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USING AI AND DEEP LEARNING TO DEVELOP PRETREATMENT PLANS FOR HDR PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPY

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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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Conference Papers

  1. Imanaka, R., Lee, S., Kamrava, M., and Konh, B., (2025) "Towards a Brachytherapay Training System: Real-Time Hand and Needle Tracking using Machine Learning" Design of Medical Devices Conference

  2. 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", IMECE

  3. 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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