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IIT Madras: Chennai, Tamilnadu, IN

2020-08-11 to present | Assistant Professor (Engineering Design)
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Niravkumar Patel

Johns Hopkins University: Baltimore, Maryland, US

2017-06-01 to 2020-05-31 | Postdoctoral fellow (LCSR)
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Niravkumar Patel

Education and qualifications (3)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Worcester, Massachusetts, US

2012-08-20 to 2017-05-11 | Ph.D (Robotics Engineering)
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Niravkumar Patel

Nirma University: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN

2005-06-01 to 2007-05-31 | M.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering)
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Niravkumar Patel

UV Patel College of Engineering: Mehsana, Gujarat, IN

2001-09-01 to 2005-05-31 | B.E (Computer Engineering)
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Works (50 of 57)

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FNPG-NH: A Reinforcement Learning Framework for Flexible Needle Path Generation With Nonholonomic Constraints

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Mukund Shah; Niravkumar Patel
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Force-based Control for Safe Robot-assisted Retinal Interventions: In Vivo Evaluation in Animal Studies

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics
2022 | Journal article
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Niravkumar Patel

Automated Flexible Needle Trajectory Planning for Keyhole Neurosurgery Using Reinforcement Learning

IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2022)
2022-10-20 | Conference paper
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Niravkumar Patel

Force and Velocity Based Puncture Detection in Robot Assisted Retinal Vein Cannulation: In-Vivo Study

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
2022-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Alireza Alamdar; Niravkumar Patel; Muller Urias; Ali Ebrahimi; Peter Gehlbach; Iulian Iordachita
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Adaptive Control Improves Sclera Force Safety in Robot-Assisted Eye Surgery: A Clinical Study

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
2021-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Ali Ebrahimi; Muller G. Urias; Niravkumar Patel; Russell H. Taylor; Peter Gehlbach; Iulian Iordachita
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Spotlight-Based 3D Instrument Guidance for Autonomous Task in Robot-Assisted Retinal Surgery

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2021-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Mingchuan Zhou; Jiahao Wu; Ali Ebrahimi; Niravkumar Patel; Yunhui Liu; Nassir Navab; Peter Gehlbach; Alois Knoll; M. Ali Nasseri; Iulian Iordachita
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Stochastic Force-Based Insertion Depth and Tip Position Estimations of Flexible FBG-Equipped Instruments in Robotic Retinal Surgery

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Ali Ebrahimi; Farshid Alambeigi; Shahriar Sefati; Niravkumar Patel; Changyan He; Peter Gehlbach; Iulian Iordachita
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Body-mounted robotic assistant for MRI-guided low back pain injection

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85074534586

Contributors: Li, G.; Patel, N.A.; Hagemeister, J.; Yan, J.; Wu, D.; Sharma, K.; Cleary, K.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Automatic Light Pipe Actuating System for Bimanual Robot-Assisted Retinal Surgery

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
2020-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Changyan He; Emily Yang; Niravkumar Patel; Ali Ebrahimi; Mahya Shahbazi; Peter Gehlbach; Iulian Iordachita
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Body-Mounted Robotics for Interventional MRI Procedures

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics
2020-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Gang Li; Niravkumar A. Patel; Karun Sharma; Reza Monfaredi; Charles Dumoulin; Jan Fritz; Iulian Iordachita; Kevin Cleary
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An Integrated Robotic System for MRI-Guided Neuroablation: Preclinical Evaluation

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
2020-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Niravkumar A. Patel; Christopher J. Nycz; Paulo A. Carvalho; Katie Y. Gandomi; Radian Gondokaryono; Gang Li; Tamas Heffter; Everette Clif Burdette; Julie G. Pilitsis; Gregory S. Fischer
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Fully Actuated Body-Mounted Robotic System for MRI-Guided Lower Back Pain Injections: Initial Phantom and Cadaver Studies

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2020-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Gang Li; Niravkumar A. Patel; Yanzhou Wang; Charles Dumoulin; Wolfgang Loew; Olivia Loparo; Katherine Schneider; Karun Sharma; Kevin Cleary; Jan Fritz et al.
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Hybrid Robot-Assisted Frameworks for Endomicroscopy Scanning in Retinal Surgeries

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics
2020-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Zhaoshuo Li; Mahya Shahbazi; Niravkumar Patel; Eimear O'Sullivan; Haojie Zhang; Khushi Vyas; Preetham Chalasani; Anton Deguet; Peter L. Gehlbach; Iulian Iordachita et al.
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Toward Safe Retinal Microsurgery: Development and Evaluation of an RNN-Based Active Interventional Control Framework

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
2020-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Changyan He; Niravkumar Patel; Mahya Shahbazi; Yang Yang; Peter Gehlbach; Marin Kobilarov; Iulian Iordachita
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Adaptive control of sclera force and insertion depth for safe robot-assisted retinal surgery

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85071439240

Contributors: Ebrahimi, A.; Patel, N.; He, C.; Gehlbach, P.; Kobilarov, M.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Artificial intelligence, robotics and eye surgery: Are we overfitted?

International Journal of Retina and Vitreous
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85076580263

Contributors: Urias, M.G.; Patel, N.; He, C.; Ebrahimi, A.; Kim, J.W.; Iordachita, I.; Gehlbach, P.L.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Body-Mounted MRI-Conditional Parallel Robot for Percutaneous Interventions Structural Improvement, Calibration, and Accuracy Analysis

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85077901006

Contributors: Yan, J.; Patel, N.; Di Wu, G.L.; Cleary, K.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Enabling technology for safe robot-assisted retinal surgery: Early warning for unsafe scleral force

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85071489420

Contributors: He, C.; Patel, N.; Iordachita, I.; Kobilarov, M.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Preclinical evaluation of an integrated robotic system for magnetic resonance imaging guided shoulder arthrography

Journal of Medical Imaging
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85069502345

Contributors: Patel, N.; Yan, J.; Monfaredi, R.; Sharma, K.; Cleary, K.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Preliminary study of an RNN-based active interventional robotic system (AIRS) in retinal microsurgery

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85063219301

Contributors: He, C.; Patel, N.; Ebrahimi, A.; Kobilarov, M.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Remotely Actuated Needle Driving Device for MRI-Guided Percutaneous Interventions

2019 International Symposium on Medical Robotics, ISMR 2019
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85066323086

Contributors: Wu, D.; Li, G.; Patel, N.; Yan, J.; Monfaredi, R.; Cleary, K.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Remotely Actuated Needle Driving Device for MRI-Guided Percutaneous Interventions: Force and Accuracy Evaluation

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85077883468

Contributors: Wu, D.; Li, G.; Patel, N.; Yan, J.; Kim, G.H.; Monfaredi, R.; Cleary, K.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Robotic Assisted MRI-guided interventional interstitial MR-guided focused ultrasound ablation in a swine model

Neurosurgery
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85060726145

Contributors: MacDonell, J.; Patel, N.; Fischer, G.; Burdette, E.C.; Qian, J.; Chumbalkar, V.; Ghoshal, G.; Heffter, T.; Williams, E.; Gounis, M. et al.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Sclera Force Control in Robot-assisted Eye Surgery: Adaptive Force Control vs. Auditory Feedback

2019 International Symposium on Medical Robotics, ISMR 2019
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85066320761

Contributors: Ebrahimi, A.; He, C.; Patel, N.; Kobilarov, M.; Gehlbach, P.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Sclera Force Evaluation during Vitreoretinal Surgeries in Ex Vivo Porcine Eye Model

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85078701225

Contributors: Patel, N.; Urias, M.; Ebrahimi, A.; He, C.; Gehlbach, P.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Shoulder-mounted Robot for MRI-Guided Arthrography: Clinically Optimized System

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85077890421

Contributors: Kim, G.H.; Patel, N.; Yan, J.; Wu, D.; Li, G.; Cleary, K.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Towards securing the sclera against patient involuntary head movement in robotic retinal surgery

2019 28th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2019
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85078869833

Contributors: Ebrahimi, A.; Urias, M.; Patel, N.; He, C.; Taylor, R.H.; Gehlbach, P.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

System Integration and Preliminary Clinical Evaluation of a Robotic System for MRI-Guided Transperineal Prostate Biopsy

Journal of Medical Robotics Research
2019-06-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Niravkumar A. Patel; Gang Li; Weijian Shang; Marek Wartenberg; Tamas Heffter; Everette C. Burdette; Iulian Iordachita; Junichi Tokuda; Nobuhiko Hata; Clare M. Tempany et al.
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Body-Mounted Robot for Image-Guided Percutaneous Interventions: Mechanical Design and Preliminary Accuracy Evaluation

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85063003843

Contributors: Patel, N.A.; Yan, J.; Levi, D.; Monfaredi, R.; Cleary, K.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Body-Mounted Robot for Image-Guided Percutaneous Interventions: Mechanical Design and Preliminary Accuracy Evaluation

Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
2018 | Conference paper
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Niravkumar Patel

Closed-Loop Active Compensation for Needle Deflection and Target Shift During Cooperatively Controlled Robotic Needle Insertion

Annals of Biomedical Engineering
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85048787075

Contributors: Wartenberg, M.; Schornak, J.; Gandomi, K.; Carvalho, P.; Nycz, C.; Patel, N.; Iordachita, I.; Tempany, C.; Hata, N.; Tokuda, J. et al.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Closed-Loop Active Compensation for Needle Deflection and Target Shift During Cooperatively Controlled Robotic Needle Insertion

Annals of Biomedical Engineering
2018 | Journal article
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Niravkumar Patel

Evaluation of a Force-Sensing Handheld Robot for Assisted Retinal Vein Cannulation

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
2018 | Conference paper
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Niravkumar Patel

Evaluation of a Force-Sensing Handheld Robot for Assisted Retinal Vein Cannulation∗

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85056631292

Contributors: Gonenc, B.; Patel, N.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Evaluation of robot-assisted MRI-guided prostate biopsy: Needle path analysis during clinical trials

Physics in Medicine and Biology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85055080242

Contributors: Moreira, P.; Patel, N.; Wartenberg, M.; Li, G.; Tuncali, K.; Heffter, T.; Burdette, E.C.; Iordachita, I.; Fischer, G.S.; Hata, N. et al.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Magnetic resonance--guided interstitial high-intensity focused ultrasound for brain tumor ablation

Neurosurgical focus
2018 | Journal article
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Niravkumar Patel

Magnetic resonance-guided interstitial high-intensity focused ultrasound for brain tumor ablation

Neurosurgical Focus
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85041335215

Contributors: MacDonell, J.; Patel, N.; Rubino, S.; Ghoshal, G.; Fischer, G.; Clif Burdette, E.; Hwang, R.; Pilitsis, J.G.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Real-Time Sclera Force Feedback for Enabling Safe Robot-Assisted Vitreoretinal Surgery

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85056655163

Contributors: Ebrahimi, A.; He, C.; Roizenblatt, M.; Patel, N.; Sefati, S.; Gehlbach, P.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Real-Time Sclera Force Feedback for Enabling Safe Robot-Assisted Vitreoretinal Surgery

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
2018 | Conference paper
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Niravkumar Patel

Robotic Assisted MRI-Guided Interventional Interstitial MR Guided Focused Ultrasound Ablation in a Swine Model

Neurosurgery
2018 | Journal article
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Niravkumar Patel

Robotic system for MRI-guided shoulder arthrography: Accuracy evaluation

2018 International Symposium on Medical Robotics, ISMR 2018
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85050635419

Contributors: Patel, N.A.; Azimi, E.; Monfaredi, R.; Sharma, K.; Cleary, K.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Robotic system for MRI-guided shoulder arthrography: Accuracy evaluation

Medical Robotics (ISMR), 2018 International Symposium on
2018 | Conference paper
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Niravkumar Patel

Towards Bimanual Robot-Assisted Retinal Surgery: Tool-to-Sclera Force Evaluation

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85060863343

Contributors: He, C.; Roizenblatt, M.; Patel, N.; Ebrahimi, A.; Yang, Y.; Gehlbach, P.L.; Lordachita, L.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

User Behavior Evaluation in Robot-Assisted Retinal Surgery

RO-MAN 2018 - 27th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85058068032

Contributors: He, C.; Ebrahimi, A.; Roizenblatt, M.; Patel, N.; Yang, Y.; Gehlbach, P.L.; Iordachita, I.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

An MRI-Guided Telesurgery System Using a Fabry-Perot Interferometry Force Sensor and a Pneumatic Haptic Device

Annals of Biomedical Engineering
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85018306129

Contributors: Su, H.; Shang, W.; Li, G.; Patel, N.; Fischer, G.S.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

An MRI-Guided Telesurgery System Using a Fabry-Perot Interferometry Force Sensor and a Pneumatic Haptic Device

Annals of biomedical engineering
2017 | Journal article
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Niravkumar Patel

Mechanical validation of an MRI compatible stereotactic neurosurgery robot in preparation for pre-clinical trials

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85041954972

Contributors: Nycz, C.J.; Gondokaryono, R.; Carvalho, P.; Patel, N.; Wartenberg, M.; Pilitsis, J.G.; Fischer, G.S.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

Mechanical validation of an MRI compatible stereotactic neurosurgery robot in preparation for pre-clinical trials

Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
2017 | Conference paper
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Niravkumar Patel

ROS-IGTL-Bridge: an open network interface for image-guided therapy using the ROS environment

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85020136056

Contributors: Frank, T.; Krieger, A.; Leonard, S.; Patel, N.A.; Tokuda, J.
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Niravkumar Patel via Scopus - Elsevier

ROS-IGTL-Bridge: an open network interface for image-guided therapy using the ROS environment

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
2017 | Journal article
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Niravkumar Patel
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