Browsing by Author "J. Michael Fitzpatrick"
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Irimia, Andrei (2004-08-02)Department: Computer ScienceThe study of bioelectric and biomagnetic activity in the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract is of great interest in clinical research due to the proven possibility to detect pathological conditions thereof from electric and ...
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Noble, Jack H (2009-01-08)Department: Electrical EngineeringCochlear implantation is a surgical procedure in which an electrode array is permanently implanted in the cochlea to stimulate the auditory nerve and allow deaf people to hear. Traditional techniques require wide excavation ...
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Noble, Jack Henry (2011-04-18)Department: Electrical EngineeringThis dissertation presents studies on, and from, the development of algorithms for the automatic segmentation of the structures of the ear. Many otological procedures would benefit from a system that automatically identifies ...
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Heath, Christopher C (2008-07-31)Department: Electrical EngineeringSurgery requires resection. Some resection is accomplished with a drill. The drill is controlled electronically and with additional circuitry can be controlled by a computer. This thesis describes a means for controlling ...
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Han, Zhaoying (2011-09-26)Department: Electrical EngineeringDeformation Based Morphometry (DBM) is a widely used method for characterizing anatomical differences across populations. DBM is based on the analysis of the deformation fields generated by non-rigid registration algorithms ...
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Kratchman, Louis Beryl (2015-04-10)Department: Mechanical EngineeringImplantable electrodes are used to diagnose and treat a growing list of conditions, including deafness, chronic pain, and neurodegenerative disorders. This dissertation introduces robotic methods to make electrode implantation ...
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Ding, Siyi (2011-04-27)Department: Electrical EngineeringA typical image-guided neurosurgery system (IGNS) presents images acquired pre-operatively to the surgeons to assist in planning and executing the procedure. The major issue with IGNSs is the fact that the brain shifts ...
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Hartmann, Steven L (2002-11-03)Department: Biomedical EngineeringThe objective of this research was to design and develop a system capable of displaying cortical brain function during image-guided neurosurgery. Brain function was determined using a cortical stimulator, classified according ...
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Li, Xia (2007-12-27)Department: Electrical EngineeringThis dissertation presents several innovations in the area of small animal image registration. We start with the problem of reconstructing 3D histological volumes. A new method is proposed to normalize intensity across ...
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Li, Yong (2007-10-26)Department: Electrical EngineeringEcho Planar Imaging (EPI) is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique permitting very rapid data acquisition. This makes EPI a widely used fast imaging technique in many applications, such as functional magnetic resonance ...
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Bass, Wayne Andrew (2003-04-10)Department: Biomedical EngineeringThe objective of this dissertation is to investigate the accuracy of point and surface based image space to physical space registration performed using a spatially tracked A-mode ultrasound transducer to localize features ...
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Shang, Qingyang (2010-04-07)Department: Electrical EngineeringAccurate analysis of the hepatic vasculature is of great importance for many medical applications, such as liver surgical planning and diagnosis of tumors and/or vascular diseases. Vessel segmentation is a pivotal step for ...
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Wang, Jing (2005-08-12)Department: Computer Scienceto be entered
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Hamm, Nathan (2011-04-14)Department: Computer ScienceAs distributed and real-time systems become more pervasive, there is growing interest in their performance and reliability. The workloads found in these environments can exhibit variability that results in unpredictable ...