OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Automated detection of COVID-19 using ensemble of transfer learning with deep convolutional neural network based on CT scans	119
Multi-task temporal convolutional networks for joint recognition of surgical phases and steps in gastric bypass procedures	51
A bilinear convolutional neural network for lung nodules classification on CT images	50
Chest X-ray image phase features for improved diagnosis of COVID-19 using convolutional neural network	48
Deep learning to segment pelvic bones: large-scale CT datasets and baseline models	48
Six artificial intelligence paradigms for tissue characterisation and classification of non-COVID-19 pneumonia against COVID-19 pneumonia in computed tomography lungs	47
SHA-MTL: soft and hard attention multi-task learning for automated breast cancer ultrasound image segmentation and classification	46
Real-time deep learning semantic segmentation during intra-operative surgery for 3D augmented reality assistance	43
LiverNet: efficient and robust deep learning model for automatic diagnosis of sub-types of liver hepatocellular carcinoma cancer from H&E stained liver histopathology images	42
Artificial intelligence CT screening model for thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy and tests under clinical conditions	42
Dental disease detection on periapical radiographs based on deep convolutional neural networks	41
Differential diagnosis of ameloblastoma and odontogenic keratocyst by machine learning of panoramic radiographs	39
Ultrasound-guided needle insertion robotic system for percutaneous puncture	36
An image-guided hybrid robot system for dental implant surgery	33
Liver disease classification from ultrasound using multi-scale CNN	31
HoloUS: Augmented reality visualization of live ultrasound images using HoloLens for ultrasound-guided procedures	28
Comparing the effectiveness of augmented reality-based and conventional instructions during single ECMO cannulation training	28
Speed-of-sound imaging using diverging waves	27
Brain tumor segmentation in MRI images using nonparametric localization and enhancement methods with U-net	27
Automating Periodontal bone loss measurement via dental landmark localisation	27
Synthetic CT image generation of shape-controlled lung cancer using semi-conditional InfoGAN and its applicability for type classification	25
Toward reliable automatic liver and tumor segmentation using convolutional neural network based on 2.5D models	25
Mixed reality as a novel tool for diagnostic and surgical navigation in orthopaedics	25
Association of AI quantified COVID-19 chest CT and patient outcome	24
Towards markerless surgical tool and hand pose estimation	23

3D axial-attention for lung nodule classification	23
Effect of marker position and size on the registration accuracy of HoloLens in a non-clinical setting with implications for high-precision surgical tasks	21
Applying machine learning to optical coherence tomography images for automated tissue classification in brain metastases	21
DUDA-Net: a double U-shaped dilated attention network for automatic infection area segmentation in COVID-19 lung CT images	20
Automatic and accurate needle detection in 2D ultrasound during robot-assisted needle insertion process	19
Generation of annotated multimodal ground truth datasets for abdominal medical image registration	19
Advancing intraoperative magnetic tracing using 3D freehand magnetic particle imaging	18
Deep learning approaches for automated classification and segmentation of head and neck cancers and brain tumors in magnetic resonance images: a meta-analysis study	18
MR-contrast-aware image-to-image translations with generative adversarial networks	18
Surgical workflow recognition with 3DCNN for Sleeve Gastrectomy	18
Three-dimensional deep learning with spatial erasing for unsupervised anomaly segmentation in brain MRI	18
High-resolution deep transferred ASPPU-Net for nuclei segmentation of histopathology images	17
Automatic linear measurements of the fetal brain on MRI with deep neural networks	17
Mask-R$$^{2}$$CNN: a distance-field regression version of Mask-RCNN for fetal-head delineation in ultrasound images	17
Automatic mandible segmentation from CT image using 3D fully convolutional neural network based on DenseASPP and attention gates	16
Design of a novel tendon-driven manipulator structure based on monolithic compliant rolling-contact joint for minimally invasive surgery	16
Multiple sclerosis lesion segmentation from brain MRI using U-Net based on wavelet pooling	16
Can machine learning-based analysis of multiparameter MRI and clinical parameters improve the performance of clinically significant prostate cancer diagnosis?	16
Automatic, global registration in laparoscopic liver surgery	15
Agreement between rhinomanometry and computed tomography-based computational fluid dynamics	15
Time-aware deep neural networks for needle tip localization in 2D ultrasound	15
Toward autonomous robotic prostate biopsy: a pilot study	15
Computer-assisted surgical planning of complex bone tumor resections improves negative margin outcomes in a sawbones model	15
Object and anatomical feature recognition in surgical video images based on a convolutional neural network	15
Video-based fully automatic assessment of open surgery suturing skills	14
Patient-specific plate for navigation and fixation of the distal radius: a case series	14
A machine learning-based pulmonary venous obstruction prediction model using clinical data and CT image	14
Simulation-to-real domain adaptation with teacher–student learning for endoscopic instrument segmentation	14
Binary polyp-size classification based on deep-learned spatial information	14
Aorta-aware GAN for non-contrast to artery contrasted CT translation and its application to abdominal aortic aneurysm detection	14
Accurate instance segmentation of surgical instruments in robotic surgery: model refinement and cross-dataset evaluation	13
Survival prediction of patients suffering from glioblastoma based on two-branch DenseNet using multi-channel features	13
Automated description of the mandible shape by deep learning	13
Joint optic disc and optic cup segmentation based on boundary prior and adversarial learning	13
Interactive teaching environment for diagnostic radiography with real-time X-ray simulation and patient positioning	13
Multiview multimodal network for breast cancer diagnosis in contrast-enhanced spectral mammography images	13
Fully automated deep learning-based localization and segmentation of the locus coeruleus in aging and Parkinson’s disease using neuromelanin-sensitive MRI	12
A generative flow-based model for volumetric data augmentation in 3D deep learning for computed tomographic colonography	12
An efficient multi-path 3D convolutional neural network for false-positive reduction of pulmonary nodule detection	12
Cross-modal self-supervised representation learning for gesture and skill recognition in robotic surgery	12
Vessel segmentation for automatic registration of untracked laparoscopic ultrasound to CT of the liver	11
Mask then classify: multi-instance segmentation for surgical instruments	11
Path planning for endovascular catheterization under curvature constraints via two-phase searching approach	11
Multimodal 3D ultrasound and CT in image-guided spinal surgery: public database and new registration algorithms	11
Domain adaptation and self-supervised learning for surgical margin detection	11
Impact of deformation on a supine-positioned image-guided breast surgery approach	11
Evaluation of in-house, haptic assisted surgical planning for virtual reduction of complex mandibular fractures	11
An intuitive surgical handle design for robotic neurosurgery	11
Dual fluoroscopic imaging and CT-based finite element modelling to estimate forces and stresses of grafts in anatomical single-bundle ACL reconstruction with different femoral tunnels	10
Semi-supervised CycleGAN for domain transformation of chest CT images and its application to opacity classification of diffuse lung diseases	10

Patient-specific desktop 3D-printed guides for pelvic tumour resection surgery: a precision study on cadavers	10
Quantification of pulmonary involvement in COVID-19 pneumonia by means of a cascade of two U-nets: training and assessment on multiple datasets using different annotation criteria	10
A self-supervised learning strategy for postoperative brain cavity segmentation simulating resections	10
Cascaded neural network-based CT image processing for aortic root analysis	10
Patch-based classification of gallbladder wall vascularity from laparoscopic images using deep learning	10
SD-Net: joint surgical gesture recognition and skill assessment	10
F3RNet: full-resolution residual registration network for deformable image registration	10
Automated segmentation of an intensity calibration phantom in clinical CT images using a convolutional neural network	10
Unsupervised colonoscopic depth estimation by domain translations with a Lambertian-reflection keeping auxiliary task	10
MRI-based radiomic feature analysis of end-stage liver disease for severity stratification	10
Automatic morphological classification of mitral valve diseases in echocardiographic images based on explainable deep learning methods	10
Grinding trajectory generator in robot-assisted laminectomy surgery	9
Predictive online 3D target tracking with population-based generative networks for image-guided radiotherapy	9
Automatic ultrasound scanning robotic system with optical waveguide-based force measurement	9
Automatic detection of procedural knowledge in robotic-assisted surgical texts	9
A convenient and stable vertebrae instance segmentation method for transforaminal endoscopic surgery planning	9
Psychomotor skills development for Veress needle placement using a virtual reality and haptics-based simulator	9
ClipAssistNet: bringing real-time safety feedback to operating rooms	9
Augmented reality-based autostereoscopic surgical visualization system for telesurgery	9
Depth-based branching level estimation for bronchoscopic navigation	9
Evaluating the agreement and reliability of a web-based facial analysis tool for rhinoplasty	9
Computer-aided diagnosis and regional segmentation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma based on multi-modality medical images	9
Large-scale surgical workflow segmentation for laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy	9
Metabolomics patterns of breast cancer tumors using mass spectrometry imaging	9
A cascaded fully convolutional network framework for dilated pancreatic duct segmentation	9
Learning effectiveness of using augmented reality technology in central venous access procedure: an experiment using phantom and head-mounted display	9
Capsule networks for segmentation of small intravascular ultrasound image datasets	9
Colonoscopic 3D reconstruction by tubular non-rigid structure-from-motion	9
Lightweight pyramid network with spatial attention mechanism for accurate retinal vessel segmentation	9
Laser scanner for 3D reconstruction of a wound’s edge and topology	8
CycleGAN for interpretable online EMT compensation	8
Semi-automatic micro-CT segmentation of the midfoot using calibrated thresholds	8
Point detection through multi-instance deep heatmap regression for sutures in endoscopy	8
A novel multi-DoF surgical robotic system for brachytherapy on liver tumor: Design and control	8
A virtual reality-based data analysis for optimizing freehand external ventricular drain insertion	8
Multichannel three-dimensional fully convolutional residual network-based focal liver lesion detection and classification in Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI	8
Preclinical evaluation of a markerless, real-time, augmented reality guidance system for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy	8
Against spatial–temporal discrepancy: contrastive learning-based network for surgical workflow recognition	8
A virtual reality simulator for training the surgical reduction of patient-specific supracondylar humerus fractures	8
Towards targeted ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy by incorporating model and label uncertainty in cancer detection	7
Individual 3D-printed fixation masks for radiotherapy: first clinical experiences	7
Automatic airway tree segmentation based on multi-scale context information	7
Intelligent optical diagnosis and treatment system for automated image-guided laser ablation of tumors	7
Development and evaluation of a prototype detector for an intraoperative laparoscopic coincidence imaging system with PET tracers	7
Using spatial-temporal ensembles of convolutional neural networks for lumen segmentation in ureteroscopy	7
The use of a surgical planning tool for evaluating the optimal surgical accessibility to the stapedius muscle via a retrofacial approach during cochlear implant surgery: a feasibility study	7
Two new stenosis detection methods of coronary angiograms	7
Integrated multi-modality image-guided navigation for neurosurgery: open-source software platform using state-of-the-art clinical hardware	7
Complex wall modeling for hemodynamic simulations of intracranial aneurysms based on histologic images	7
Planning acetabular fracture reduction using a patient-specific biomechanical model: a prospective and comparative clinical study	7
Objective assessment of surgeon kinematics during simulated laparoscopic surgery: a preliminary evaluation of the effect of high body mass index models	7
COVID-19 and beyond: development of a comprehensive telemedical diagnostic framework	7
Force-guided autonomous robotic ultrasound scanning control method for soft uncertain environment	7
3D ultrasound navigation system for screw insertion in posterior spine surgery: a phantom study	7
A deep cascaded segmentation of obstructive sleep apnea-relevant organs from sagittal spine MRI	6
Coarse-to-fine multiplanar D-SEA UNet for automatic 3D carotid segmentation in CTA images	6
Seeing under the cover with a 3D U-Net: point cloud-based weight estimation of covered patients	6
Transfer learning for automatic joint segmentation of thyroid and breast lesions from ultrasound images	6
The effect of artificial X-rays on C-arm positioning performance in a simulated orthopaedic surgical setting	6
Co-occurrence balanced time series classification for the semi-supervised recognition of surgical smoke	6
VR-based training of craniotomy for intracranial aneurysm surgery	6
PassFlow: a multimodal workflow for predicting deep brain stimulation outcomes	6
A tactile sensor using the acoustic reflection principle for assessing the contact force component in laparoscopic tumor localization	6
Evaluation of ultrasonic fibrosis diagnostic system using convolutional network for ordinal regression	6
RPLS-Net: pulmonary lobe segmentation based on 3D fully convolutional networks and multi-task learning	6
A hybrid feature-based patient-to-image registration method for robot-assisted long bone osteotomy	6
Self-supervised representation learning for surgical activity recognition	6
Laparoscopic augmented reality registration for oncological resection site repair	6
Development and experiments of a continuum robotic system for transoral laryngeal surgery	6
Cryo-balloon catheter localization in X-Ray fluoroscopy using U-net	6
Development of a thermal model for irreversible electroporation: an approach to estimate and optimize the IRE protocols	6
A cable-driven distal end-effector mechanism for single-port robotic surgery	6