Alycen Wiacek

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Alycen Wiacek is a rising leader in biomedical optics, specializing in photoacoustic imaging and its translation to interventional guidance. Her research centers on developing non-ionizing, real-time imaging techniques to replace or reduce reliance on fluoroscopy during high-risk procedures. Wiacek’s most impactful work demonstrates the *in vivo* feasibility of photoacoustic image guidance paired with robotic visual servoing for cardiac catheter-based interventions (76 citations), directly addressing the critical problem of radiation exposure to patients and clinicians. She has further expanded this paradigm to abdominal surgery, showing that photoacoustic imaging can visualize major blood vessels in the pancreas and liver during surgery (44 citations), offering a potential solution to prevent life-threatening intra-abdominal hemorrhage. Her invited review on photoacoustic-guided surgery (64 citations) provides a comprehensive roadmap for the field, spanning applications from tumor resection to vascular access. By integrating advanced imaging with robotic systems, Wiacek is pioneering a new standard for safer, image-guided minimally invasive procedures, earning recognition as a key innovator in the next generation of surgical navigation.

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1. 1
   <i>In Vivo</i> Demonstration of Photoacoustic Image Guidance and Robotic Visual Servoing for Cardiac Catheter-Based Interventions

   76 citations · 2019
2. 2
   Photoacoustic-guided surgery from head to toe [Invited]

   64 citations · 2021
3. 3
   In vivo photoacoustic imaging of major blood vessels in the pancreas and liver during surgery

   44 citations · 2019
4. 4
   Photoacoustic image guidance and robotic visual servoing to mitigate fluoroscopy during cardiac catheter interventions

   14 citations · 2020

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