element synthetic tracked aperture ultrasound imaging,” in Medical imaging 2017: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2017, p. 101350J.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{zhang2017toward,
  title={Toward dynamic lumbar punctures guidance based on single element synthetic tracked aperture ultrasound imaging},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Lin, Melissa and Kim, Younsu and Paredes, Mateo and Kannan, Karun and Patel, Nisu and Moghekar, Abhay and Durr, Nicholas J and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2017: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={10135},
  pages={101350J},
  year={2017},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• Y. Kim, S. Kim, and E. M. Boctor, “Consistent evaluation of an ultrasound-guided surgical navigation system by utilizing an active validation platform,” in Medical imaging 2017: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2017, p. 1013524.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kim2017consistent,
  title={Consistent evaluation of an ultrasound-guided surgical navigation system by utilizing an active validation platform},
  author={Kim, Younsu and Kim, Sungmin and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2017: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={10135},
  pages={1013524},
  year={2017},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• T. Fang, H. K. Zhang, R. Finocchi, R. H. Taylor, and E. M. Boctor, “Force-assisted ultrasound imaging system through dual force sensing and admittance robot control,” International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, vol. 12, iss. 6, p. 983–991, 2017.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{fang2017force,
  title={Force-assisted ultrasound imaging system through dual force sensing and admittance robot control},
  author={Fang, Ting-Yun and Zhang, Haichong K and Finocchi, Rodolfo and Taylor, Russell H and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery},
  volume={12},
  number={6},
  pages={983--991},
  year={2017},
  publisher={Springer International Publishing}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, J. Kang, P. Yan, D. S. Abou, H. N. Le, D. L. Thorek, J. U. Kang, A. Gjedde, A. Rahmim, D. F. Wong, and others, “Recording membrane potential changes through photoacoustic voltage sensitive dye,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2017, 2017, p. 1006407.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{zhang2017recording,
  title={Recording membrane potential changes through photoacoustic voltage sensitive dye},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Kang, Jeeun and Yan, Ping and Abou, Diane S and Le, Hanh ND and Thorek, Daniel LJ and Kang, Jin U and Gjedde, Albert and Rahmim, Arman and Wong, Dean F and others},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2017},
  volume={10064},
  pages={1006407},
  year={2017},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, P. Yan, J. Kang, D. S. Abou, H. N. Le, A. K. Jha, D. L. Thorek, J. U. Kang, A. Rahmim, D. F. Wong, and others, “Listening to membrane potential: photoacoustic voltage-sensitive dye recording,” Journal of biomedical optics, vol. 22, iss. 4, p. 45006, 2017.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{zhang2017listening,
  title={Listening to membrane potential: photoacoustic voltage-sensitive dye recording},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Yan, Ping and Kang, Jeeun and Abou, Diane S and Le, Hanh ND and Jha, Abhinav K and Thorek, Daniel LJ and Kang, Jin U and Rahmim, Arman and Wong, Dean F and others},
  journal={Journal of biomedical optics},
  volume={22},
  number={4},
  pages={045006},
  year={2017},
  publisher={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• Y. Kim, C. Audigier, A. Dillow, A. Cheng, and E. M. Boctor, “Speed of sound estimation for thermal monitoring using an active ultrasound element during liver ablation therapy (conference presentation),” in Medical imaging 2017: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2017, p. 101390F.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kim2017speed,
  title={Speed of sound estimation for thermal monitoring using an active ultrasound element during liver ablation therapy (Conference Presentation)},
  author={Kim, Younsu and Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Dillow, Austin and Cheng, Alexis and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2017: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={10139},
  pages={101390F},
  year={2017},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, T. Y. Fang, R. Finocchi, and E. M. Boctor, “High resolution three-dimensional robotic synthetic tracked aperture ultrasound imaging: feasibility study,” in Medical imaging 2017: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2017, p. 1013914.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{zhang2017high,
  title={High resolution three-dimensional robotic synthetic tracked aperture ultrasound imaging: feasibility study},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Fang, Ting Yun and Finocchi, Rodolfo and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2017: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={10139},
  pages={1013914},
  year={2017},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• R. Finocchi, F. Aalamifar, T. Y. Fang, R. H. Taylor, and E. M. Boctor, “Co-robotic ultrasound imaging: a cooperative force control approach,” in Medical imaging 2017: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2017, p. 1013510.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{finocchi2017co,
  title={Co-robotic ultrasound imaging: a cooperative force control approach},
  author={Finocchi, Rodolfo and Aalamifar, Fereshteh and Fang, Ting Yun and Taylor, Russell H and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2017: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={10135},
  pages={1013510},
  year={2017},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• P. L. Gehlbach, M. Harraz, J. U. Kang, J. Kang, and E. Boctor, “Initial proof-of-concept of photoacoustic neural stimulation; a potential approach to retinal stimulation: preliminary in vitro study,” Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, vol. 58, iss. 8, p. 5886–5886, 2017.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{gehlbach2017initial,
  title={Initial Proof-of-Concept of Photoacoustic Neural Stimulation; A Potential Approach to Retinal Stimulation: Preliminary In Vitro Study},
  author={Gehlbach, Peter L and Harraz, Maged and Kang, Jin U and Kang, Jeeun and Boctor, Emad},
  journal={Investigative Ophthalmology \& Visual Science},
  volume={58},
  number={8},
  pages={5886--5886},
  year={2017},
  publisher={The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, X. Guo, R. Etienne-Cummings, and P. Foroughi, High quality closed-loop ultrasound imaging system, 2017.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2017high,
  title={High quality closed-loop ultrasound imaging system},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Guo, Xiaoyu and Etienne-Cummings, Ralph and Foroughi, Pezhman},
  year={2017},
  month=jul # "~6",
  note={US Patent App. 15/462,616}
  }

• J. Kang, H. N. Le, H. K. Zhang, J. U. Kang, M. M. Harraz, and E. M. Boctor, “Initial proof-of-concept of photoacoustic cell stimulation approach: preliminary in vitro study,” in Optogenetics and optical manipulation, 2017, p. 100520U.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kang2017initial,
  title={Initial proof-of-concept of photoacoustic cell stimulation approach: preliminary in vitro study},
  author={Kang, Jeeun and Le, Hanh ND and Zhang, Haichong K and Kang, Jin U and Harraz, Maged M and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Optogenetics and Optical Manipulation},
  volume={10052},
  pages={100520U},
  year={2017},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• A. Cheng, X. Guo, H. K. Zhang, H. J. Kang, R. Etienne-Cummings, and E. M. Boctor, “Active phantoms: a paradigm for ultrasound calibration using phantom feedback,” Journal of medical imaging, vol. 4, iss. 3, p. 35001, 2017.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{cheng2017active,
  title={Active phantoms: a paradigm for ultrasound calibration using phantom feedback},
  author={Cheng, Alexis and Guo, Xiaoyu and Zhang, Haichong K and Kang, Hyun J and Etienne-Cummings, Ralph and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Journal of Medical Imaging},
  volume={4},
  number={3},
  pages={035001},
  year={2017},
  publisher={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• J. Kang, H. K. Zhang, A. Rahmim, D. F. Wong, J. U. Kang, and E. M. Boctor, “Toward high-speed transcranial photoacoustic imaging using compact near-infrared pulsed led illumination system,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2017, 2017, p. 100643B.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kang2017toward,
  title={Toward high-speed transcranial photoacoustic imaging using compact near-infrared pulsed LED illumination system},
  author={Kang, Jeeun and Zhang, Haichong K and Rahmim, Arman and Wong, Dean F and Kang, Jin U and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2017},
  volume={10064},
  pages={100643B},
  year={2017},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• C. Audigier, Y. Kim, and E. Boctor, “A novel ultrasound imaging method for 2d temperature monitoring of thermal ablation,” in Imaging for patient-customized simulations and systems for point-of-care ultrasound, Springer, cham, 2017, p. 154–162.
  [Bibtex]

  @incollection{audigier2017novel,
  title={A Novel Ultrasound Imaging Method for 2D Temperature Monitoring of Thermal Ablation},
  author={Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Kim, Younsu and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={Imaging for Patient-Customized Simulations and Systems for Point-of-Care Ultrasound},
  pages={154--162},
  year={2017},
  publisher={Springer, Cham}
  }

• J. M. Cardoso, T. Arbel, J. M. R. Tavares, S. Aylward, S. Li, E. Boctor, G. Fichtinger, K. Cleary, B. Freeman, L. Kohli, and others, Imaging for patient-customized simulations and systems for point-of-care ultrasound: international workshops, bivpcs 2017 and pocus 2017, held in conjunction with miccai 2017, québec city, qc, canada, september 14, 2017, proceedingsSpringer, 2017.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{cardoso2017imaging,
  title={Imaging for Patient-Customized Simulations and Systems for Point-of-Care Ultrasound: International Workshops, BIVPCS 2017 and POCUS 2017, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2017, Qu{\'e}bec City, QC, Canada, September 14, 2017, Proceedings},
  author={Cardoso, M Jorge and Arbel, Tal and Tavares, Jo{\~a}o Manuel RS and Aylward, Stephen and Li, Shuo and Boctor, Emad and Fichtinger, Gabor and Cleary, Kevin and Freeman, Bradley and Kohli, Luv and others},
  year={2017},
  publisher={Springer}
  }

• J. Kang, S. Kadam, H. Zhang, H. Valentine, J. Fedorko, D. Wong, and E. Boctor, “Real-time recording of neuronal voltage membrane variation during seizure using transcranial photoacoustic voltage-sensitive dye imaging,” in 2017 ieee international ultrasonics symposium (ius), 2017, p. 1–1.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kang2017real,
  title={Real-time recording of neuronal voltage membrane variation during seizure using transcranial photoacoustic voltage-sensitive dye imaging},
  author={Kang, Jeeun and Kadam, Shilpa and Zhang, Haichong and Valentine, Heather and Fedorko, Julie and Wong, Dean and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)},
  pages={1--1},
  year={2017},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• Y. Kim, C. Audigier, N. Ellens, and E. M. Boctor, “A novel 3d ultrasound thermometry method for hifu ablation using an ultrasound element,” in 2017 ieee international ultrasonics symposium (ius), 2017, p. 1–4.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kim2017novel,
  title={A novel 3D ultrasound thermometry method for HIFU ablation using an ultrasound element},
  author={Kim, Younsu and Audigier, Chloe and Ellens, Nicholas and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={2017 IEEE international ultrasonics symposium (IUS)},
  pages={1--4},
  year={2017},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• J. Kang, H. Zhang, E. Kulikowicz, E. Graham, R. Koehler, and E. Boctor, “In vivo photoacoustic quantification of brain tissue oxygenation for neonatal piglet graded ischemia model using microsphere administration,” in 2017 ieee international ultrasonics symposium (ius), 2017, p. 1–1.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kang2017vivo,
  title={In vivo photoacoustic quantification of brain tissue oxygenation for neonatal piglet graded ischemia model using microsphere administration},
  author={Kang, Jeeun and Zhang, Haichong and Kulikowicz, Ewa and Graham, Ernest and Koehler, Raymond and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)},
  pages={1--1},
  year={2017},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• X. Guo and E. M. Boctor, General b-mode surface imaging, 2017.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{guo2017general,
  title={General b-mode surface imaging},
  author={Guo, Xiaoyu and Boctor, Emad M},
  year={2017},
  month=nov # "~2",
  note={US Patent App. 15/499,105}
  }

• J. Kang, H. Le, J. U. Kang, and E. Boctor, “Real-time intra-operative guidance using combined photoacoustic and pulsed fluorescence imaging for robot-assisted surgical operation,” in 2017 ieee international ultrasonics symposium (ius), 2017, p. 1–1.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kang2017real,
  title={Real-time intra-operative guidance using combined photoacoustic and pulsed fluorescence imaging for robot-assisted surgical operation},
  author={Kang, Jeeun and Le, Hanh and Kang, Jin U and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)},
  pages={1--1},
  year={2017},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• C. Audigier, Y. Kim, and E. Boctor, “Erratum to: a novel ultrasound imaging method for 2d temperature monitoring of thermal ablation,” in Imaging for patient-customized simulations and systems for point-of-care ultrasound, Springer, cham, 2017, p. E1–E1.
  [Bibtex]

  @incollection{audigier2017erratum,
  title={Erratum to: A Novel Ultrasound Imaging Method for 2D Temperature Monitoring of Thermal Ablation},
  author={Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Kim, Younsu and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={Imaging for Patient-Customized Simulations and Systems for Point-of-Care Ultrasound},
  pages={E1--E1},
  year={2017},
  publisher={Springer, Cham}
  }

• P. J. Stolka, P. Foroughi, M. C. Rendina, G. D. Hager, and E. M. Boctor, Surgical needle for a surgical system with optical recognition, 2017.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{stolka2017surgical,
  title={Surgical needle for a surgical system with optical recognition},
  author={Stolka, Philipp Jakob and Foroughi, Pezhman and Rendina, Matthew C and Hager, Gregory Donald and Boctor, Emad Mikhail},
  year={2017},
  month=jun # "~6",
  note={US Patent 9,668,819}
  }

• J. Kang, H. K. Zhang, S. D. Kadam, F. Julie, H. Valentine, P. Yan, J. U. Kang, A. Rahmim, A. Gjedde, L. M. Loew, and others, “Transcranial in vivo recording of neural activity in the rodent brain with near-infrared photoacoustic voltage-sensitive dye imaging,” Biorxiv, p. 202408, 2017.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kang2017transcranial,
  title={Transcranial in vivo recording of neural activity in the rodent brain with near-infrared photoacoustic voltage-sensitive dye imaging},
  author={Kang, Jeeun and Zhang, Haichong K and Kadam, Shilpa D and Julie, Fedorko and Valentine, Heather and Yan, Ping and Kang, Jin U and Rahmim, Arman and Gjedde, Albert and Loew, Leslie M and others},
  journal={bioRxiv},
  pages={202408},
  year={2017},
  publisher={Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory}
  }

2016

• D. Coon, L. Chen, E. M. Boctor, J. L. Prince, and B. Bojovic, “Proof-of-concept studies for marker-based ultrasound doppler analysis of microvascular anastomoses in a modified large animal model,” Journal of reconstructive microsurgery, vol. 32, iss. 4, p. 251, 2016.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{coon2016proof,
  title={Proof-of-concept studies for marker-based ultrasound Doppler analysis of microvascular anastomoses in a modified large animal model},
  author={Coon, Devin and Chen, Lei and Boctor, Emad M and Prince, Jerry L and Bojovic, Branko},
  journal={Journal of reconstructive microsurgery},
  volume={32},
  number={4},
  pages={251},
  year={2016},
  publisher={NIH Public Access}
  }

• F. Aalamifar, A. Cheng, Y. Kim, X. Hu, H. K. Zhang, X. Guo, and E. M. Boctor, “Robot-assisted automatic ultrasound calibration,” International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, vol. 11, iss. 10, p. 1821–1829, 2016.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{aalamifar2016robot,
  title={Robot-assisted automatic ultrasound calibration},
  author={Aalamifar, Fereshteh and Cheng, Alexis and Kim, Younsu and Hu, Xiao and Zhang, Haichong K and Guo, Xiaoyu and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery},
  volume={11},
  number={10},
  pages={1821--1829},
  year={2016},
  publisher={Springer Berlin Heidelberg}
  }

• N. Bottenus, W. Long, H. K. Zhang, M. Jakovljevic, D. P. Bradway, E. M. Boctor, and G. E. Trahey, “Feasibility of swept synthetic aperture ultrasound imaging,” Ieee transactions on medical imaging, vol. 35, iss. 7, p. 1676–1685, 2016.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{bottenus2016feasibility,
  title={Feasibility of swept synthetic aperture ultrasound imaging},
  author={Bottenus, Nick and Long, Will and Zhang, Haichong K and Jakovljevic, Marko and Bradway, David P and Boctor, Emad M and Trahey, Gregg E},
  journal={IEEE transactions on medical imaging},
  volume={35},
  number={7},
  pages={1676--1685},
  year={2016},
  publisher={IEEE}
  }

• H. J. Kang, M. L. A. Bell, X. Guo, and E. M. Boctor, “Spatial angular compounding of photoacoustic images,” Ieee transactions on medical imaging, vol. 35, iss. 8, p. 1845–1855, 2016.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kang2016spatial,
  title={Spatial angular compounding of photoacoustic images},
  author={Kang, Hyun Jae and Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Guo, Xiaoyu and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={IEEE transactions on medical imaging},
  volume={35},
  number={8},
  pages={1845--1855},
  year={2016},
  publisher={IEEE}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, X. Guo, H. J. Kang, and E. M. Boctor, “Photoacoustic image reconstruction from ultrasound post-beamformed b-mode image,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2016, 2016, p. 970837.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{zhang2016photoacoustic,
  title={Photoacoustic image reconstruction from ultrasound post-beamformed B-mode image},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Guo, Xiaoyu and Kang, Hyun Jae and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2016},
  volume={9708},
  pages={970837},
  year={2016},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• M. L. A. Bell, A. B. Dagle, P. Kazanzides, and E. M. Boctor, “Experimental assessment of energy requirements and tool tip visibility for photoacoustic-guided endonasal surgery,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2016, 2016, p. 97080D.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{bell2016experimental,
  title={Experimental assessment of energy requirements and tool tip visibility for photoacoustic-guided endonasal surgery},
  author={Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Dagle, Alicia B and Kazanzides, Peter and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2016},
  volume={9708},
  pages={97080D},
  year={2016},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• A. Cheng, H. J. Kang, H. K. Zhang, R. H. Taylor, and E. M. Boctor, “Ultrasound to video registration using a bi-plane transrectal probe with photoacoustic markers,” in Medical imaging 2016: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2016, p. 97860J.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{cheng2016ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound to video registration using a bi-plane transrectal probe with photoacoustic markers},
  author={Cheng, Alexis and Kang, Hyun Jae and Zhang, Haichong K and Taylor, Russell H and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2016: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={9786},
  pages={97860J},
  year={2016},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• F. Aalamifar, H. K. Zhang, A. Rahmim, and E. M. Boctor, “Image reconstruction for robot assisted ultrasound tomography,” in Medical imaging 2016: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2016, p. 979017.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{aalamifar2016image,
  title={Image reconstruction for robot assisted ultrasound tomography},
  author={Aalamifar, Fereshteh and Zhang, Haichong K and Rahmim, Arman and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2016: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={9790},
  pages={979017},
  year={2016},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, A. Cheng, N. Bottenus, X. Guo, G. E. Trahey, and E. M. Boctor, “Synthetic tracked aperture ultrasound imaging: design, simulation, and experimental evaluation,” Journal of medical imaging, vol. 3, iss. 2, p. 27001, 2016.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{zhang2016synthetic,
  title={Synthetic tracked aperture ultrasound imaging: design, simulation, and experimental evaluation},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Cheng, Alexis and Bottenus, Nick and Guo, Xiaoyu and Trahey, Gregg E and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Journal of Medical Imaging},
  volume={3},
  number={2},
  pages={027001},
  year={2016},
  publisher={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• G. S. Chirikjian, M. K. Ackerman, E. M. Boctor, and A. Cheng, System and method for medical imaging calibration and operation, 2016.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{chirikjian2016system,
  title={System and Method For Medical Imaging Calibration and Operation},
  author={Chirikjian, Gregory S and Ackerman, Martin K and Boctor, Emad M and Cheng, Alexis},
  year={2016},
  month=mar # "~24",
  note={US Patent App. 14/470,606}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, F. Aalamifar, and E. M. Boctor, “In vivo visualization of robotically implemented synthetic tracked aperture ultrasound (stratus) imaging system using curvilinear array,” in Medical imaging 2016: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2016, p. 97901X.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{zhang2016vivo,
  title={In vivo visualization of robotically implemented synthetic tracked aperture ultrasound (STRATUS) imaging system using curvilinear array},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Aalamifar, Fereshteh and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2016: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={9790},
  pages={97901X},
  year={2016},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• B. Meng, Y. Zhao, L. Chen, F. Aalamifar, X. Liu, and E. Boctor, “Robot-assisted mirror ultrasound scanning for deep venous thrombosis detection using rgb-d sensor,” Multimedia tools and applications, vol. 75, iss. 22, p. 14247–14261, 2016.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{meng2016robot,
  title={Robot-assisted mirror ultrasound scanning for deep venous thrombosis detection using RGB-D sensor},
  author={Meng, Bo and Zhao, Ying-ying and Chen, Lei and Aalamifar, Fereshteh and Liu, Xue-jun and Boctor, Emad},
  journal={Multimedia Tools and Applications},
  volume={75},
  number={22},
  pages={14247--14261},
  year={2016},
  publisher={Springer US}
  }

• Y. Kim, X. Guo, and E. M. Boctor, “New platform for evaluating ultrasound-guided interventional technologies,” in Medical imaging 2016: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2016, p. 97901J.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kim2016new,
  title={New platform for evaluating ultrasound-guided interventional technologies},
  author={Kim, Younsu and Guo, Xiaoyu and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2016: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={9790},
  pages={97901J},
  year={2016},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• Y. Kim, X. Guo, A. Cheng, and E. M. Boctor, “Speed of sound estimation with active pzt element for thermal monitoring during ablation therapy: feasibility study,” in Medical imaging 2016: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2016, p. 97901K.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kim2016speed,
  title={Speed of sound estimation with active pzt element for thermal monitoring during ablation therapy: feasibility study},
  author={Kim, Younsu and Guo, Xiaoyu and Cheng, Alexis and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2016: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={9790},
  pages={97901K},
  year={2016},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, A. Cheng, and E. M. Boctor, “Three-dimensional photoacoustic imaging using robotically tracked transrectal ultrasound probe with elevational synthetic aperture focusing,” in Cleo: applications and technology, 2016, p. ATh3N–3.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{zhang2016three,
  title={Three-dimensional photoacoustic imaging using robotically tracked transrectal ultrasound probe with elevational synthetic aperture focusing},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Cheng, Alexis and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={CLEO: Applications and Technology},
  pages={ATh3N--3},
  year={2016},
  organization={Optical Society of America}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, M. L. A. Bell, X. Guo, H. J. Kang, and E. M. Boctor, “Synthetic-aperture based photoacoustic re-beamforming (spare) approach using beamformed ultrasound data,” Biomedical optics express, vol. 7, iss. 8, p. 3056–3068, 2016.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{zhang2016synthetic,
  title={Synthetic-aperture based photoacoustic re-beamforming (SPARE) approach using beamformed ultrasound data},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Guo, Xiaoyu and Kang, Hyun Jae and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Biomedical optics express},
  volume={7},
  number={8},
  pages={3056--3068},
  year={2016},
  publisher={Optical Society of America}
  }

• F. Abdullah, S. Goldstein, and E. Boctor, Device for utilizing transmission ultrasonography to enable ultrasound-guided placement of central venous catheters, 2016.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{abdullah2016device,
  title={Device for utilizing transmission ultrasonography to enable ultrasound-guided placement of central venous catheters},
  author={Abdullah, Fizan and Goldstein, Seth and Boctor, Emad},
  year={2016},
  month=jul # "~7",
  note={US Patent App. 14/916,260}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, X. Guo, B. Tavakoli, and E. M. Boctor, “Photoacoustic imaging paradigm shift: towards using vendor-independent ultrasound scanners,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2016, p. 585–592.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{zhang2016photoacoustic,
  title={Photoacoustic imaging paradigm shift: towards using vendor-independent ultrasound scanners},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Guo, Xiaoyu and Tavakoli, Behnoosh and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={585--592},
  year={2016},
  organization={Springer, Cham}
  }

• H. T. {c{S}}en, A. Cheng, K. Ding, E. Boctor, J. Wong, I. Iordachita, and P. Kazanzides, “Cooperative control with ultrasound guidance for radiation therapy,” Frontiers in robotics and ai, vol. 3, p. 49, 2016.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{csen2016cooperative,
  title={Cooperative control with ultrasound guidance for radiation therapy},
  author={{\c{S}}en, Hasan Tutkun and Cheng, Alexis and Ding, Kai and Boctor, Emad and Wong, John and Iordachita, Iulian and Kazanzides, Peter},
  journal={Frontiers in Robotics and AI},
  volume={3},
  pages={49},
  year={2016},
  publisher={Frontiers}
  }

• R. Etienne-Cummings, E. Boctor, and X. Guo, Active echo fishing lure, 2016.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{etienne2016active,
  title={Active echo fishing lure},
  author={Etienne-Cummings, Ralph and Boctor, Emad and Guo, Xiaoyu},
  year={2016},
  month=aug # "~18",
  note={US Patent App. 15/009,920}
  }

• P. J. Stolka, E. Basafa, P. Foroughi, G. D. Hager, and E. M. Boctor, System and method for fused image based navigation with late marker placement, 2016.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{stolka2016system,
  title={System and method for fused image based navigation with late marker placement},
  author={Stolka, Philipp Jakob and Basafa, Ehsan and Foroughi, Pezhman and Hager, Gregory Donald and Boctor, Emad Mikhail},
  year={2016},
  month=sep # "~6",
  note={US Patent 9,436,993}
  }

• F. Aalamifar, R. Seifabadi, M. Bernardo, A. H. Negussie, B. Turkbey, M. Merino, P. Pinto, A. Rahmim, B. J. Wood, and E. M. Boctor, “Ultrasound tomosynthesis: a new paradigm for quantitative imaging of the prostate,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2016, p. 577–584.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{aalamifar2016ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound tomosynthesis: A new paradigm for quantitative imaging of the prostate},
  author={Aalamifar, Fereshteh and Seifabadi, Reza and Bernardo, Marcelino and Negussie, Ayele H and Turkbey, Baris and Merino, Maria and Pinto, Peter and Rahmim, Arman and Wood, Bradford J and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={577--584},
  year={2016},
  organization={Springer, Cham}
  }

• L. Chen, N. Kuo, F. Aalamifar, D. Narrow, D. Coon, J. Prince, and E. M. Boctor, “Surgical fiducial segmentation and tracking for pose estimation based on ultrasound b-mode images,” in 2016 38th annual international conference of the ieee engineering in medicine and biology society (embc), 2016, p. 1244–1247.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{chen2016surgical,
  title={Surgical fiducial segmentation and tracking for pose estimation based on ultrasound B-mode images},
  author={Chen, Lei and Kuo, Nathanael and Aalamifar, Fereshteh and Narrow, David and Coon, Devin and Prince, Jerry and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)},
  pages={1244--1247},
  year={2016},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• H. T. {c{S}}en, M. L. A. Bell, Y. Zhang, K. Ding, E. Boctor, J. Wong, I. Iordachita, and P. Kazanzides, “System integration and in vivo testing of a robot for ultrasound guidance and monitoring during radiotherapy,” Ieee transactions on biomedical engineering, vol. 64, iss. 7, p. 1608–1618, 2016.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{csen2016system,
  title={System integration and in vivo testing of a robot for ultrasound guidance and monitoring during radiotherapy},
  author={{\c{S}}en, Hasan Tutkun and Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Zhang, Yin and Ding, Kai and Boctor, Emad and Wong, John and Iordachita, Iulian and Kazanzides, Peter},
  journal={IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering},
  volume={64},
  number={7},
  pages={1608--1618},
  year={2016},
  publisher={IEEE}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, R. Finocchi, K. Apkarian, and E. M. Boctor, “Co-robotic synthetic tracked aperture ultrasound imaging with cross-correlation based dynamic error compensation and virtual fixture control,” in 2016 ieee international ultrasonics symposium (ius), 2016, p. 1–4.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{zhang2016co,
  title={Co-robotic synthetic tracked aperture ultrasound imaging with cross-correlation based dynamic error compensation and virtual fixture control},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Finocchi, Rodolfo and Apkarian, Kalyna and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={2016 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)},
  pages={1--4},
  year={2016},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• Q. Ma, J. D. Davis, A. Cheng, Y. Kim, G. S. Chirikjian, and E. M. Boctor, “A new robotic ultrasound system for tracking a catheter with an active piezoelectric element,” in 2016 ieee/rsj international conference on intelligent robots and systems (iros), 2016, p. 2321–2328.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{ma2016new,
  title={A new robotic ultrasound system for tracking a catheter with an active piezoelectric element},
  author={Ma, Qianli and Davis, Joshua D and Cheng, Alexis and Kim, Younsu and Chirikjian, Gregory S and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
  pages={2321--2328},
  year={2016},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• F. Aalamifar and others, “Co-robotic ultrasound tomography: a new paradigm for quantitative ultrasound imaging,” PhD Thesis, 2016.
  [Bibtex]

  @phdthesis{aalamifar2016co,
  title={Co-robotic Ultrasound Tomography: A New Paradigm for Quantitative Ultrasound Imaging},
  author={Aalamifar, Fereshteh and others},
  year={2016},
  school={Johns Hopkins University}
  }

2015

• C. Audigier, T. Mansi, H. Delingette, S. Rapaka, V. Mihalef, D. Carnegie, E. Boctor, M. Choti, A. Kamen, N. Ayache, and others, “Efficient lattice boltzmann solver for patient-specific radiofrequency ablation of hepatic tumors,” Ieee transactions on medical imaging, vol. 34, iss. 7, p. 1576–1589, 2015.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{audigier2015efficient,
  title={Efficient lattice boltzmann solver for patient-specific radiofrequency ablation of hepatic tumors},
  author={Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Mansi, Tommaso and Delingette, Herv{\'e} and Rapaka, Saikiran and Mihalef, Viorel and Carnegie, Daniel and Boctor, Emad and Choti, Michael and Kamen, Ali and Ayache, Nicholas and others},
  journal={IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging},
  volume={34},
  number={7},
  pages={1576--1589},
  year={2015},
  publisher={IEEE}
  }

• A. Cheng, X. Guo, H. J. Kang, M. A. Choti, J. U. Kang, R. H. Taylor, and E. M. Boctor, “Direct ultrasound to video registration using photoacoustic markers from a single image pose,” in Advanced biomedical and clinical diagnostic and surgical guidance systems xiii, 2015, p. 93130X.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{cheng2015direct,
  title={Direct ultrasound to video registration using photoacoustic markers from a single image pose},
  author={Cheng, Alexis and Guo, Xiaoyu and Kang, Hyun Jae and Choti, Michael A and Kang, Jin U and Taylor, Russell H and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic and Surgical Guidance Systems XIII},
  volume={9313},
  pages={93130X},
  year={2015},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• M. L. A. Bell, X. Guo, D. Y. Song, and E. M. Boctor, “Transurethral light delivery for prostate photoacoustic imaging,” Journal of biomedical optics, vol. 20, iss. 3, p. 36002, 2015.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{bell2015transurethral,
  title={Transurethral light delivery for prostate photoacoustic imaging},
  author={Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Guo, Xiaoyu and Song, Danny Y and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Journal of biomedical optics},
  volume={20},
  number={3},
  pages={036002},
  year={2015},
  publisher={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• S. D. Billings, E. M. Boctor, and R. H. Taylor, “Iterative most-likely point registration (imlp): a robust algorithm for computing optimal shape alignment,” Plos one, vol. 10, iss. 3, p. e0117688, 2015.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{billings2015iterative,
  title={Iterative most-likely point registration (IMLP): A robust algorithm for computing optimal shape alignment},
  author={Billings, Seth D and Boctor, Emad M and Taylor, Russell H},
  journal={PloS one},
  volume={10},
  number={3},
  pages={e0117688},
  year={2015},
  publisher={Public Library of Science}
  }

• B. Tavakoli, Y. Chen, X. Guo, H. J. Kang, M. Pomper, and E. M. Boctor, “Multispectral photoacoustic decomposition with localized regularization for detecting targeted contrast agent,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2015, 2015, p. 932317.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{tavakoli2015multispectral,
  title={Multispectral photoacoustic decomposition with localized regularization for detecting targeted contrast agent},
  author={Tavakoli, Behnoosh and Chen, Ying and Guo, Xiaoyu and Kang, Hyun Jae and Pomper, Martin and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2015},
  volume={9323},
  pages={932317},
  year={2015},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, X. Guo, H. J. Kang, and E. M. Boctor, “Photoacoustic reconstruction using beamformed rf data: a synthetic aperture imaging approach,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2015, 2015, p. 932319.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{zhang2015photoacoustic,
  title={Photoacoustic reconstruction using beamformed RF data: a synthetic aperture imaging approach},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Guo, Xiaoyu and Kang, Hyun Jae and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2015},
  volume={9323},
  pages={932319},
  year={2015},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• M. L. A. Bell, A. K. Ostrowski, K. Li, P. Kaanzides, and E. Boctor, “Quantifying bone thickness, light transmission, and contrast interrelationships in transcranial photoacoustic imaging,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2015, 2015, p. 93230C.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{bell2015quantifying,
  title={Quantifying bone thickness, light transmission, and contrast interrelationships in transcranial photoacoustic imaging},
  author={Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Ostrowski, Anastasia K and Li, Ke and Kaanzides, Peter and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2015},
  volume={9323},
  pages={93230C},
  year={2015},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. J. Kang, X. Guo, A. Cheng, M. A. Choti, and E. M. Boctor, “Needle visualization using photoacoustic effect,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2015, 2015, p. 93232Y.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kang2015needle,
  title={Needle visualization using photoacoustic effect},
  author={Kang, Hyun Jae and Guo, Xiaoyu and Cheng, Alexis and Choti, Michael A and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2015},
  volume={9323},
  pages={93232Y},
  year={2015},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• B. Tavakoli, S. D. Goldstein, J. U. Kang, M. Choti, and E. M. Boctor, “Tissue type characterization using photoacoustic power spectrum, a feasibility study,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2015, 2015, p. 93232W.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{tavakoli2015tissue,
  title={Tissue type characterization using photoacoustic power spectrum, a feasibility study},
  author={Tavakoli, Behnoosh and Goldstein, Seth D and Kang, Jin U and Choti, Michaal and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2015},
  volume={9323},
  pages={93232W},
  year={2015},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• N. Bottenus, M. Jakovljevic, E. Boctor, and G. E. Trahey, “Implementation of swept synthetic aperture imaging,” in Medical imaging 2015: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2015, p. 94190H.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{bottenus2015implementation,
  title={Implementation of swept synthetic aperture imaging},
  author={Bottenus, Nick and Jakovljevic, Marko and Boctor, Emad and Trahey, Gregg E},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2015: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={9419},
  pages={94190H},
  year={2015},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• F. Aalamifar, D. Jiang, H. K. Zhang, A. Cheng, X. Guo, R. Khurana, I. Iordachita, and E. M. Boctor, “Co-robotic ultrasound tomography: dual arm setup and error analysis,” in Medical imaging 2015: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2015, p. 94190N.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{aalamifar2015co,
  title={Co-robotic ultrasound tomography: dual arm setup and error analysis},
  author={Aalamifar, Fereshteh and Jiang, Dengrong and Zhang, Haichong K and Cheng, Alexis and Guo, Xiaoyu and Khurana, Rishabh and Iordachita, Iulian and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2015: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={9419},
  pages={94190N},
  year={2015},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• I. Fleming, G. Hager, X. Guo, H. J. Kang, and E. Boctor, “Iterative motion compensation approach for ultrasonic thermal imaging,” in Medical imaging 2015: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2015, p. 94190Z.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{fleming2015iterative,
  title={Iterative motion compensation approach for ultrasonic thermal imaging},
  author={Fleming, Ioana and Hager, Gregory and Guo, Xiaoyu and Kang, Hyun Jae and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2015: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={9419},
  pages={94190Z},
  year={2015},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• F. Aalamifar, H. Rivaz, J. J. Cerrolaza, J. Jago, N. Safdar, E. M. Boctor, and M. G. Linguraru, “Classification of kidney and liver tissue using ultrasound backscatter data,” in Medical imaging 2015: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2015, p. 94190X.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{aalamifar2015classification,
  title={Classification of kidney and liver tissue using ultrasound backscatter data},
  author={Aalamifar, Fereshteh and Rivaz, Hassan and Cerrolaza, Juan J and Jago, James and Safdar, Nabile and Boctor, Emad M and Linguraru, Marius George},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2015: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={9419},
  pages={94190X},
  year={2015},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• A. Asoni, M. Ketcha, N. Kuo, L. Chen, E. Boctor, D. Coon, and J. L. Prince, “B-mode ultrasound pose recovery via surgical fiducial segmentation and tracking,” in Medical imaging 2015: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2015, p. 94152C.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{asoni2015b,
  title={B-Mode ultrasound pose recovery via surgical fiducial segmentation and tracking},
  author={Asoni, Alessandro and Ketcha, Michael and Kuo, Nathanael and Chen, Lei and Boctor, Emad and Coon, Devin and Prince, Jerry L},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2015: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={9415},
  pages={94152C},
  year={2015},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, F. Aalamifar, H. J. Kang, and E. M. Boctor, “Feasibility study of robotically tracked photoacoustic computed tomography,” in Medical imaging 2015: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2015, p. 941908.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{zhang2015feasibility,
  title={Feasibility study of robotically tracked photoacoustic computed tomography},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Aalamifar, Fereshteh and Kang, Hyun Jae and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2015: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={9419},
  pages={941908},
  year={2015},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. K. Zhang, E. Ergun, G. E. Trahey, and E. M. Boctor, “Synthetic aperture ultrasound imaging with robotic aperture extension,” in Medical imaging 2015: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2015, p. 94190L.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{zhang2015synthetic,
  title={Synthetic aperture ultrasound imaging with robotic aperture extension},
  author={Zhang, Haichong K and Ergun, Ezgi and Trahey, Gregg E and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2015: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={9419},
  pages={94190L},
  year={2015},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• S. Billings, H. J. Kang, A. Cheng, E. Boctor, P. Kazanzides, and R. Taylor, “Minimally invasive registration for computer-assisted orthopedic surgery: combining tracked ultrasound and bone surface points via the p-imlop algorithm,” International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, vol. 10, iss. 6, p. 761–771, 2015.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{billings2015minimally,
  title={Minimally invasive registration for computer-assisted orthopedic surgery: combining tracked ultrasound and bone surface points via the P-IMLOP algorithm},
  author={Billings, Seth and Kang, Hyun Jae and Cheng, Alexis and Boctor, Emad and Kazanzides, Peter and Taylor, Russell},
  journal={International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery},
  volume={10},
  number={6},
  pages={761--771},
  year={2015},
  publisher={Springer Berlin Heidelberg}
  }

• A. Cheng, X. Guo, H. K. Zhang, H. Kang, R. Etienne-Cummings, and E. M. Boctor, “Active point out-of-plane ultrasound calibration,” in Medical imaging 2015: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2015, p. 94150W.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{cheng2015active,
  title={Active point out-of-plane ultrasound calibration},
  author={Cheng, Alexis and Guo, Xiaoyu and Zhang, Haichong K and Kang, Hyunjae and Etienne-Cummings, Ralph and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2015: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={9415},
  pages={94150W},
  year={2015},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• A. Cheng, D. S. Lee, N. Deshmukh, and E. M. Boctor, “Virtual rigid body: a new optical tracking paradigm in image-guided interventions,” in Medical imaging 2015: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2015, p. 94150Y.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{cheng2015virtual,
  title={Virtual rigid body: a new optical tracking paradigm in image-guided interventions},
  author={Cheng, Alexis and Lee, David S and Deshmukh, Nishikant and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2015: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={9415},
  pages={94150Y},
  year={2015},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• M. L. A. Bell, A. K. Ostrowski, K. Li, P. Kazanzides, and E. M. Boctor, “Localization of transcranial targets for photoacoustic-guided endonasal surgeries,” Photoacoustics, vol. 3, iss. 2, p. 78–87, 2015.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{bell2015localization,
  title={Localization of transcranial targets for photoacoustic-guided endonasal surgeries},
  author={Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Ostrowski, Anastasia K and Li, Ke and Kazanzides, Peter and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Photoacoustics},
  volume={3},
  number={2},
  pages={78--87},
  year={2015},
  publisher={Elsevier}
  }

• E. M. Boctor and E. C. Burdette, Real time three-dimensional heat-induced echo-strain imaging for monitoring high-intensity acoustic ablation produced by conformal interstitial and external directional ultrasound therapy applicators, 2015.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2015real,
  title={Real time three-dimensional heat-induced echo-strain imaging for monitoring high-intensity acoustic ablation produced by conformal interstitial and external directional ultrasound therapy applicators},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Burdette, Everette C},
  year={2015},
  month=jun # "~23",
  note={US Patent 9,060,670}
  }

• S. Kim, H. J. Kang, A. Cheng, M. L. A. Bell, E. Boctor, and P. Kazanzides, “Photoacoustic image guidance for robot-assisted skull base surgery,” in 2015 ieee international conference on robotics and automation (icra), 2015, p. 592–597.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kim2015photoacoustic,
  title={Photoacoustic image guidance for robot-assisted skull base surgery},
  author={Kim, Sungmin and Kang, Hyun Jae and Cheng, Alexis and Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Boctor, Emad and Kazanzides, Peter},
  booktitle={2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
  pages={592--597},
  year={2015},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• N. P. Deshmukh, J. J. Caban, R. H. Taylor, G. D. Hager, and E. M. Boctor, “Five-dimensional ultrasound system for soft tissue visualization,” International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, vol. 10, iss. 12, p. 1927–1939, 2015.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{deshmukh2015five,
  title={Five-dimensional ultrasound system for soft tissue visualization},
  author={Deshmukh, Nishikant P and Caban, Jesus J and Taylor, Russell H and Hager, Gregory D and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery},
  volume={10},
  number={12},
  pages={1927--1939},
  year={2015},
  publisher={Springer Berlin Heidelberg}
  }

• R. J. Webster III and Z. R. Yaniv, “Medical imaging 2015: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling,” in Spie, 2015.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{webster2015medical,
  title={Medical Imaging 2015: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  author={Webster III, Robert J and Yaniv, Ziv R},
  booktitle={SPIE},
  volume={9415},
  year={2015}
  }

• F. Aalamifar, D. Jiang, H. K. Zhang, A. Cheng, X. Guo, R. Khurana, I. Iordachita, and E. Boctor, “Co-robotic ultrasound tomography,” in Spie, 2015.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{aalamifar2015co,
  title={Co-robotic ultrasound tomography},
  author={Aalamifar, Fereshteh and Jiang, Dengrong and Zhang, Haichong K and Cheng, Alexis and Guo, Xiaoyu and Khurana, Rishabh and Iordachita, Iulian and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={SPIE},
  year={2015}
  }

• X. Guo, “Integrated active ultrasound systems for medical interventions,” PhD Thesis, 2015.
  [Bibtex]

  @phdthesis{guo2015integrated,
  title={Integrated Active Ultrasound Systems for Medical Interventions},
  author={Guo, Xiaoyu},
  year={2015},
  school={Johns Hopkins University}
  }

• H. J. Kang, “Medical ultrasound imaging and interventional component (musiic) framework for advanced ultrasound image-guided therapy,” PhD Thesis, 2015.
  [Bibtex]

  @phdthesis{kang2015medical,
  title={Medical Ultrasound Imaging and Interventional Component (MUSiiC) Framework for Advanced Ultrasound Image-guided Therapy},
  author={Kang, Hyun Jae},
  year={2015},
  school={Johns Hopkins University}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, G. Trahey, N. BOTTENUS, and H. ZHANG, Synthetic aperture ultrasound system, 2015.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2015synthetic,
  title={Synthetic aperture ultrasound system},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Trahey, Gregg and BOTTENUS, Nick and ZHANG, Haichong},
  year={2015}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, I. I. Iordachita, X. Guo, H. K. ZHANG, A. CHENG, and F. ALAMIFAR, Robot assisted ultrasound system, 2015.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2015robot,
  title={Robot assisted ultrasound system},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Iordachita, Iulian I and Guo, Xiaoyu and ZHANG, Haichong K and CHENG, Alexis and ALAMIFAR, Fereshteh},
  year={2015}
  }

2014

• H. Rivaz, E. M. Boctor, M. A. Choti, and G. D. Hager, “Ultrasound elastography using multiple images,” Medical image analysis, vol. 18, iss. 2, p. 314–329, 2014.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{rivaz2014ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound elastography using multiple images},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Boctor, Emad M and Choti, Michael A and Hager, Gregory D},
  journal={Medical image analysis},
  volume={18},
  number={2},
  pages={314--329},
  year={2014},
  publisher={Elsevier}
  }

• X. Guo, B. Tavakoli, H. Kang, J. U. Kang, R. Etienne-Cummings, and E. M. Boctor, “Photoacoustic active ultrasound element for catheter tracking,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2014, 2014, p. 89435M.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{guo2014photoacoustic,
  title={Photoacoustic active ultrasound element for catheter tracking},
  author={Guo, Xiaoyu and Tavakoli, Behnoosh and Kang, Hyun-Jae and Kang, Jin U and Etienne-Cummings, Ralph and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2014},
  volume={8943},
  pages={89435M},
  year={2014},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• M. L. A. Bell, X. Guo, D. Y. Song, and E. M. Boctor, “Photoacoustic imaging of prostate brachytherapy seeds with transurethral light delivery,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2014, 2014, p. 89430N.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{bell2014photoacoustic,
  title={Photoacoustic imaging of prostate brachytherapy seeds with transurethral light delivery},
  author={Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Guo, Xiaoyu and Song, Danny Y and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2014},
  volume={8943},
  pages={89430N},
  year={2014},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• A. Cheng, X. Guo, H. Kang, B. Tavakoli, J. U. Kang, R. H. Taylor, and E. M. Boctor, “Concurrent photoacoustic markers for direct three-dimensional ultrasound to video registration,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2014, 2014, p. 89435J.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{cheng2014concurrent,
  title={Concurrent photoacoustic markers for direct three-dimensional ultrasound to video registration},
  author={Cheng, Alexis and Guo, Xiaoyu and Kang, Hyun-Jae and Tavakoli, Behnoosh and Kang, Jin U and Taylor, Russell H and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2014},
  volume={8943},
  pages={89435J},
  year={2014},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• M. L. A. Bell, A. K. Ostrowski, P. Kazanzides, and E. Boctor, “Feasibility of transcranial photoacoustic imaging for interventional guidance of endonasal surgeries,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2014, 2014, p. 894307.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{bell2014feasibility,
  title={Feasibility of transcranial photoacoustic imaging for interventional guidance of endonasal surgeries},
  author={Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Ostrowski, Anastasia K and Kazanzides, Peter and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2014},
  volume={8943},
  pages={894307},
  year={2014},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. Kang, M. L. A. Bell, X. Guo, R. H. Taylor, and E. M. Boctor, “Freehand spatial-angular compounding of photoacoustic images,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2014, 2014, p. 894361.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kang2014freehand,
  title={Freehand spatial-angular compounding of photoacoustic images},
  author={Kang, Hyun-Jae and Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Guo, Xiaoyu and Taylor, Russell H and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2014},
  volume={8943},
  pages={894361},
  year={2014},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• M. L. A. Bell, N. P. Kuo, D. Y. Song, J. Kang, and E. M. Boctor, “In vivo photoacoustic imaging of prostate brachytherapy seeds,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2014, 2014, p. 894348.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{bell2014vivo,
  title={In vivo photoacoustic imaging of prostate brachytherapy seeds},
  author={Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Kuo, Nathanael P and Song, Danny Y and Kang, Jin and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2014},
  volume={8943},
  pages={894348},
  year={2014},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• A. Cheng, M. K. Ackerman, G. S. Chirikjian, and E. M. Boctor, “Design and development of an ultrasound calibration phantom and system,” in Medical imaging 2014: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2014, p. 903624.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{cheng2014design,
  title={Design and development of an ultrasound calibration phantom and system},
  author={Cheng, Alexis and Ackerman, Martin K and Chirikjian, Gregory S and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2014: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={9036},
  pages={903624},
  year={2014},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• O. Shahin, G. Karagkounis, D. Carnegie, A. Schlaefer, and E. Boctor, “Innovative approach for in-vivo ablation validation on multimodal images,” in Medical imaging 2014: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2014, p. 903602.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{shahin2014innovative,
  title={Innovative approach for in-vivo ablation validation on multimodal images},
  author={Shahin, Osama and Karagkounis, G and Carnegie, Daniel and Schlaefer, Alexander and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2014: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={9036},
  pages={903602},
  year={2014},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• B. Tavakoli, X. Guo, R. H. Taylor, J. U. Kang, and E. M. Boctor, “Optoacoustic sensing for target detection inside cylindrical catheters,” in Medical imaging 2014: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2014, p. 90360G.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{tavakoli2014optoacoustic,
  title={Optoacoustic sensing for target detection inside cylindrical catheters},
  author={Tavakoli, Behnoosh and Guo, Xiaoyu and Taylor, Russell H and Kang, Jin U and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2014: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={9036},
  pages={90360G},
  year={2014},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• M. L. A. Bell, D. Y. Song, and E. M. Boctor, “Coherence-based photoacoustic imaging of brachytherapy seeds implanted in a canine prostate,” in Medical imaging 2014: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2014, p. 90400Q.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{bell2014coherence,
  title={Coherence-based photoacoustic imaging of brachytherapy seeds implanted in a canine prostate},
  author={Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Song, Danny Y and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2014: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={9040},
  pages={90400Q},
  year={2014},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. J. Kang, X. Guo, R. Z. Azar, A. Cheng, and E. M. Boctor, “Software framework for spatially tracked pre-beamformed rf data with a freehand clinical ultrasound transducer,” in Medical imaging 2014: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2014, p. 90401W.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kang2014software,
  title={Software framework for spatially tracked pre-beamformed RF data with a freehand clinical ultrasound transducer},
  author={Kang, Hyun Jae and Guo, Xiaoyu and Azar, Reza Zahiri and Cheng, Alexis and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2014: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={9040},
  pages={90401W},
  year={2014},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• F. Aalamifar, R. Khurana, A. Cheng, R. H. Taylor, I. Iordachita, and E. M. Boctor, “Enabling technologies for robot assisted ultrasound tomography: system setup and calibration,” in Medical imaging 2014: ultrasonic imaging and tomography, 2014, p. 90401X.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{aalamifar2014enabling,
  title={Enabling technologies for robot assisted ultrasound tomography: system setup and calibration},
  author={Aalamifar, Fereshteh and Khurana, Rishabh and Cheng, Alexis and Taylor, Russell H and Iordachita, Iulian and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2014: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography},
  volume={9040},
  pages={90401X},
  year={2014},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• M. K. Ackerman, A. Cheng, E. Boctor, and G. Chirikjian, “Online ultrasound sensor calibration using gradient descent on the euclidean group,” in 2014 ieee international conference on robotics and automation (icra), 2014, p. 4900–4905.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{ackerman2014online,
  title={Online ultrasound sensor calibration using gradient descent on the Euclidean Group},
  author={Ackerman, Martin Kendal and Cheng, Alexis and Boctor, Emad and Chirikjian, Gregory},
  booktitle={2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
  pages={4900--4905},
  year={2014},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• M. L. A. Bell, N. P. Kuo, D. Y. Song, J. Kang, and E. M. Boctor, “In vivo photoacoustic imaging of prostate brachytherapy seeds,” in Photons plus ultrasound: imaging and sensing 2014, 2014, p. 894348.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{bell2014vivo,
  title={In vivo photoacoustic imaging of prostate brachytherapy seeds},
  author={Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Kuo, Nathanael P and Song, Danny Y and Kang, Jin and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2014},
  volume={8943},
  pages={894348},
  year={2014},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• X. Guo, A. Cheng, H. K. Zhang, H. Kang, R. Etienne-Cummings, and E. M. Boctor, “Active echo: a new paradigm for ultrasound calibration,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2014, p. 397–404.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{guo2014active,
  title={Active echo: a new paradigm for ultrasound calibration},
  author={Guo, Xiaoyu and Cheng, Alexis and Zhang, Haichong K and Kang, Hyun-Jae and Etienne-Cummings, Ralph and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={397--404},
  year={2014},
  organization={Springer, Cham}
  }

• P. J. Stolka, P. Foroughi, M. Rendina, C. R. Weiss, G. D. Hager, and E. M. Boctor, “Needle guidance using handheld stereo vision and projection for ultrasound-based interventions,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2014, p. 684–691.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{stolka2014needle,
  title={Needle guidance using handheld stereo vision and projection for ultrasound-based interventions},
  author={Stolka, Philipp J and Foroughi, Pezhman and Rendina, Matthew and Weiss, Clifford R and Hager, Gregory D and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={684--691},
  year={2014},
  organization={Springer, Cham}
  }

• C. Audigier, T. Mansi, H. Delingette, S. Rapaka, V. Mihalef, D. Carnegie, E. Boctor, M. Choti, A. Kamen, D. Comaniciu, and others, “Parameter estimation for personalization of liver tumor radiofrequency ablation,” in International miccai workshop on computational and clinical challenges in abdominal imaging, 2014, p. 3–12.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{audigier2014parameter,
  title={Parameter estimation for personalization of liver tumor radiofrequency ablation},
  author={Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Mansi, Tommaso and Delingette, Herv{\'e} and Rapaka, Saikiran and Mihalef, Viorel and Carnegie, Daniel and Boctor, Emad and Choti, Michael and Kamen, Ali and Comaniciu, Dorin and others},
  booktitle={International MICCAI Workshop on Computational and Clinical Challenges in Abdominal Imaging},
  pages={3--12},
  year={2014},
  organization={Springer, Cham}
  }

• M. L. A. Bell, X. Guo, H. J. Kang, and E. Boctor, “Improved contrast in laser-diode-based photoacoustic images with short-lag spatial coherence beamforming,” in 2014 ieee international ultrasonics symposium, 2014, p. 37–40.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{bell2014improved,
  title={Improved contrast in laser-diode-based photoacoustic images with short-lag spatial coherence beamforming},
  author={Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Guo, Xiaoyu and Kang, Hyun Jae and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={2014 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium},
  pages={37--40},
  year={2014},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• X. Guo, H. Kang, R. Etienne-Cummings, and E. M. Boctor, “Active ultrasound pattern injection system (auspis) for interventional tool guidance,” Plos one, vol. 9, iss. 10, p. e104262, 2014.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{guo2014active,
  title={Active ultrasound pattern injection system (AUSPIS) for interventional tool guidance},
  author={Guo, Xiaoyu and Kang, Hyun-Jae and Etienne-Cummings, Ralph and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={PloS one},
  volume={9},
  number={10},
  pages={e104262},
  year={2014},
  publisher={Public Library of Science}
  }

• M. L. A. Bell, N. P. Kuo, D. Y. Song, J. U. Kang, and E. M. Boctor, “In vivo visualization of prostate brachytherapy seeds with photoacoustic imaging,” Journal of biomedical optics, vol. 19, iss. 12, p. 126011, 2014.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{bell2014vivo,
  title={In vivo visualization of prostate brachytherapy seeds with photoacoustic imaging},
  author={Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Kuo, Nathanael P and Song, Danny Y and Kang, Jin U and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Journal of biomedical optics},
  volume={19},
  number={12},
  pages={126011},
  year={2014},
  publisher={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• N. P. Deshmukh, H. J. Kang, S. D. Billings, R. H. Taylor, G. D. Hager, and E. M. Boctor, “Elastography using multi-stream gpu: an application to online tracked ultrasound elastography, in-vivo and the da vinci surgical system,” Plos one, vol. 9, iss. 12, p. e115881, 2014.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{deshmukh2014elastography,
  title={Elastography using multi-stream GPU: an application to online tracked ultrasound elastography, in-vivo and the da Vinci surgical system},
  author={Deshmukh, Nishikant P and Kang, Hyun Jae and Billings, Seth D and Taylor, Russell H and Hager, Gregory D and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={PloS one},
  volume={9},
  number={12},
  pages={e115881},
  year={2014},
  publisher={Public Library of Science}
  }

• P. J. Stolka, P. Foroughi, M. C. Rendina, G. D. Hager, and E. M. Boctor, Surgical needle for a surgical system with optical recognition, 2014.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{stolka2014surgical,
  title={Surgical needle for a surgical system with optical recognition},
  author={Stolka, Philipp Jakob and Foroughi, Pezhman and Rendina, Matthew C and Hager, Gregory Donald and Boctor, Emad Mikhail},
  year={2014},
  month=nov # "~4",
  note={US Patent 8,880,151}
  }

• I. N. Fleming, “Robust displacement estimation for ultrasound elastography and thermal imaging,” PhD Thesis, 2014.
  [Bibtex]

  @phdthesis{fleming2014robust,
  title={Robust Displacement Estimation for Ultrasound Elastography and Thermal Imaging},
  author={Fleming, Ioana N},
  year={2014},
  school={Johns Hopkins University}
  }

• O. Shahin, “Minimally invasive navigated liver intervention: ultrasound-guided surgery and ablation validation,” PhD Thesis, 2014.
  [Bibtex]

  @phdthesis{shahin2014minimally,
  title={Minimally Invasive Navigated Liver Intervention: Ultrasound-guided Surgery and Ablation Validation},
  author={Shahin, Osama},
  year={2014},
  school={Zentrale Hochschulbibliothek L{\"u}beck}
  }

• M. Linzer, “39th international symposium on ultrasonic imaging and tissue characterization,” Ultrasonic imaging, vol. 36, iss. 3, p. 187–233, 2014.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{linzer201439th,
  title={39th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization},
  author={Linzer, Melvin},
  journal={Ultrasonic Imaging},
  volume={36},
  number={3},
  pages={187--233},
  year={2014},
  publisher={SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA}
  }

2013

• P. Foroughi, H. Kang, D. A. Carnegie, M. G. van Vledder, M. A. Choti, G. D. Hager, and E. M. Boctor, “A freehand ultrasound elastography system with tracking for in vivo applications,” Ultrasound in medicine & biology, vol. 39, iss. 2, p. 211–225, 2013.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{foroughi2013freehand,
  title={A freehand ultrasound elastography system with tracking for in vivo applications},
  author={Foroughi, Pezhman and Kang, Hyun-Jae and Carnegie, Daniel A and van Vledder, Mark G and Choti, Michael A and Hager, Gregory D and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Ultrasound in medicine \& biology},
  volume={39},
  number={2},
  pages={211--225},
  year={2013},
  publisher={Elsevier}
  }

• C. Audigier, T. Mansi, H. Delingette, S. Rapaka, V. Mihalef, P. Sharma, D. Carnegie, E. Boctor, M. Choti, A. Kamen, and others, “Lattice boltzmann method for fast patient-specific simulation of liver tumor ablation from ct images,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2013, p. 323–330.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{audigier2013lattice,
  title={Lattice Boltzmann method for fast patient-specific simulation of liver tumor ablation from CT images},
  author={Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Mansi, Tommaso and Delingette, Herv{\'e} and Rapaka, Saikiran and Mihalef, Viorel and Sharma, Puneet and Carnegie, Daniel and Boctor, Emad and Choti, Michael and Kamen, Ali and others},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={323--330},
  year={2013},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, G. D. Hager, P. J. Stolka, and D. Heisenberg, Interventional in-situ image-guidance by fusing ultrasound and video, 2013.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2013interventional,
  title={Interventional In-Situ Image-Guidance by Fusing Ultrasound and Video},
  author={Boctor, Emad Mikhail and Hager, Gregory Donald and Stolka, Philipp Jakob and Heisenberg, Dorothee},
  year={2013},
  month=aug # "~22",
  note={US Patent App. 13/648,245}
  }

• A. Cheng, J. U. Kang, R. H. Taylor, and E. M. Boctor, “Direct three-dimensional ultrasound-to-video registration using photoacoustic markers,” Journal of biomedical optics, vol. 18, iss. 6, p. 66013, 2013.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{cheng2013direct,
  title={Direct three-dimensional ultrasound-to-video registration using photoacoustic markers},
  author={Cheng, Alexis and Kang, Jin U and Taylor, Russell H and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Journal of Biomedical Optics},
  volume={18},
  number={6},
  pages={066013},
  year={2013},
  publisher={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• M. L. A. Bell, N. Kuo, D. Y. Song, and E. M. Boctor, “Short-lag spatial coherence beamforming of photoacoustic images for enhanced visualization of prostate brachytherapy seeds,” Biomedical optics express, vol. 4, iss. 10, p. 1964–1977, 2013.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{bell2013short,
  title={Short-lag spatial coherence beamforming of photoacoustic images for enhanced visualization of prostate brachytherapy seeds},
  author={Bell, Muyinatu A Lediju and Kuo, Nathanael and Song, Danny Y and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Biomedical optics express},
  volume={4},
  number={10},
  pages={1964--1977},
  year={2013},
  publisher={Optical Society of America}
  }

• L. M. Bell, T. H. Sen, P. Kazanzides, I. Iordachita, T. R. Forbang, E. Boctor, M. Lachaine, and J. Wong, “Su-e-u-13: repeatability of robotic placement of ultrasound probes for an integrated us-ct approach to image-guided radiotherapy,” Medical physics, vol. 40, iss. 6Part22, p. 376–376, 2013.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{bell2013u,
  title={SU-E-U-13: Repeatability of robotic placement of ultrasound probes for an integrated US-CT approach to image-guided radiotherapy},
  author={Bell, M Lediju and Sen, H Tutkun and Kazanzides, P and Iordachita, I and Forbang, R Teboh and Boctor, E and Lachaine, M and Wong, J},
  journal={Medical Physics},
  volume={40},
  number={6Part22},
  pages={376--376},
  year={2013},
  publisher={American Association of Physicists in Medicine}
  }

• M. K. Ackerman, A. Cheng, B. Shiffman, E. Boctor, and G. Chirikjian, “Sensor calibration with unknown correspondence: solving ax= xb using euclidean-group invariants,” in 2013 ieee/rsj international conference on intelligent robots and systems, 2013, p. 1308–1313.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{ackerman2013sensor,
  title={Sensor calibration with unknown correspondence: Solving AX= XB using Euclidean-group invariants},
  author={Ackerman, Martin Kendal and Cheng, Alexis and Shiffman, Bernard and Boctor, Emad and Chirikjian, Gregory},
  booktitle={2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems},
  pages={1308--1313},
  year={2013},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• S. Ali, R. Veltri, J. A. Epstein, C. Christudass, and A. Madabhushi, “Cell cluster graph for prediction of biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer patients from tissue microarrays,” in Medical imaging 2013: digital pathology, 2013, p. 86760H.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{ali2013cell,
  title={Cell cluster graph for prediction of biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer patients from tissue microarrays},
  author={Ali, Sahirzeeshan and Veltri, Robert and Epstein, Jonathan A and Christudass, Christhunesa and Madabhushi, Anant},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2013: Digital Pathology},
  volume={8676},
  pages={86760H},
  year={2013},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• N. Kuo, “Seed localization in image-guided prostate brachytherapy intraoperative dosimetry systems,” PhD Thesis, 2013.
  [Bibtex]

  @phdthesis{kuo2013seed,
  title={Seed localization in image-guided prostate brachytherapy intraoperative dosimetry systems},
  author={Kuo, Nathanael},
  year={2013},
  school={Johns Hopkins University}
  }

• I. Fleming, “Improved image-guided laparoscopic prostatectomy,” JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV BALTIMORE MD 2013.
  [Bibtex]

  @techreport{fleming2013improved,
  title={Improved Image-Guided Laparoscopic Prostatectomy},
  author={Fleming, Ioana},
  year={2013},
  institution={JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV BALTIMORE MD}
  }

• M. Linzer, “38th international symposium on ultrasonic imaging and tissue characterization,” Ultrasonic imaging, vol. 35, iss. 3, p. 235–277, 2013.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{linzer201338th,
  title={38th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Imaging and Tissue Characterization},
  author={Linzer, Melvin},
  journal={Ultrasonic Imaging},
  volume={35},
  number={3},
  pages={235--277},
  year={2013},
  publisher={SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA}
  }

2012

• S. Billings, N. Deshmukh, H. J. Kang, R. Taylor, and E. M. Boctor, “System for robot-assisted real-time laparoscopic ultrasound elastography,” in Medical imaging 2012: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2012, p. 83161W.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{billings2012system,
  title={System for robot-assisted real-time laparoscopic ultrasound elastography},
  author={Billings, Seth and Deshmukh, Nishikant and Kang, Hyun Jae and Taylor, Russell and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2012: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={8316},
  pages={83161W},
  year={2012},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. Kang, N. Kuo, X. Guo, D. Song, J. U. Kang, and E. M. Boctor, “Software framework of a real-time pre-beamformed rf data acquisition of an ultrasound research scanner,” in Medical imaging 2012: ultrasonic imaging, tomography, and therapy, 2012, p. 83201F.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kang2012software,
  title={Software framework of a real-time pre-beamformed RF data acquisition of an ultrasound research scanner},
  author={Kang, Hyun-Jae and Kuo, Nathanael and Guo, Xiaoyu and Song, Danny and Kang, Jin U and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2012: Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography, and Therapy},
  volume={8320},
  pages={83201F},
  year={2012},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• T. H. Sen, N. Deshmukh, R. Goldman, P. Kazanzides, R. H. Taylor, E. Boctor, and N. Simaan, “Enabling technologies for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (notes) using robotically guided elasticity imaging,” in Medical imaging 2012: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2012, p. 83161Y.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{sen2012enabling,
  title={Enabling technologies for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) using robotically guided elasticity imaging},
  author={Sen, H Tutkun and Deshmukh, Nishikant and Goldman, Roger and Kazanzides, Peter and Taylor, Russell H and Boctor, Emad and Simaan, Nabil},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2012: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={8316},
  pages={83161Y},
  year={2012},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• S. Vyas, S. Su, R. Kim, N. Kuo, R. H. Taylor, J. U. Kang, and E. M. Boctor, “Intraoperative ultrasound to stereocamera registration using interventional photoacoustic imaging,” in Medical imaging 2012: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2012, p. 83160S.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{vyas2012intraoperative,
  title={Intraoperative ultrasound to stereocamera registration using interventional photoacoustic imaging},
  author={Vyas, Saurabh and Su, Steven and Kim, Robert and Kuo, Nathanael and Taylor, Russell H and Kang, Jin U and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2012: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={8316},
  pages={83160S},
  year={2012},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• I. Fleming, H. Rivaz, E. Boctor, and G. Hager, “Robust dynamic programming method for ultrasound elastography,” in Medical imaging 2012: ultrasonic imaging, tomography, and therapy, 2012, p. 83201K.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{fleming2012robust,
  title={Robust dynamic programming method for ultrasound elastography},
  author={Fleming, Ioana and Rivaz, Hassan and Boctor, Emad and Hager, Gregory},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2012: Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography, and Therapy},
  volume={8320},
  pages={83201K},
  year={2012},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• A. Cheng, J. U. Kang, R. H. Taylor, and E. M. Boctor, “Direct 3d ultrasound to video registration using photoacoustic effect,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2012, p. 552–559.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{cheng2012direct,
  title={Direct 3D ultrasound to video registration using photoacoustic effect},
  author={Cheng, Alexis and Kang, Jin U and Taylor, Russell H and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={552--559},
  year={2012},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

• X. L. Wang, P. J. Stolka, E. Boctor, G. Hager, and M. Choti, “The kinect as an interventional tracking system,” in Medical imaging 2012: image-guided procedures, robotic interventions, and modeling, 2012, p. 83160U.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{wang2012kinect,
  title={The Kinect as an interventional tracking system},
  author={Wang, Xiang Linda and Stolka, Philipp J and Boctor, Emad and Hager, Gregory and Choti, Michael},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2012: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling},
  volume={8316},
  pages={83160U},
  year={2012},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. Kang, N. P. Deshmukh, P. Stolka, C. E. Burdette, and E. M. Boctor, “Ultrasound imaging software framework for real-time monitoring of acoustic ablation therapy,” in Medical imaging 2012: ultrasonic imaging, tomography, and therapy, 2012, p. 83201E.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kang2012ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound imaging software framework for real-time monitoring of acoustic ablation therapy},
  author={Kang, Hyun-Jae and Deshmukh, Nishikant P and Stolka, Philipp and Burdette, E Clif and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2012: Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography, and Therapy},
  volume={8320},
  pages={83201E},
  year={2012},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• N. P. Kuo, H. J. Kang, D. Y. Song, J. U. Kang, and E. M. Boctor, “Real-time photoacoustic imaging of prostate brachytherapy seeds using a clinical ultrasound system,” Journal of biomedical optics, vol. 17, iss. 6, p. 66005, 2012.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kuo2012real,
  title={Real-time photoacoustic imaging of prostate brachytherapy seeds using a clinical ultrasound system},
  author={Kuo, Nathanael P and Kang, Hyun Jae and Song, Danny Y and Kang, Jin U and Boctor, Emad M},
  journal={Journal of biomedical optics},
  volume={17},
  number={6},
  pages={066005},
  year={2012},
  publisher={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• P. Foroughi, J. Burgner, M. A. Choti, R. J. Webster III, G. D. Hager, and E. M. Boctor, “Towards intraoperative monitoring of ablation using tracked 3d ultrasound elastography and internal palpation,” in Medical imaging 2012: ultrasonic imaging, tomography, and therapy, 2012, p. 83200T.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{foroughi2012towards,
  title={Towards intraoperative monitoring of ablation using tracked 3D ultrasound elastography and internal palpation},
  author={Foroughi, Pezhman and Burgner, Jessica and Choti, Michael A and Webster III, Robert J and Hager, Gregory D and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2012: Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography, and Therapy},
  volume={8320},
  pages={83200T},
  year={2012},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• I. N. Fleming, C. Kut, K. J. Macura, L. Su, H. Rivaz, C. Schneider, U. Hamper, T. Lotan, R. Taylor, G. Hager, and others, “Ultrasound elastography as a tool for imaging guidance during prostatectomy: initial experience,” Medical science monitor: international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, vol. 18, iss. 11, p. CR635, 2012.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{fleming2012ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound elastography as a tool for imaging guidance during prostatectomy: initial experience},
  author={Fleming, Ioana Nicolaescu and Kut, Carmen and Macura, Katarzyna J and Su, Li-Ming and Rivaz, Hassan and Schneider, Caitlin and Hamper, Ulrike and Lotan, Tamara and Taylor, Russ and Hager, Gregory and others},
  journal={Medical science monitor: international medical journal of experimental and clinical research},
  volume={18},
  number={11},
  pages={CR635},
  year={2012},
  publisher={International Scientific Information, Inc.}
  }

• B. Li, F. Bryan, B. Landman, T. Vercauteren, X. Pennec, A. Perchant, and N. Ayache, “Musiic toolkit 2.0: bidirectional real-time software framework for advanced interventional ultrasound research,” in Miccai 2012, international workshop on system and architectures for computer assisted interventions, 2012.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{li2012musiic,
  title={MUSiiC toolkit 2.0: Bidirectional real-time software framework for advanced interventional ultrasound research},
  author={Li, B and Bryan, F and Landman, B and Vercauteren, T and Pennec, X and Perchant, A and Ayache, N},
  booktitle={MICCAI 2012, International Workshop on System and Architectures for Computer Assisted Interventions},
  year={2012}
  }

• H. Rivaz, “Ultrasound-based guidance for partial breast irradiation therapy,” JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV BALTIMORE MD 2012.
  [Bibtex]

  @techreport{rivaz2012ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound-Based Guidance for Partial Breast Irradiation Therapy},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan},
  year={2012},
  institution={JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV BALTIMORE MD}
  }

2011

• N. Kuo, H. J. Kang, T. DeJournett, J. Spicer, and E. Boctor, “Photoacoustic imaging of prostate brachytherapy seeds in ex vivo prostate,” in Medical imaging 2011: visualization, image-guided procedures, and modeling, 2011, p. 796409.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kuo2011photoacoustic,
  title={Photoacoustic imaging of prostate brachytherapy seeds in ex vivo prostate},
  author={Kuo, Nathanael and Kang, Hyun Jae and DeJournett, Travis and Spicer, James and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2011: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling},
  volume={7964},
  pages={796409},
  year={2011},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• S. Billings, A. Kapoor, M. Keil, B. J. Wood, and E. Boctor, “A hybrid surface/image-based approach to facilitate ultrasound/ct registration,” in Medical imaging 2011: ultrasonic imaging, tomography, and therapy, 2011, p. 79680V.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{billings2011hybrid,
  title={A hybrid surface/image-based approach to facilitate ultrasound/CT registration},
  author={Billings, Seth and Kapoor, Ankur and Keil, Matthias and Wood, Bradford J and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2011: Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography, and Therapy},
  volume={7968},
  pages={79680V},
  year={2011},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• M. Ismail, K. Taguchi, J. Xu, B. M. Tsui, and E. M. Boctor, “3d-guided ct reconstruction using time-of-flight camera,” in Medical imaging 2011: visualization, image-guided procedures, and modeling, 2011, p. 796429.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{ismail20113d,
  title={3D-guided CT reconstruction using time-of-flight camera},
  author={Ismail, Mahmoud and Taguchi, Katsuyuki and Xu, Jingyan and Tsui, Benjamin MW and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2011: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling},
  volume={7964},
  pages={796429},
  year={2011},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• T. Bruns, J. Tucker, C. D. Rucker, P. Swaney, E. Boctor, C. E. Burdette, J. Burgner, and R. Webster, “Design of an autoclavable active cannula deployment device,” Transactions of the asme-w-journal of medical devices, vol. 5, iss. 2, p. 27538, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{bruns2011design,
  title={Design of an Autoclavable Active Cannula Deployment Device},
  author={Bruns, Trevor and Tucker, John and Rucker, D Caleb and Swaney, Philip and Boctor, Emad and Burdette, E Clif and Burgner, Jessica and Webster, Robert},
  journal={Transactions of the ASME-W-Journal of Medical Devices},
  volume={5},
  number={2},
  pages={027538},
  year={2011}
  }

• A. A. Azar, H. Rivaz, and E. Boctor, “Speckle detection in ultrasonic images using unsupervised clustering techniques,” in 2011 annual international conference of the ieee engineering in medicine and biology society, 2011, p. 8098–8101.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{azar2011speckle,
  title={Speckle detection in ultrasonic images using unsupervised clustering techniques},
  author={Azar, Arezou Akbarian and Rivaz, Hasan and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society},
  pages={8098--8101},
  year={2011},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• E. BOCTOR, J. KANG, S. EMELIANOV, and A. KARPIOUK, Interventional photoacoustic imaging system, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2011interventional,
  title={INTERVENTIONAL PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING SYSTEM},
  author={BOCTOR, Emad and KANG, Jin and EMELIANOV, Stanislav and KARPIOUK, Andrei},
  year={2011},
  month=aug # "~18",
  note={WO Patent WO/2011/100,753}
  }

• D. Mann, J. J. Caban, P. J. Stolka, E. M. Boctor, and T. S. Yoo, “Multi-dimensional transfer functions for effective visualization of streaming ultrasound and elasticity images,” in Medical imaging 2011: visualization, image-guided procedures, and modeling, 2011, p. 796439.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{mann2011multi,
  title={Multi-dimensional transfer functions for effective visualization of streaming ultrasound and elasticity images},
  author={Mann, David and Caban, Jesus J and Stolka, Philipp J and Boctor, Emad M and Yoo, Terry S},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2011: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling},
  volume={7964},
  pages={796439},
  year={2011},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• A. L. Guerrerio, L. Mattis, K. G. Conner, J. Hampsey, M. D. Stasinopoulos, R. DeJong, E. M. Boctor, S. Sheth, U. M. Hamper, and A. O. Scheimann, “Oral choline supplementation in children with intestinal failure,” Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, vol. 53, iss. 1, p. 115–119, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{guerrerio2011oral,
  title={Oral choline supplementation in children with intestinal failure},
  author={Guerrerio, Anthony L and Mattis, Lynn and Conner, Kim G and Hampsey, Jenifer and Stasinopoulos, D Mikis and DeJong, Robert and Boctor, Emad M and Sheth, Shelia and Hamper, Ulrike M and Scheimann, Ann O},
  journal={Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition},
  volume={53},
  number={1},
  pages={115--119},
  year={2011},
  publisher={LWW}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, G. D. Hager, G. Fichtinger, and A. Viswanathan, Ultrasound calibration and real-time quality assurance based on closed form formulationGoogle patents, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2011ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound calibration and real-time quality assurance based on closed form formulation},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Hager, Gregory D and Fichtinger, Gabor and Viswanathan, Anand},
  year={2011},
  month=jan # "~11",
  publisher={Google Patents},
  note={US Patent 7,867,167}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, M. Choti, G. Fichtinger, R. Taylor, and J. L. Prince, Robotic 5-dimensional ultrasoundGoogle patents, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2011robotic,
  title={Robotic 5-dimensional ultrasound},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Choti, Michael and Fichtinger, Gabor and Taylor, Russell and Prince, Jerry L},
  year={2011},
  month=mar # "~8",
  publisher={Google Patents},
  note={US Patent 7,901,357}
  }

• P. Foroughi, E. Boctor, and G. Hager, Methods and apparatus for ultrasound strain imagingGoogle patents, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{foroughi2011methods,
  title={METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ULTRASOUND STRAIN IMAGING},
  author={Foroughi, Pezhman and Boctor, Emad and Hager, Gregory},
  year={2011},
  month=mar # "~28",
  publisher={Google Patents},
  note={US Patent App. 13/073,683}
  }

• S. Sefati, H. Rivaz, E. Boctor, and G. Hager, “Ultrasound elastography using regularized phase-zero cost function initialized with dynamic programming,” in Medical imaging 2011: ultrasonic imaging, tomography, and therapy, 2011, p. 79681D.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{sefati2011ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound elastography using regularized phase-zero cost function initialized with dynamic programming},
  author={Sefati, Shahin and Rivaz, Hassan and Boctor, Emad and Hager, Gregory},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2011: Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography, and Therapy},
  volume={7968},
  pages={79681D},
  year={2011},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• P. J. Stolka, X. L. Wang, G. D. Hager, and E. M. Boctor, “Navigation with local sensors in handheld 3d ultrasound: initial in-vivo experience,” in Medical imaging 2011: ultrasonic imaging, tomography, and therapy, 2011, p. 79681J.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{stolka2011navigation,
  title={Navigation with local sensors in handheld 3D ultrasound: initial in-vivo experience},
  author={Stolka, Philipp J and Wang, Xiang Linda and Hager, Gregory D and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2011: Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography, and Therapy},
  volume={7968},
  pages={79681J},
  year={2011},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• Z. Yaniv, P. Foroughi, H. Kang, and E. Boctor, “Ultrasound calibration framework for the image-guided surgery toolkit (igstk),” in Medical imaging 2011: visualization, image-guided procedures, and modeling, 2011, p. 79641N.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{yaniv2011ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound calibration framework for the image-guided surgery toolkit (IGSTK)},
  author={Yaniv, Ziv and Foroughi, Pezhman and Kang, Hyun-Jae and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2011: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling},
  volume={7964},
  pages={79641N},
  year={2011},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. Rivaz, G. Hager, E. M. Boctor, and I. Fleming, Method and system for processing ultrasound dataGoogle patents, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{rivaz2011method,
  title={METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ULTRASOUND DATA},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Hager, Gregory and Boctor, Emad M and Fleming, Ioana},
  year={2011},
  month=oct # "~24",
  publisher={Google Patents},
  note={US Patent App. 13/279,970}
  }

• M. G. Van Vledder, L. Assumpcao, S. Munireddy, K. Sehgal, E. M. Boctor, and M. A. Choti, “Development of hepatic pseudotumors for image-guided interventional and surgical research in a large animal model,” Journal of vascular and interventional radiology, vol. 22, iss. 10, p. 1452–1456, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{van2011development,
  title={Development of hepatic pseudotumors for image-guided interventional and surgical research in a large animal model},
  author={Van Vledder, Mark G and Assumpcao, Lia and Munireddy, Sanjay and Sehgal, Kartik and Boctor, Emad M and Choti, Michael A},
  journal={Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology},
  volume={22},
  number={10},
  pages={1452--1456},
  year={2011},
  publisher={Elsevier}
  }

• P. J. STOLKA and E. M. BOCTOR, Low-cost image-guided navigation and intervention systems using cooperative sets of local sensors, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{stolka2011low,
  title={LOW-COST IMAGE-GUIDED NAVIGATION AND INTERVENTION SYSTEMS USING COOPERATIVE SETS OF LOCAL SENSORS},
  author={STOLKA, Philipp Jakob and BOCTOR, Emad Moussa},
  year={2011},
  month=may # "~26",
  note={WO Patent WO/2011/063,266}
  }

• H. Rivaz, E. M. Boctor, M. A. Choti, and G. D. Hager, “Ultrasound elastography using three images,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2011, p. 371–378.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{rivaz2011ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound elastography using three images},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Boctor, Emad M and Choti, Michael A and Hager, Gregory D},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={371--378},
  year={2011},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

• P. J. Stolka and E. M. Boctor, Low-cost image-guided navigation and intervention systems using cooperative sets of local sensors, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{stolka2011low,
  title={Low-cost image-guided navigation and intervention systems using cooperative sets of local sensors},
  author={Stolka, Philipp Jakob and Boctor, Emad Moussa},
  year={2011}
  }

• H. Kang, P. Stolka, and E. Boctor, “Openitglinkmusiic: a standard communications protocol for advanced ultrasound research,” Midas journal, p. 1–12, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kang2011openitglinkmusiic,
  title={OpenITGLinkMUSiiC: a standard communications protocol for advanced ultrasound research},
  author={Kang, HJ and Stolka, PJ and Boctor, E},
  journal={MIDAS Journal},
  pages={1--12},
  year={2011}
  }

• P. M. Pierorazio, P. J. Stolka, J. K. Mullins, M. Keil, E. Boctor, and M. E. Allaf, “A 3d elastrography-guided system for laparoscopic partial nephrectomy,” in Journal of endourology, 2011, p. A67–A67.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{pierorazio20113d,
  title={A 3D Elastrography-guided System for Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy},
  author={Pierorazio, Phillip M and Stolka, Philipp J and Mullins, Jeffrey K and Keil, Mathias and Boctor, Emad and Allaf, Mohamad E},
  booktitle={Journal of Endourology},
  volume={25},
  pages={A67--A67},
  year={2011},
  organization={MARY ANN LIEBERT INC 140 HUGUENOT STREET, 3RD FL, NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801 USA}
  }

• P. M. Pierorazio, P. J. Stolka, J. K. Mullins, E. Boctor, and M. E. Allaf, “Development of a renal phantom model for image-guided laparoscopic partial nephrectomy,” in Journal of endourology, 2011, p. A67–A67.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{pierorazio2011development,
  title={DEVELOPMENT OF A RENAL PHANTOM MODEL FOR IMAGE-GUIDED LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY},
  author={Pierorazio, Phillip M and Stolka, Philipp J and Mullins, Jeffrey K and Boctor, Emad and Allaf, Mohamad E},
  booktitle={JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY},
  volume={25},
  pages={A67--A67},
  year={2011},
  organization={MARY ANN LIEBERT INC 140 HUGUENOT STREET, 3RD FL, NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801 USA}
  }

• G. Cai, M. van Vledder, I. Kamel, L. Diaz, E. Boctor, T. Pawlik, and M. Choti, “Preoperative chemotherapy in patients undergoing resection of colorectal liver metastases: assessment of pattern of tumor response using ct registration imaging.,” Journal of clinical oncology, vol. 29, iss. 4_suppl, p. 252–252, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{cai2011preoperative,
  title={Preoperative chemotherapy in patients undergoing resection of colorectal liver metastases: Assessment of pattern of tumor response using CT registration imaging.},
  author={Cai, G and van Vledder, MG and Kamel, IR and Diaz, LA and Boctor, E and Pawlik, TM and Choti, MA},
  journal={Journal of Clinical Oncology},
  volume={29},
  number={4\_suppl},
  pages={252--252},
  year={2011},
  publisher={American Society of Clinical Oncology}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, M. Choti, G. Fichtinger, R. Taylor, and J. L. Prince, Robotic 5-dimensional ultrasound, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2011robotic,
  title={Robotic 5-dimensional ultrasound},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Choti, Michael and Fichtinger, Gabor and Taylor, Russell and Prince, Jerry L},
  year={2011},
  month=sep # "~29",
  note={US Patent App. 13/027,703}
  }

• S. Ahn, M. Akcakaya, A. Akselrod-Ballin, G. Alexandrakis, P. Aljabar, C. Allen, R. Alomari, S. Amari, M. Anastasio, C. Andrews, and others, “2011 index ieee transactions on medical imaging vol. 30,” Ieee transactions on medical imaging, vol. 30, iss. 12, p. 2149, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{ahn20112011,
  title={2011 Index IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging Vol. 30},
  author={Ahn, S and Akcakaya, M and Akselrod-Ballin, A and Alexandrakis, G and Aljabar, P and Allen, C and Alomari, RS and Amari, SI and Anastasio, MA and Andrews, CN and others},
  journal={IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging},
  volume={30},
  number={12},
  pages={2149},
  year={2011}
  }

• M. Mischi, M. Kuenen, M. Laguna Pes, H. Wijkstra, C. Christian, T. Stefan, A. R. Polland, A. C. Mues, J. A. Graversen, J. Landman, and others, “Abstracts from the 26th annual meeting of the engineering and urology society may 14, 2011 washington, dc,” Journal of endourology, vol. 25, iss. 9, p. A–1, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{mischi2011abstracts,
  title={Abstracts from the 26th Annual Meeting of the Engineering and Urology Society May 14, 2011 Washington, DC},
  author={Mischi, M and Kuenen, MJP and Laguna Pes, MP and Wijkstra, H and Christian, Chaussy and Stefan, Thueroff and Polland, Allison R and Mues, Adam C and Graversen, Joseph A and Landman, Jaime and others},
  journal={Journal of Endourology},
  volume={25},
  number={9},
  pages={A--1},
  year={2011},
  publisher={Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Floor New Rochelle, NY 10801 USA}
  }

• A. M. Loske, J. Campos-Guillen, F. Fernández, and E. Castaño-Tostado, “Enhanced shock wave-assisted transformation of escherichia coli,” Ultrasound in medicine & biology, vol. 37, iss. 3, p. 502–510, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{loske2011enhanced,
  title={Enhanced shock wave-assisted transformation of Escherichia coli},
  author={Loske, Achim M and Campos-Guillen, Juan and Fern{\'a}ndez, Francisco and Casta{\~n}o-Tostado, Eduardo},
  journal={Ultrasound in medicine \& biology},
  volume={37},
  number={3},
  pages={502--510},
  year={2011},
  publisher={Elsevier}
  }

• J. Hrishi B, A. Chris J, B. Jenna L, A. Widatella, K. Iason, T. Nikolaos, K. Panagiotis, A. Odysseas, L. Despoina, P. Helen, and others, “29th world congress of endourology & swl wce 2011 scientific program & abstracts,” Journal of endourology, vol. 25, iss. S1, p. P1–A373, 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{hrishi201129th,
  title={29th World Congress of Endourology \& SWL WCE 2011 Scientific Program \& Abstracts},
  author={Hrishi B, Joshi and Chris J, Allender and Jenna L, Bowen and Widatella, Awadalla and Iason, Kyriazis and Nikolaos, Tsopanoglou and Panagiotis, Kallidonis and Odysseas, Andrikopoulos and Despoina, Liourdi and Helen, Papadaki and others},
  journal={Journal of Endourology},
  volume={25},
  number={S1},
  pages={P1--A373},
  year={2011},
  publisher={Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Floor New Rochelle, NY 10801 USA}
  }

• P. Foroughi, “Tracked ultrasound elastography for neo-adjuvant chemotherapy monitoring,” JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV BALTIMORE MD 2011.
  [Bibtex]

  @techreport{foroughi2011tracked,
  title={Tracked Ultrasound Elastography for Neo-adjuvant Chemotherapy Monitoring},
  author={Foroughi, Pezhman},
  year={2011},
  institution={JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV BALTIMORE MD}
  }

2010

• H. Rivaz, E. M. Boctor, M. A. Choti, and G. D. Hager, “Real-time regularized ultrasound elastography,” Ieee transactions on medical imaging, vol. 30, iss. 4, p. 928–945, 2010.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{rivaz2010real,
  title={Real-time regularized ultrasound elastography},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Boctor, Emad M and Choti, Michael A and Hager, Gregory D},
  journal={IEEE transactions on medical imaging},
  volume={30},
  number={4},
  pages={928--945},
  year={2010},
  publisher={IEEE}
  }

• C. E. Burdette, C. D. Rucker, P. Prakash, C. J. Diederich, J. M. Croom, C. Clarke, P. Stolka, T. Juang, E. M. Boctor, and R. J. Webster III, “The acusitt ultrasonic ablator: the first steerable needle with an integrated interventional tool,” in Medical imaging 2010: ultrasonic imaging, tomography, and therapy, 2010, p. 76290V.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{burdette2010acusitt,
  title={The ACUSITT ultrasonic ablator: the first steerable needle with an integrated interventional tool},
  author={Burdette, E Clif and Rucker, D Caleb and Prakash, Punit and Diederich, Chris J and Croom, Jordon M and Clarke, Clyde and Stolka, Philipp and Juang, Titania and Boctor, Emad M and Webster III, Robert J},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2010: Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography, and Therapy},
  volume={7629},
  pages={76290V},
  year={2010},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• P. J. Stolka, M. Keil, G. Sakas, E. McVeigh, M. E. Allaf, R. H. Taylor, and E. M. Boctor, “A 3d-elastography-guided system for laparoscopic partial nephrectomies,” in Medical imaging 2010: visualization, image-guided procedures, and modeling, 2010, p. 76251I.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{stolka20103d,
  title={A 3D-elastography-guided system for laparoscopic partial nephrectomies},
  author={Stolka, Philipp J and Keil, Matthias and Sakas, Georgios and McVeigh, Elliot and Allaf, Mohamad E and Taylor, Russell H and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2010: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling},
  volume={7625},
  pages={76251I},
  year={2010},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• P. J. Stolka, H. Kang, M. Choti, and E. M. Boctor, “Multi-dof probe trajectory reconstruction with local sensors for 2d-to-3d ultrasound,” in 2010 ieee international symposium on biomedical imaging: from nano to macro, 2010, p. 316–319.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{stolka2010multi,
  title={Multi-DoF probe trajectory reconstruction with local sensors for 2D-to-3D ultrasound},
  author={Stolka, Philipp J and Kang, Hyun-Jae and Choti, Michael and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={2010 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro},
  pages={316--319},
  year={2010},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• P. Foroughi, H. Rivaz, I. N. Fleming, G. D. Hager, and E. M. Boctor, “Tracked ultrasound elastography (true),” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2010, p. 9–16.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{foroughi2010tracked,
  title={Tracked ultrasound elastography (true)},
  author={Foroughi, Pezhman and Rivaz, Hassan and Fleming, Ioana N and Hager, Gregory D and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={9--16},
  year={2010},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

• M. G. Van Vledder, E. M. Boctor, L. R. Assumpcao, H. Rivaz, P. Foroughi, G. D. Hager, U. M. Hamper, T. M. Pawlik, and M. A. Choti, “Intra-operative ultrasound elasticity imaging for monitoring of hepatic tumour thermal ablation,” Hpb, vol. 12, iss. 10, p. 717–723, 2010.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{van2010intra,
  title={Intra-operative ultrasound elasticity imaging for monitoring of hepatic tumour thermal ablation},
  author={Van Vledder, Mark G and Boctor, Emad M and Assumpcao, Lia R and Rivaz, Hassan and Foroughi, Pezhman and Hager, Gregory D and Hamper, Ulrike M and Pawlik, Timothy M and Choti, Michael A},
  journal={Hpb},
  volume={12},
  number={10},
  pages={717--723},
  year={2010},
  publisher={Blackwell Publishing Ltd Oxford, UK}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, P. Stolka, H. Kang, C. Clarke, C. Rucker, J. Croom, C. E. Burdette, and R. J. Webster III, “Precisely shaped acoustic ablation of tumors utilizing steerable needle and 3d ultrasound image guidance,” in Medical imaging 2010: visualization, image-guided procedures, and modeling, 2010, p. 76252N.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2010precisely,
  title={Precisely shaped acoustic ablation of tumors utilizing steerable needle and 3D ultrasound image guidance},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Stolka, Philipp and Kang, Hyun-Jae and Clarke, Clyde and Rucker, Caleb and Croom, Jordon and Burdette, E Clif and Webster III, Robert J},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2010: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling},
  volume={7625},
  pages={76252N},
  year={2010},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• M. G. Van Vledder, M. S. Torbenson, T. M. Pawlik, E. M. Boctor, U. M. Hamper, K. Olino, and M. A. Choti, “The effect of steatosis on echogenicity of colorectal liver metastases on intraoperative ultrasonography,” Archives of surgery, vol. 145, iss. 7, p. 661–667, 2010.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{van2010effect,
  title={The effect of steatosis on echogenicity of colorectal liver metastases on intraoperative ultrasonography},
  author={Van Vledder, Mark G and Torbenson, Michael S and Pawlik, Timothy M and Boctor, Emad M and Hamper, Ulrike M and Olino, Kelly and Choti, Michael A},
  journal={Archives of Surgery},
  volume={145},
  number={7},
  pages={661--667},
  year={2010},
  publisher={American Medical Association}
  }

• H. Rivaz, A. Kapoor, I. Fleming, G. D. Hager, and E. M. Boctor, “A novel method for monitoring liver ablation using ultrasound elastography,” in Medical imaging 2010: ultrasonic imaging, tomography, and therapy, 2010, p. 762913.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{rivaz2010novel,
  title={A novel method for monitoring liver ablation using ultrasound elastography},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Kapoor, Ankur and Fleming, Ioana and Hager, Gregory D and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2010: Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography, and Therapy},
  volume={7629},
  pages={762913},
  year={2010},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. Rivaz, H. J. Kang, P. J. Stolka, R. Zellars, F. Wacker, G. Hager, and E. Boctor, “Novel reconstruction and feature exploitation techniques for sensorless freehand 3d ultrasound,” in Medical imaging 2010: ultrasonic imaging, tomography, and therapy, 2010, p. 76291D.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{rivaz2010novel,
  title={Novel reconstruction and feature exploitation techniques for sensorless freehand 3D ultrasound},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Kang, Hyun J and Stolka, Philipp J and Zellars, Richard and Wacker, Frank and Hager, Gregory and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2010: Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography, and Therapy},
  volume={7629},
  pages={76291D},
  year={2010},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• E. Boctor, “We-d-201c-01: advanced ultrasound imaging in interventional medicine,” Medical physics, vol. 37, iss. 6Part8, p. 3431–3431, 2010.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{boctor2010we,
  title={WE-D-201C-01: Advanced Ultrasound Imaging in Interventional Medicine},
  author={Boctor, Emad},
  journal={Medical Physics},
  volume={37},
  number={6Part8},
  pages={3431--3431},
  year={2010},
  publisher={American Association of Physicists in Medicine}
  }

• P. Foroughi, G. D. Hager, F. K. Wacker, and E. M. Boctor, “Application of external tracking in ultrasound elasticity imaging,” in Medical imaging 2010: ultrasonic imaging, tomography, and therapy, 2010, p. 76291B.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{foroughi2010application,
  title={Application of external tracking in ultrasound elasticity imaging},
  author={Foroughi, Pezhman and Hager, Gregory D and Wacker, Frank K and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2010: Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography, and Therapy},
  volume={7629},
  pages={76291B},
  year={2010},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• E. CLIF BURDETTE, D. CALEB RUCKER, P. PRAKASH, C. J. DIEDERICH, J. M. CROOM, C. CLARKE, P. STOLKA, T. JUANG, E. M. BOCTOR, and R. J. WEBSTER, “The acusitt ultrasonic ablator: the first steerable needle with an integrated interventional tool,” Progress in biomedical optics and imaging, vol. 11, iss. 39, 2010.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{clif2010acusitt,
  title={The ACUSITT Ultrasonic Ablator: The First Steerable Needle with an Integrated Interventional Tool},
  author={CLIF BURDETTE, E and CALEB RUCKER, D and PRAKASH, Punit and DIEDERICH, Chris J and CROOM, Jordan M and CLARKE, Clyde and STOLKA, Philipp and JUANG, Titania and BOCTOR, Emad M and WEBSTER, Robert J},
  journal={Progress in biomedical optics and imaging},
  volume={11},
  number={39},
  year={2010},
  publisher={Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers}
  }

• N. Deshmukh, H. Rivaz, P. Stolka, H. Kang, G. Hager, M. Alaf, and E. Boctor, “Real–time graphics processing unit based ultrasound elastography,” in Proceedings of the ninth international conference on the ultrasonic measurement and imaging of tissue elasticity, 2010.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{deshmukh2010real,
  title={REAL--TIME GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT BASED ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY},
  author={Deshmukh, NP and Rivaz, H and Stolka, PJ and Kang, H and Hager, GD and Alaf, ME and Boctor, EM},
  booktitle={Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity},
  year={2010}
  }

• P. J. Stolka, H. Kang, and E. Boctor, “The musiic toolkit: modular real-time toolkit for advanced ultrasound research,” Midas journal, 2010.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{stolka2010musiic,
  title={The MUSiiC toolkit: modular real-time toolkit for advanced ultrasound research},
  author={Stolka, Ph J and Kang, HJ and Boctor, E},
  journal={MIDAS Journal},
  year={2010}
  }

• E. Boctor, S. Verma, C. Clarke, T. DeJournett, J. Spicer, and J. Kang, “Prostate brachytherapy seed localization using combined photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging,” Ultrasonic imaging, tomography and therapy medical imaging, paper, p. 7629–29, 2010.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{boctor2010prostate,
  title={Prostate brachytherapy seed localization using combined photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging},
  author={Boctor, EM and Verma, S and Clarke, CC and DeJournett, T and Spicer, JB and Kang, JU},
  journal={Ultrasonic Imaging, Tomography and Therapy Medical Imaging, Paper},
  pages={7629--29},
  year={2010}
  }

• P. Jannin, Information processing in computer-assisted interventionsSpringer-verlag berlin heidelberg, 2010.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{jannin2010information,
  title={Information processing in computer-assisted interventions},
  author={Jannin, Pierre},
  year={2010},
  publisher={Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg}
  }

2009

• H. Rivaz, P. Foroughi, I. Fleming, R. Zellars, E. Boctor, and G. Hager, “Tracked regularized ultrasound elastography for targeting breast radiotherapy,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2009, p. 507–515.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{rivaz2009tracked,
  title={Tracked regularized ultrasound elastography for targeting breast radiotherapy},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Foroughi, Pezhman and Fleming, Ioana and Zellars, Richard and Boctor, Emad and Hager, Gregory},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={507--515},
  year={2009},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

• N. Deshmukh, H. Rivaz, and E. Boctor, “Gpu-based elasticity imaging algorithms,” in Proc. int. conf. med. imag. comp. & comp. assist. interven, 2009.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{deshmukh2009gpu,
  title={GPU-based elasticity imaging algorithms},
  author={Deshmukh, Nishikant and Rivaz, Hassan and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={Proc. Int. Conf. Med. Imag. Comp. \& Comp. Assist. Interven},
  year={2009}
  }

• P. Foroughi, G. Hager, and E. Boctor, “Robust elasticity imaging using external tracker,” in 2009 ieee international symposium on biomedical imaging: from nano to macro, 2009, p. 209–212.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{foroughi2009robust,
  title={Robust elasticity imaging using external tracker},
  author={Foroughi, Pezhman and Hager, Gregory and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro},
  pages={209--212},
  year={2009},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• M. Keil, P. J. Stolka, M. Wiebel, G. Sakas, E. R. McVeigh, R. H. Taylor, and E. Boctor, “Ultrasound and ct registration quality: elastography vs. classical b-mode,” in 2009 ieee international symposium on biomedical imaging: from nano to macro, 2009, p. 967–970.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{keil2009ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound and CT registration quality: Elastography vs. classical B-Mode},
  author={Keil, Matthias and Stolka, Philipp J and Wiebel, Marion and Sakas, Georgios and McVeigh, Elliot R and Taylor, Russell H and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={2009 IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro},
  pages={967--970},
  year={2009},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• P. Foroughi, C. Csoma, H. Rivaz, G. Fichtinger, R. Zellars, G. Hager, and E. Boctor, “Multi-modality fusion of ct, 3d ultrasound, and tracked strain images for breast irradiation planning,” in Medical imaging 2009: ultrasonic imaging and signal processing, 2009, p. 72651B.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{foroughi2009multi,
  title={Multi-modality fusion of CT, 3D ultrasound, and tracked strain images for breast irradiation planning},
  author={Foroughi, Pezhman and Csoma, Csaba and Rivaz, Hassan and Fichtinger, Gabor and Zellars, Richard and Hager, Gregory and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2009: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing},
  volume={7265},
  pages={72651B},
  year={2009},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• I. N. Fleming, H. Rivaz, K. Macura, L. Su, U. Hamper, G. A. Lagoda, A. L. Burnett II, T. Lotan, R. H. Taylor, G. D. Hager, and others, “Ultrasound elastography: enabling technology for image guided laparoscopic prostatectomy,” in Medical imaging 2009: visualization, image-guided procedures, and modeling, 2009, p. 72612I.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{fleming2009ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound elastography: enabling technology for image guided laparoscopic prostatectomy},
  author={Fleming, Ioana N and Rivaz, Hassan and Macura, Katarzyna and Su, Li-Ming and Hamper, Ulrike and Lagoda, Gwen A and Burnett II, Arthur L and Lotan, Tamara and Taylor, Russell H and Hager, Gregory D and others},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2009: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling},
  volume={7261},
  pages={72612I},
  year={2009},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• P. J. Stolka, J. Choi, J. Wang, M. Choti, and E. M. Boctor, “5-dof trajectory reconstruction for handheld ultrasound with local sensors,” in 2009 ieee international ultrasonics symposium, 2009, p. 1864–1867.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{stolka20095,
  title={5-DoF trajectory reconstruction for handheld ultrasound with local sensors},
  author={Stolka, Philipp J and Choi, Joyce and Wang, Joseph and Choti, Michael and Boctor, Emad M},
  booktitle={2009 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium},
  pages={1864--1867},
  year={2009},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, N. Deshmukh, M. S. Ayad, C. Clarke, K. Dickie, M. A. Choti, and E. C. Burdette, “Three-dimensional heat-induced echo-strain imaging for monitoring high-intensity acoustic ablation,” in Medical imaging 2009: ultrasonic imaging and signal processing, 2009, p. 72650R.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2009three,
  title={Three-dimensional heat-induced echo-strain imaging for monitoring high-intensity acoustic ablation},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Deshmukh, Nishikant and Ayad, Maria S and Clarke, Clyde and Dickie, Kris and Choti, Michael A and Burdette, Everette C},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2009: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing},
  volume={7265},
  pages={72650R},
  year={2009},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, M. Matinfar, O. Ahmad, H. Rivaz, M. Choti, and R. H. Taylor, “Elasticity-based three dimensional ultrasound real-time volume rendering,” in Medical imaging 2009: visualization, image-guided procedures, and modeling, 2009, p. 72612V.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2009elasticity,
  title={Elasticity-based three dimensional ultrasound real-time volume rendering},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Matinfar, Mohammad and Ahmad, Omar and Rivaz, Hassan and Choti, Michael and Taylor, Russell H},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2009: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling},
  volume={7261},
  pages={72612V},
  year={2009},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• C. Kut, C. Schneider, N. Carter-Monroe, L. Su, E. Boctor, and R. Taylor, “Accuracy of localization of prostate lesions using manual palpation and ultrasound elastography,” in Medical imaging 2009: visualization, image-guided procedures, and modeling, 2009, p. 726128.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kut2009accuracy,
  title={Accuracy of localization of prostate lesions using manual palpation and ultrasound elastography},
  author={Kut, Carmen and Schneider, Caitlin and Carter-Monroe, Naima and Su, Li-Ming and Boctor, Emad and Taylor, Russell},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2009: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling},
  volume={7261},
  pages={726128},
  year={2009},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• E. Boctor, N. Deshmukh, M. Ayad, C. Clarke, K. Dickie, and E. Burdette, “Three-dimensional heat-induced echo-strain imaging for monitoring interstitial high intensity ablation,” The international society for optical engineering (spie) on medical imaging, vol. 7265, 2009.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{boctor2009three,
  title={Three-Dimensional Heat-induced Echo-Strain Imaging for Monitoring Interstitial High Intensity Ablation},
  author={Boctor, EM and Deshmukh, N and Ayad, M and Clarke, C and Dickie, K and Burdette, E},
  journal={The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) on Medical Imaging},
  volume={7265},
  year={2009}
  }

• M. Toews, W. M. Wells, L. D. Collins, and T. Arbel, “Feature-based morphometry,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2009, p. 109–116.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{toews2009feature,
  title={Feature-based morphometry},
  author={Toews, Matthew and Wells, William M and Collins, D Louis and Arbel, Tal},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={109--116},
  year={2009},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

2008

• H. Rivaz, E. Boctor, P. Foroughi, R. Zellars, G. Fichtinger, and G. Hager, “Ultrasound elastography: a dynamic programming approach,” Ieee transactions on medical imaging, vol. 27, iss. 10, p. 1373–1377, 2008.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{rivaz2008ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound elastography: a dynamic programming approach},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Boctor, Emad and Foroughi, Pezhman and Zellars, Richard and Fichtinger, Gabor and Hager, Gregory},
  journal={IEEE transactions on medical imaging},
  volume={27},
  number={10},
  pages={1373--1377},
  year={2008},
  publisher={IEEE}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, M. A. Choti, E. C. Burdette, and R. J. Webster Iii, “Three-dimensional ultrasound-guided robotic needle placement: an experimental evaluation,” The international journal of medical robotics and computer assisted surgery, vol. 4, iss. 2, p. 180–191, 2008.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{boctor2008three,
  title={Three-dimensional ultrasound-guided robotic needle placement: an experimental evaluation},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Choti, Michael A and Burdette, Everette C and Webster Iii, Robert J},
  journal={The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery},
  volume={4},
  number={2},
  pages={180--191},
  year={2008},
  publisher={John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd. Chichester, UK}
  }

• H. Rivaz, I. Fleming, L. Assumpcao, G. Fichtinger, U. Hamper, M. Choti, G. Hager, and E. Boctor, “Ablation monitoring with elastography: 2d in-vivo and 3d ex-vivo studies,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2008, p. 458–466.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{rivaz2008ablation,
  title={Ablation monitoring with elastography: 2D in-vivo and 3D ex-vivo studies},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Fleming, Ioana and Assumpcao, Lia and Fichtinger, Gabor and Hamper, Ulrike and Choti, Michael and Hager, Gregory and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={458--466},
  year={2008},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

• H. RIVAZ, E. M. BOCTOR, G. FICHTINGER, and G. D. HAGER, Robust and accurate freehand 3d ultrasound, 2008.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{rivaz2008robust,
  title={ROBUST AND ACCURATE FREEHAND 3D ULTRASOUND},
  author={RIVAZ, Hassan and BOCTOR, Emad Moussa and FICHTINGER, Gabor and HAGER, Gregory D},
  year={2008},
  month=aug # "~21",
  note={WO Patent WO/2008/100,623}
  }

• H. Rivaz, E. Boctor, G. Fichtinger, G. Hager, and I. Flemming, “Ablation monitoring with 2d and 3d elastography,” in 2008 ieee international ultrasonics symposium abstract book, 2008.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{rivaz2008ablation,
  title={Ablation Monitoring with 2D and 3D Elastography},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Boctor, Emad and Fichtinger, Gabor and Hager, Gregory and Flemming, Ioana},
  booktitle={2008 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Abstract book},
  year={2008}
  }

• H. Rivaz, I. Fleming, M. Matinfar, O. Ahmad, A. Khamene, M. Choti, G. Hager, and E. Boctor, “Ablation monitoring with a regularized 3d elastography technique,” in 2008 ieee ultrasonics symposium, 2008, p. 308–312.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{rivaz2008ablation,
  title={Ablation monitoring with a regularized 3D elastography technique},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Fleming, Ioana and Matinfar, Mohammad and Ahmad, Omar and Khamene, Ali and Choti, Michael and Hager, Gregory and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={2008 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium},
  pages={308--312},
  year={2008},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• H. Rivaz, E. M. Boctor, G. Fichtinger, and G. Hager, Robust and accurate freehand 3d ultrasoundGoogle patents, 2008.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{rivaz2008robust,
  title={ROBUST AND ACCURATE FREEHAND 3D ULTRASOUND},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Boctor, Emad Moussa and Fichtinger, Gabor and Hager, Gregory},
  year={2008},
  month=feb # "~19",
  publisher={Google Patents},
  note={US Patent App. 12/449,582}
  }

2007

• P. Foroughi, E. Boctor, M. J. Swartz, R. H. Taylor, and G. Fichtinger, “P6d-2 ultrasound bone segmentation using dynamic programming,” in 2007 ieee ultrasonics symposium proceedings, 2007, p. 2523–2526.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{foroughi2007p6d,
  title={P6d-2 ultrasound bone segmentation using dynamic programming},
  author={Foroughi, Pezhman and Boctor, Emad and Swartz, Michael J and Taylor, Russell H and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  booktitle={2007 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings},
  pages={2523--2526},
  year={2007},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• H. Rivaz, R. Zellars, G. Hager, G. Fichtinger, and E. Boctor, “9c-1 beam steering approach for speckle characterization and out-of-plane motion estimation in real tissue,” in 2007 ieee ultrasonics symposium proceedings, 2007, p. 781–784.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{rivaz20079c,
  title={9c-1 beam steering approach for speckle characterization and out-of-plane motion estimation in real tissue},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Zellars, Richard and Hager, Gregory and Fichtinger, Gabor and Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={2007 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings},
  pages={781--784},
  year={2007},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• H. Rivaz, E. Boctor, and G. Fichtinger, “A robust meshing and calibration approach for sensorless freehand 3d ultrasound,” in Medical imaging 2007: ultrasonic imaging and signal processing, 2007, p. 651318.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{rivaz2007robust,
  title={A robust meshing and calibration approach for sensorless freehand 3d ultrasound},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Boctor, Emad and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2007: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing},
  volume={6513},
  pages={651318},
  year={2007},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, G. Fichtinger, G. D. Hager, and H. Rivaz, Apparatus and method for computing 3d ultrasound elasticity imagesGoogle patents, 2007.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2007apparatus,
  title={Apparatus and method for computing 3D ultrasound elasticity images},
  author={Boctor, Emad Moussa and Fichtinger, Gabor and Hager, Gregory D and Rivaz, Hassan},
  year={2007},
  month=oct # "~1",
  publisher={Google Patents},
  note={US Patent App. 11/905,501}
  }

• G. Fichtinger, E. M. Boctor, and G. D. Hager, “New approaches to calibration and segmentation in interventional ultrasound,” in 2007 4th ieee international symposium on biomedical imaging: from nano to macro, 2007, p. 1060–1063.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{fichtinger2007new,
  title={New approaches to calibration and segmentation in interventional ultrasound},
  author={Fichtinger, Gabor and Boctor, Emad M and Hager, Gregory D},
  booktitle={2007 4th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro},
  pages={1060--1063},
  year={2007},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, G. D. Hager, G. Fichtinger, and A. Viswanathan, Ultrasound calibration and real-time quality assurance based on closed form formulation, 2007.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2007ultrasound,
  title={ULTRASOUND CALIBRATION AND REAL-TIME QUALITY ASSURANCE BASED ON CLOSED FORM FORMULATION},
  author={Boctor, Emad Moussa and Hager, Gregory D and Fichtinger, Gabor and Viswanathan, Arnand},
  year={2007},
  month=jan # "~24",
  note={EP Patent 1,744,676}
  }

• E. M. Boctor and G. Fichtinger, Image guided interventions with interstitial or transmission ultrasound, 2007.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2007image,
  title={IMAGE GUIDED INTERVENTIONS WITH INTERSTITIAL OR TRANSMISSION ULTRASOUND},
  author={Boctor, Emad Moussa and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  year={2007},
  month=apr # "~4",
  note={EP Patent 1,768,568}
  }

• E. M. Boctor and G. Fichtinger, Ultrasound strain imaging in tissue therapies, 2007.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2007ultrasound,
  title={ULTRASOUND STRAIN IMAGING IN TISSUE THERAPIES},
  author={Boctor, Emad Moussa and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  year={2007},
  month=apr # "~4",
  note={EP Patent 1,768,567}
  }

• B. Mikhail and M. Emad, “Enabling technologies for ultrasound imaging in computer-assisted intervention,” , 2007.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{mikhail2007enabling,
  title={Enabling technologies for ultrasound imaging in computer-assisted intervention},
  author={Mikhail, Boctor and Emad, M},
  year={2007},
  publisher={Johns Hopkins University}
  }

• B. Mikhail and M. Emad, Enabling technologies for ultrasound imaging in computer-assisted intervention, Johns hopkins university, 2007.
  [Bibtex]

  @book{mikhail2007enabling,
  title={Enabling technologies for ultrasound imaging in computer-assisted intervention},
  author={Mikhail, Boctor and Emad, M},
  year={2007},
  publisher={Johns Hopkins University}
  }

• M. Hiraga, Contents filtering method, contents filtering apparatus and contents filtering program, 2007.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{hiraga2007contents,
  title={Contents filtering method, contents filtering apparatus and contents filtering program},
  author={Hiraga, Masaki},
  year={2007},
  month=apr # "~10",
  note={US Patent 7,203,749}
  }

• H. Rivaz, E. Boctor, and G. Fichtinger, “A robust meshing and calibration approach for sensorless freehand 3d ultrasound [6513-43],” in Proceedings-spie the international society for optical engineering, 2007, p. 651318.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{rivaz2007robust,
  title={A robust meshing and calibration approach for sensorless freehand 3D ultrasound [6513-43]},
  author={Rivaz, H and Boctor, E and Fichtinger, G},
  booktitle={PROCEEDINGS-SPIE THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING},
  volume={6513},
  pages={651318},
  year={2007},
  organization={International Society for Optical Engineering; 1999}
  }

2006

• E. M. Boctor, I. Iordachita, G. Fichtinger, and G. D. Hager, “Ultrasound self-calibration,” in Medical imaging 2006: visualization, image-guided procedures, and display, 2006, p. 61412N.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2006ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound self-calibration},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Iordachita, Iulian and Fichtinger, Gabor and Hager, Gregory D},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2006: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Display},
  volume={6141},
  pages={61412N},
  year={2006},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• H. Rivaz, E. M. Boctor, and G. Fichtinger, “P3e-9 ultrasound speckle detection using low order moments,” in 2006 ieee ultrasonics symposium, 2006, p. 2092–2095.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{rivaz2006p3e,
  title={P3E-9 ultrasound speckle detection using low order moments},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Boctor, Emad M and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  booktitle={2006 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium},
  pages={2092--2095},
  year={2006},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• E. Boctor, M. Deoliveira, M. Choti, R. Ghanem, R. Taylor, G. Hager, and G. Fichtinger, “Ultrasound monitoring of tissue ablation via deformation model and shape priors,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2006, p. 405–412.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2006ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound monitoring of tissue ablation via deformation model and shape priors},
  author={Boctor, Emad and Deoliveira, Michelle and Choti, Michael and Ghanem, Roger and Taylor, Russell and Hager, Gregory and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={405--412},
  year={2006},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, I. Iordachita, M. A. Choti, G. Hager, and G. Fichtinger, “Bootstrapped ultrasound calibration,” Stud health technol inform, vol. 119, p. 61–66, 2006.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{boctor2006bootstrapped,
  title={Bootstrapped ultrasound calibration},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Iordachita, Iulian and Choti, Michael A and Hager, Gregory and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  journal={Stud Health Technol Inform},
  volume={119},
  pages={61--66},
  year={2006}
  }

• E. Boctor, “Michelle deoliveira, michael choti, roger ghanem, russell taylor, gregory hager, gabor fichtinger, ultrasound monitoring of tissue ablation via deformation model and shape priors,” in Proceedings of the 9th international conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2006.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2006michelle,
  title={Michelle deOliveira, Michael Choti, Roger Ghanem, Russell Taylor, Gregory Hager, Gabor Fichtinger, Ultrasound monitoring of tissue ablation via deformation model and shape priors},
  author={Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  year={2006}
  }

2005

• E. M. Boctor, I. Iordachita, G. Fichtinger, and G. D. Hager, “Real-time quality control of tracked ultrasound,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2005, p. 621–630.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2005real,
  title={Real-time quality control of tracked ultrasound},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Iordachita, Iulian and Fichtinger, Gabor and Hager, Gregory D},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={621--630},
  year={2005},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

• R. Kon, J. Leven, K. Kothapalli, E. Boctor, G. Fichtinger, G. Hager, and R. H. Taylor, “Cis-ultracal: an open-source ultrasound calibration toolkit,” in Medical imaging 2005: ultrasonic imaging and signal processing, 2005, p. 516–523.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{kon2005cis,
  title={CIS-UltraCal: An open-source ultrasound calibration toolkit},
  author={Kon, Ryan and Leven, Joshua and Kothapalli, Kishore and Boctor, Emad and Fichtinger, Gabor and Hager, Greg and Taylor, Russell H},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2005: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing},
  volume={5750},
  pages={516--523},
  year={2005},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• E. Boctor and G. Fichtinger, Image guided interventions with interstitial or transmission ultrasoundGoogle patents, 2005.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2005image,
  title={Image guided interventions with interstitial or transmission ultrasound},
  author={Boctor, Emad and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  year={2005},
  month=may # "~9",
  publisher={Google Patents},
  note={US Patent App. 11/124,117}
  }

• E. M. Boctor and G. Fichtinger, Ultrasound strain imaging in tissue therapiesGoogle patents, 2005.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{boctor2005ultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound strain imaging in tissue therapies},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  year={2005},
  month=may # "~9",
  publisher={Google Patents},
  note={US Patent App. 11/124,116}
  }

• T. Tasdizen, S. P. Awate, R. T. Whitaker, and N. L. Foster, “Mri tissue classification with neighborhood statistics: a nonparametric, entropy-minimizing approach,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2005, p. 517–525.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{tasdizen2005mri,
  title={MRI tissue classification with neighborhood statistics: A nonparametric, entropy-minimizing approach},
  author={Tasdizen, Tolga and Awate, Suyash P and Whitaker, Ross T and Foster, Norman L},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={517--525},
  year={2005},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

• J. Leven, D. Burschka, R. Kumar, G. Zhang, S. Blumenkranz, X. D. Dai, M. Awad, G. D. Hager, M. Marohn, M. Choti, and others, “Davinci canvas: a telerobotic surgical system with integrated, robot-assisted, laparoscopic ultrasound capability,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2005, p. 811–818.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{leven2005davinci,
  title={DaVinci canvas: a telerobotic surgical system with integrated, robot-assisted, laparoscopic ultrasound capability},
  author={Leven, Joshua and Burschka, Darius and Kumar, Rajesh and Zhang, Gary and Blumenkranz, Steve and Dai, Xiangtian Donald and Awad, Mike and Hager, Gregory D and Marohn, Mike and Choti, Mike and others},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={811--818},
  year={2005},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

• S. D. Smith III, Trailer hitch coupler lock assembly, 2005.
  [Bibtex]

  @misc{smith2005trailer,
  title={Trailer hitch coupler lock assembly},
  author={Smith III, Samuel D},
  year={2005},
  month=dec # "~20",
  note={US Patent 6,976,695}
  }

• E. Boctor, M. DeOliviera, M. Awad, and T. RH, “G fichtinger, choti ma, robot-assisted 3d strain imaging for monitoring thermal ablation of liver,” in Annual congress of the society of american gastrointestinal endoscopic surgeons, 2005, p. 240–241.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2005g,
  title={G Fichtinger, Choti MA, Robot-assisted 3D strain imaging for monitoring thermal ablation of liver},
  author={Boctor, EM and DeOliviera, M and Awad, M and RH, Taylor},
  booktitle={Annual congress of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons},
  pages={240--241},
  year={2005}
  }

2004

• E. M. Boctor, G. Fischer, M. A. Choti, G. Fichtinger, and R. H. Taylor, “A dual-armed robotic system for intraoperative ultrasound guided hepatic ablative therapy: a prospective study,” in Ieee international conference on robotics and automation, 2004. proceedings. icra’04. 2004, 2004, p. 2517–2522.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2004dual,
  title={A dual-armed robotic system for intraoperative ultrasound guided hepatic ablative therapy: a prospective study},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Fischer, Gregory and Choti, Michael A and Fichtinger, Gabor and Taylor, Russell H},
  booktitle={IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2004. Proceedings. ICRA'04. 2004},
  volume={3},
  pages={2517--2522},
  year={2004},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, R. J. Webster III, H. Mathieu, A. M. Okamura, and G. Fichtinger, “Virtual remote center of motion control for needle placement robots,” Computer aided surgery, vol. 9, iss. 5, p. 175–183, 2004.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{boctor2004virtual,
  title={Virtual remote center of motion control for needle placement robots},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Webster III, Robert J and Mathieu, Herve and Okamura, Allison M and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  journal={Computer Aided Surgery},
  volume={9},
  number={5},
  pages={175--183},
  year={2004},
  publisher={Taylor \& Francis}
  }

• E. Boctor, A. Viswanathan, M. Choti, R. H. Taylor, G. Fichtinger, and G. Hager, “A novel closed form solution for ultrasound calibration,” in 2004 2nd ieee international symposium on biomedical imaging: nano to macro (ieee cat no. 04ex821), 2004, p. 527–530.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2004novel,
  title={A novel closed form solution for ultrasound calibration},
  author={Boctor, Emad and Viswanathan, Anand and Choti, Michael and Taylor, Russell H and Fichtinger, Gabor and Hager, Gregory},
  booktitle={2004 2nd IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: Nano to Macro (IEEE Cat No. 04EX821)},
  pages={527--530},
  year={2004},
  organization={IEEE}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, G. Fichtinger, A. Yeung, M. Awad, R. H. Taylor, and M. A. Choti, “Robotic strain imaging for monitoring thermal ablation of liver,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2004, p. 81–88.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2004robotic,
  title={Robotic strain imaging for monitoring thermal ablation of liver},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Fichtinger, Gabor and Yeung, Ambert and Awad, Michael and Taylor, Russell H and Choti, Michael A},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={81--88},
  year={2004},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, R. J. Webster, M. A. Choti, R. H. Taylor, and G. Fichtinger, “Robotically assisted ablative treatment guided by freehand 3d ultrasound,” in International congress series, 2004, p. 503–508.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2004robotically,
  title={Robotically assisted ablative treatment guided by freehand 3D ultrasound},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Webster, Robert J and Choti, Michael A and Taylor, Russell H and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  booktitle={International Congress Series},
  volume={1268},
  pages={503--508},
  year={2004},
  organization={Elsevier}
  }

• A. Viswanathan, E. M. Boctor, R. H. Taylor, G. Hager, and G. Fichtinger, “Immediate ultrasound calibration with three poses and minimal image processing,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2004, p. 446–454.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{viswanathan2004immediate,
  title={Immediate ultrasound calibration with three poses and minimal image processing},
  author={Viswanathan, Anand and Boctor, Emad M and Taylor, Russell H and Hager, Gregory and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={446--454},
  year={2004},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, A. Viswanathan, S. Pieper, M. A. Choti, R. H. Taylor, R. Kikinis, and G. Fichtinger, “Cisus: an integrated 3d ultrasound system for igt using a modular tracking api,” in Medical imaging 2004: visualization, image-guided procedures, and display, 2004, p. 247–256.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2004cisus,
  title={CISUS: an integrated 3D ultrasound system for IGT using a modular tracking API},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Viswanathan, Anand and Pieper, Steve and Choti, Michael A and Taylor, Russell H and Kikinis, Ron and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2004: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Display},
  volume={5367},
  pages={247--256},
  year={2004},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• E. Boctor, “M. et al.,“development of a robotically-assisted 3-d ultrasound system for radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors,”,” in 6th world congress of the hepato-pancreato-biliary association, abstract, 2004, p. 46.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2004m,
  title={M. et al.,“Development of a Robotically-Assisted 3-D Ultrasound System for Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Tumors,”},
  author={Boctor, Emad},
  booktitle={6th World Congress of the Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Abstract},
  number={167},
  pages={46},
  year={2004}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, G. Fichtinger, A. Yeung, M. Awad, R. H. Taylor, and M. A. Choti, “Robotic strain imaging for monitoring thermal ablation of liver,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2004, p. 81–88.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2004robotic,
  title={Robotic strain imaging for monitoring thermal ablation of liver},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Fichtinger, Gabor and Yeung, Ambert and Awad, Michael and Taylor, Russell H and Choti, Michael A},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={81--88},
  year={2004},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

2003

• E. M. Boctor, A. Jain, M. A. Choti, R. H. Taylor, and G. Fichtinger, “Rapid calibration method for registration and 3d tracking of ultrasound images using spatial localizer,” in Medical imaging 2003: ultrasonic imaging and signal processing, 2003, p. 521–532.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2003rapid,
  title={Rapid calibration method for registration and 3D tracking of ultrasound images using spatial localizer},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Jain, Ameet and Choti, Michael A and Taylor, Russell H and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2003: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing},
  volume={5035},
  pages={521--532},
  year={2003},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, G. Fichtinger, R. H. Taylor, and M. A. Choti, “Tracked 3d ultrasound in radio-frequency liver ablation,” in Medical imaging 2003: ultrasonic imaging and signal processing, 2003, p. 174–182.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2003tracked,
  title={Tracked 3D ultrasound in radio-frequency liver ablation},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Fichtinger, Gabor and Taylor, Russell H and Choti, Michael A},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2003: Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing},
  volume={5035},
  pages={174--182},
  year={2003},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, R. H. Taylor, G. Fichtinger, and M. A. Choti, “Robotically assisted intraoperative ultrasound with application to ablative therapy of liver cancer,” in Medical imaging 2003: visualization, image-guided procedures, and display, 2003, p. 281–291.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2003robotically,
  title={Robotically assisted intraoperative ultrasound with application to ablative therapy of liver cancer},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Taylor, Russell H and Fichtinger, Gabor and Choti, Michael A},
  booktitle={Medical Imaging 2003: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Display},
  volume={5029},
  pages={281--291},
  year={2003},
  organization={International Society for Optics and Photonics}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, R. J. Webster, H. Mathieu, A. M. Okamura, and G. Fichtinger, “Lncs 2878: miccai 2003 proceedings, part i-robotic mechanism ans mechanical properties of tissue-virtual remote center of motion control for needle placement robots,” Lecture notes in computer science, vol. 2878, p. 157–164, 2003.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{boctor2003lncs,
  title={LNCS 2878: MICCAI 2003 Proceedings, Part I-Robotic Mechanism ans Mechanical Properties of Tissue-Virtual Remote Center of Motion Control for Needle Placement Robots},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Webster, Robert J and Mathieu, Herve and Okamura, Allison M and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  journal={Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
  volume={2878},
  pages={157--164},
  year={2003},
  publisher={Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1973-}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, R. J. Webster, H. Mathieu, A. M. Okamura, and G. Fichtinger, “Virtual remote center of motion control for needle placement robots,” in International conference on medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2003, p. 157–164.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2003virtual,
  title={Virtual remote center of motion control for needle placement robots},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Webster, Robert J and Mathieu, Herve and Okamura, Allison M and Fichtinger, Gabor},
  booktitle={International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention},
  pages={157--164},
  year={2003},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

• H. Mathieu, A. Okamura, G. Fichtinger, E. Boctor, and R. Webster, “Virtual remote center of motion control for needle placement robots.” 2003.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{mathieu2003virtual,
  title={Virtual Remote Center of Motion Control for Needle Placement Robots},
  author={Mathieu, Herv{\'e} and Okamura, Alison and Fichtinger, Gabor and Boctor, Emad and Webster, Robert},
  year={2003}
  }

2002

• E. M. Boctor, G. Fichtinger, A. Yeung, M. Awad, R. H. Taylor, and M. A. Choti, “Robotic strain imaging for monitoring thermal,” in Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention, 2002, p. 81.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2002robotic,
  title={Robotic Strain Imaging for Monitoring Thermal},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Fichtinger, Gabor and Yeung, Ambert and Awad, Michael and Taylor, Russell H and Choti, Michael A},
  booktitle={Medical Image Computing and Computer-assisted Intervention},
  pages={81},
  year={2002},
  organization={Springer}
  }

2001

• E. Boctor, A. Saad, D. Chang, K. Kamel, and A. M. Youssef, “Pc-based system for calibration, reconstruction, processing, and visualization of 3d ultrasound data based on a magnetic-field position and orientation sensing system,” in International conference on computational science, 2001, p. 13–22.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{boctor2001pc,
  title={PC-based system for calibration, reconstruction, processing, and visualization of 3D ultrasound data based on a magnetic-field position and orientation sensing system},
  author={Boctor, Emad and Saad, A and Chang, Dar-Jen and Kamel, Kevin and Youssef, Adel M},
  booktitle={International Conference on Computational Science},
  pages={13--22},
  year={2001},
  organization={Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg}
  }

• E. Boctor, A. Saad, D. Chang, K. Kamel, and A. Youssef, “Part ii digital imaging applications-pc-based system for calibration, reconstruction, processing and visualization of 3d ultrasound data based on a magnetic-field position and orientation sensing,” Lecture notes in computer science, vol. 2073, p. 13–22, 2001.
  [Bibtex]

  @article{boctor2001part,
  title={Part II Digital Imaging Applications-PC-Based System for Calibration, Reconstruction, Processing and Visualization of 3D Ultrasound Data Based on a Magnetic-Field Position and Orientation Sensing},
  author={Boctor, Emad and Saad, A and Chang, Dar-Jen and Kamel, K and Youssef, AM},
  journal={Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
  volume={2073},
  pages={13--22},
  year={2001},
  publisher={Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1973-}
  }

• H. Rivaz, E. Boctor, and G. Fichtinger, “Ultrasound speckle detection.”
  [Bibtex]

  @article{rivazultrasound,
  title={Ultrasound Speckle Detection},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Boctor, Emad and Fichtinger, Gabor}
  }

• H. Rivaz, P. Foroughi, E. Boctor, R. Zellars, G. Fichtinger, and G. Hager, “High resolution ultrasound elastography: a dynamic programming approach,” in Miccai 2007 workshop proceedings, , p. 113.
  [Bibtex]

  @inproceedings{rivaz2007high,
  title={High Resolution Ultrasound Elastography: a Dynamic Programming Approach},
  author={Rivaz, Hassan and Foroughi, Pezhman and Boctor, Emad and Zellars, Richard and Fichtinger, Gabor and Hager, Gregory},
  booktitle={MICCAI 2007 Workshop Proceedings},
  pages={113}
  }

• A. A. Azar, H. Rivaz, and E. M. Boctor, “Speckle detection in echocardiographic images.”
  [Bibtex]

  @article{azarspeckle,
  title={Speckle Detection in Echocardiographic Images},
  author={Azar, Arezou Akbarian and Rivaz, Hasan and Boctor, Emad M}
  }

• E. M. Boctor, R. J. Webster, H. Mathieu, A. M. Okamura, and G. Fichtinger, “Re ellis and tm peters (eds.): miccai 2003, lncs 2878, pp. 157–164, 2003..”
  [Bibtex]

  @article{boctorre,
  title={RE Ellis and TM Peters (Eds.): MICCAI 2003, LNCS 2878, pp. 157--164, 2003.},
  author={Boctor, Emad M and Webster, Robert J and Mathieu, Herve and Okamura, Allison M and Fichtinger, Gabor}
  }

• G. D. Kang, M. E. Alaf, and E. M. Boctor, “Real-time gpu-based analytic minimization/dynamic programming elastography.”
  [Bibtex]

  @article{kangreal,
  title={Real-time GPU-based Analytic Minimization/Dynamic Programming Elastography},
  author={Kang, Gregory D and Alaf, Mohamad E and Boctor, Emad M}
  }

• C. Audigier, T. Mansi, H. Delingette, S. Rapaka, V. Mihalef, D. Carnegie, E. Boctor, M. Choti, A. Kamen, D. Comaniciu, and others, “Liver and pancreas-ablation, perfusion, and segmentation.”
  [Bibtex]

  @article{audigierliver,
  title={Liver and Pancreas-Ablation, Perfusion, and Segmentation},
  author={Audigier, Chlo{\'e} and Mansi, Tommaso and Delingette, Herv{\'e} and Rapaka, Saikiran and Mihalef, Viorel and Carnegie, Daniel and Boctor, Emad and Choti, Michael and Kamen, Ali and Comaniciu, Dorin and others}
  }

• C. GUIDELINE, “C invited editorial.”
  [Bibtex]

  @article{guidelinec,
  title={C INVITED EDITORIAL},
  author={GUIDELINE, C}
  }

• M. Vitrani, A. Marx, R. Iordache, S. Muller, G. Morel, S. Miura, Y. Kobayashi, K. Kawamura, Y. Nakashima, M. G. Fujie, and others, “Ipcai 2015 program.”
  [Bibtex]

  @article{vitraniipcai,
  title={IPCAI 2015 Program},
  author={Vitrani, Marie-Aude and Marx, Anja and Iordache, Razvan and Muller, Serge and Morel, Guillaume and Miura, Satoshi and Kobayashi, Yo and Kawamura, Kazuya and Nakashima, Yasutaka and Fujie, Masakatsu G and others}
  }