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High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy (HDR BT) Curvilinear Needle Implantation

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Journal Papers

- Varnamkhasti, Z.K. and Konh, B., 2019. Design and performance study of a novel minimally invasive active surgical needle. ASME Journal of Medical Devices, 13 (4), p.041006 (9 pages).

- Konh, B., Sasaki, D., Podder, T.K., and Ashrafiuon, H., 2019. 3D manipulation of an active steerable needle via actuation of multiple SMA wires. Robotica, pp.1-17. (https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263574719000705).

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Conference Papers

- Varnamkhasti, Z.K., Konh, B., 2020, April. Cable-driven 3D steerable surgical needle for needle-based procedures. In 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (under review)

- Karimi, S., Konh, B., 2020, April. Dynamic characteristic analysis and FEM modeling in control of an SMA-actuated multi-link flexible joint active needle. In 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (under review)

- Karimi, S., Konh, B., 2019, April. 3D steerable active surgical needle. In 2019 Design of Medical Devices Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper No. DMD2019-3307, pp. V001T06A015; 6 pages; doi:10.1115/DMD2019-3307)

- Varnamkhasti, Z.K., Konh, B., Maghsoudi, O.H., Yu, Y., Liao, L., 2019, April. Ultrasound needle tracking inside a soft phantom and methods to improve the needle tip visualization. In 2019 Design of Medical Devices Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper No. DMD2019-3299, pp. V001T06A012; 6 pages

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Journal Papers

  1. Padasdao B., Imanaka R., Podder, TK., and Konh B. (2024) "Curvilinear catheter implantation in HDR prostate brachytherapy: feasibility study" Med Phys.

  2. Lafreniere, S., Padasdao, B., and Konh, B. (2024) "Closed-Loop Control of a Tendon-Driven Active Needle for Tip Tracking at Desired Bending Angle for High-Dose-Rate Prostate Brachytherapy" Robotica.​​​

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Conference Papers​

  1. Qian, Y., Washington, P., Podder, TK., and Konh, B. (2024) "A Linear Programming and Deep Reinforcement Learning Framework to Choose Dwell Positions and Dwell Time in High-Dose-Rate Prostate Brachytherapy using Curvilinear Catheters" International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition

  2. Padasdao B., Imanaka R., Podder, TK., and Konh B. (2024) "Feasibility of Curvilinear Catheter Implantation for Prostate HDR Brachytherapy" AAPM 

  3. Konh, B. and Podder, TK, (2024) "Empowering Prostate HDR Brachytherapy by Curvilinear Catheter Implantation Using Active Needle Technology" World Congress of Brachytherapy

  4. Podder, R., Zheng, Y., Konh, B., Lyons K., Biswas, T., Ove, R., Traughber, B., and Podder, T., (2023) "Curvilinear-Needle Implantation: A New Technique for Prostate HDR Brachytherapy", AAPM 65th Annual Meeting & Exhibition

  5. Rabiei, M., Ko, S. Y., Podder, T. K., Lederer, J., and Konh, B., (2022) "HDR Brachytherapy Planning using Active Needles – Preliminary Investigation on Dose Planning", IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics

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