Needle Deflection

Needle Deflection is a phenomenon in medical imaging and intervention guidance characterized by the deviation of a needle's intended trajectory from its planned path during insertion, primarily due to tissue heterogeneity, needle flexibility, or bevel geometry, thereby affecting targeting accuracy in procedures such as biopsy or ablation.

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2017–2026

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Authors

479

  1. MT
    Mahdi Tavakoli

    University of Alberta, Canada

    22 publications · 622 citations

    17

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  2. NU
    Nawaid Usmani

    University of Alberta, Canada

    22 publications · 622 citations

    17

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  3. CR
    Carlos Rossa

    University of Alberta, Canada

    21 publications · 592 citations

    16

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  4. RS
    Ron S. Sloboda

    University of Alberta, Canada

    14 publications · 424 citations

    13

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  5. SM
    Sarthak Misra

    University of Twente, Netherlands

    12 publications · 1.2K citations

    12

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Venues

  1. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

    8 publications · 814 citations

    8

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  2. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

    7 publications · 773 citations

    7

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  3. 5

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  4. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

    5 publications · 135 citations

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  5. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing

    4 publications · 87 citations

    4

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