Tore Amundsen

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Tore Amundsen is a leading researcher in medical image-guided interventions, with a primary focus on electromagnetic tracking and navigated bronchoscopy. His work addresses critical challenges in intraoperative navigation accuracy, particularly for flexible instrument guidance in complex anatomical environments. Amundsen’s most cited study, “Accuracy of electromagnetic tracking with a prototype field generator in an interventional OR setting” (22 citations), established foundational benchmarks for tracking robustness in the presence of robotic C-arms and metallic interference, directly supporting the development of hybrid guidance systems that integrate real-time imaging with instrument localization. His subsequent work, “Intraoperative localized constrained registration in navigated bronchoscopy” (17 citations), tackles the persistent problem of lung deformation during procedures. By proposing a localized, constrained registration method that compensates for tissue shift after CT acquisition, Amundsen significantly improved navigation accuracy for peripheral lung lesions. These contributions are vital for advancing minimally invasive diagnostics and therapies, reducing reliance on rigid registration assumptions. His research continues to shape the design of more adaptive, real-time navigation systems for interventional radiology and pulmonology.