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PUBLICATIONS 2006

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REFEREED ARTICLES

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1. Nanayakkara ND , Samarabandu J, Fenster A. Prostate segmentation by feature enhancement using domain knowledge and adaptive region based operations. Phys Med Biol. 51(7): 1831-48, Mar 2006.

2. Song WY , Chiu B, Bauman GS, Lock M, Rodrigues G, Ash R, Lewis C, Fenster A, Battista JJ, Van Dyk J. Prostate contouring uncertainty in megavoltage computed tomography (MVCT) images acquired with a helical tomotherapy unit during image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 65(2): 595-607, Jun 2006.

3. Wirtzfeld LA, Graham KC, Groom AC, MacDonald IC, Chambers AF, Fenster A, Lacefield JC. Volume measurement variability in three-dimensional high-frequency ultrasound images of murine liver metastases. Phys Med Biol. 51(10): 2367-2381, May 2006.

4. Wei Z, Gardi L, Downey DB, Fenster A. Automated localization of implanted seeds in 3D TRUS images used for prostate brachytherapy. Med Phys. 33(7): 2404-17, Jul 2006.

5. Pollex RL, Al-Shali KZ, House AA, Spence JD, Fenster A, Mamakeesick M, Zinman B, Harris SB, Hanley AJG, Hegele RA. Relationship of the metabolic syndrome carotid ultrasound traits. Cadiovascular Ultrasound. 4:28, Jul 2006.

6. Hodge AC, Fenster A, Downey DB, Ladak HM. Prostate boundary segmentation from ultrasoundimages using 2D active shape models: Optimisation and extension to 3D. Comput Methods Programs Biomed (special issue on Medical Image Segmentation). 84; 99-113, Jul 2006.

7. Riccio SA, Bureau Y, Spence JD, House AA, Fenster A, Parraga G. Carotid ultrasound phenotypes in vulnerable populations. Cardiovasc Ultra. 4:44, Nov 2006.

8. Fenster A, Blake C, Gyacskov I, Landry A, Spence JD. 3D ultrasound analysis of carotid plaque volume and surface morphology. Ultrasonics. In Press: Sep 2006

9. Ding M, Wei Z, Gardi L, Downey DB, Fenster A. Needle and seed segmentation in intraoperative 3D ultrasound-guided prostate brachytherapy. Ultrasonics. In Press: Sep 2006.

10. Cool DW, Downey DB, Izawa J, Chin J, Fenster A. 3D prostate model formation from nonparallel 2D ultrasound biopsy images. Med Image Anal. In Press: Aug 2006.

11. Hornblower VDM, Yu E, Fenster A, Battista JJ, Malthaner RA. 3D thoracoscopic ultrasound volume measurement validation in an ex vivo and in vivo porcine model of lung tumours. Phys Med Biol. In Press: Nov 2006.

12. Ma G-W, Pytel M, Trejos AL, Hornblower V, Smallwood J, Patel R, Fenster A, Malthaner RA. Robot-assisted thoracoscopic brachytherapy for lung cancer: comparison of the ZEUS robot, VATS, and manual seed implantation. Surgical Endoscopy. In Press: Nov 2006.

13. Goldberg A, Pakkiri P, Dai E, Lucas A, Fenster A. Non-invasive 3D micro-ultrasound imaging as a quantitative biomarker of aneurysm morphology in a mouse model. Phys Med Biol. In Press: Nov 2006.

14. Smith WL, Lewis C, Bauman G, Rodrigues G, D’Souza D, Ash R, Ho D, Venkatesan V, Downey DB, Fenster A. Prostate volume contouring: A 3D analysis of segmentation using 3D TRUS, CT and MR. Int Journal of Rad Oncol. In Press: Nov 2006.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. Levin DI, Fenster A, Ladak HM. A hybrid deformable model for virtual reality simulation of prostate brachytherapy. Proceedings of the SPIE International Symposium on Medical Imaging. Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Display, edited by Kevin R. Cleary, Robert L. Galloway, Jr.San Diego, CA: Vol. 6141; p.210-219, Feb 2006.

2. Ding M, Luo X, Cai C, Zhou C, Fenster A. 3D ultrasound image guidance system used in RF uterine adenoma and uterine bleeding ablation system. Proceedings of the SPIE International Symposium on Medical Imaging. San Diego , CA : Vol. 6141-27; p.61, Feb 2006.

3. Cool DW, Sherebrin S, Downey DB, Izawa J, Peters TM, Fenster A. Minimization of optical tool tracking error using fulcrum correction in minimally invasive interventions with application to prostate biopsy procedure. Proceedings of the SPIE International Symposium on  Medical Imaging. San Diego , CA : Vol. 6141-40; p.74, Feb 2006.

4. Chiu B, Fenster A. Quantification of carotid vessel atherosclerosis. Proceedings of the SPIE International Symposium on Medical Imaging. San Diego , CA : Vol. 6143-11; p.124, February 11-16, 2006.

5. Wei Z, Gardi L, Downey DB, Fenster A. Segmentation of implanted radioactive seeds in 3D TRUS images for intraoperative prostate brachytherapy. Proceedings of IEEE-ISBI (International Symnposium on Biomedical Imaging). Paper number; 1060. Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington , VA , Apr 2006.

6. Waspe AC, Cakiroglu HJ, Lacefield JC, Fenster A. Design and validation of a robotic needle positioning system for small animal imaging applications. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC). New York City , NY . p. 412-415, Sep 2006.

7. Fuxing Y, Suri J, Fenster A. Segmentation of prostate from 3D ultrasound volumes using shape and intensity priors in level set framework. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC). New York City , NY . p. 2341-2344, Sep 2006.

8. Nanayakkara ND, Chiu B, Samani A, Spence JD, Samarabandu J, Fenster A. A non-rigid image registration technique for 3D ultrasound carotid images using a “twisting and bending” model. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC). New York City , NY . p. 2738-2741, Sep 2006.

9. Chiu B, Egger M, Spence JD, Parraga G, Fenster A. Quantification of progression and regression of carotid artery atherosclerosis using 3D ultrasound images. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC). New York City , NY . p. 3819-3822, Sep 2006.

BOOKS

1. Suri JS, Kathuria C, Chang R-F, Fenster A. (Eds). Recent Advances in Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutic Ultrasound Imaging for Medical Applications. Artech House, Inc. Norwood, MA: In Press: Sep 2006.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

1. Fenster A, Ladak H, Ding M. Deformable Model-based Segmentation of the Prostate from Ultrasound Images. In: Parametric and Geometric Deformable Models: An application in Biomaterials and Medical Imagery. Volume-II. Jasjit S. Suri and Aly Farag (Eds), Springer Publishers. ISBN: 0-387-31204-8, May 2006.

2. Xuan JW, Lacefield JC, Fenster A, Wirtzfeld LA, Bygrave M, Chin JL, Jiang H, Izawa JI, Moussa M. PSP94 Gene-Directed Transgenic Prostate Cancer: Transgenic prostate cancer: Threedimensional ultrasound micro-imaging. In: Cancer Imaging. MA Hayat (Ed). Elsevier Science/Academic Press. San Diego , CA : In Press: Mar 2006.

3. Fenster A, Wei Z, Downey DB. 3D ultrasound Imaging. In: Recent Advances in Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutic Ultrasound Imaging for Medical Applications. JS Suri, C Kathuria, R-F Chang, A Fenster (Eds). Artech House, Inc. Norwood , MA : In Press: Sep 2006.

4. Fenster A, Parraga G, Landry A, Chiu B, Egger M, Spence JD. 3D Ultrasound Imaging of the Carotid Arteries. In: Recent Advances in Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutic Ultrasound Imaging for Medical Applications. JS Suri, C Kathuria, R-F Chang, A Fenster (Eds). Artech House, Inc. Norwood , MA : In Press: Sep 2006.

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