Janne Beate Lervik Bakeng

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Janne Beate Lervik Bakeng is a researcher whose work centers on advancing image-guided interventions, with a particular focus on improving the accuracy of electromagnetic navigated bronchoscopy. Her major contribution lies in addressing a critical challenge in this field: the degradation of navigation accuracy due to lung tissue deformation between preoperative CT imaging and the intraoperative procedure. In her highly cited 2017 paper, she introduced a method for intraoperative localized constrained registration, which refines the initial rigid image-to-patient alignment by applying a deformable correction only in the region of interest. This targeted approach significantly enhances the precision of tool guidance during biopsy or treatment, directly impacting the reliability of minimally invasive lung procedures. With 17 citations, this work has been recognized as a key step toward making navigated bronchoscopy more clinically viable. Bakeng’s research demonstrates a clear commitment to solving real-world surgical navigation problems, and her innovative registration technique continues to inform the development of more adaptive and accurate guidance systems for pulmonary interventions.