Vera A. Ottens

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Vera A. Ottens is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of surgical oncology, medical imaging, and robotic surgery, with a focus on advancing precision medicine for prostate cancer. Her work centers on two transformative areas: intraoperative imaging for radioguided surgery and automated surgical workflow analysis. Ottens led a groundbreaking feasibility study on back-table specimen scanning using gantry-free hybrid hSPECT/LiDAR imaging during PSMA-radioguided surgery (2025, 3 citations), demonstrating a novel approach to enhance ex vivo margin evaluation and lesion detection—addressing critical challenges in prostate cancer surgery where low PSMA-receptor expression can hinder in vivo assessment. In parallel, she is advancing digital surgery through her work on automating surgical workflow recognition in robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) (2025, 1 citation), expanding kinematic instrument metrics to move beyond manual video-analysis toward objective, data-driven procedural evaluations. Her contributions are particularly notable for bridging the gap between cutting-edge imaging technology and practical surgical applications, offering tools that could improve both surgical precision and postoperative outcomes. With her innovative integration of hybrid imaging and robotic kinematics, Ottens is shaping the future of data-driven, personalized cancer surgery.