About

Anish Bhattacharya is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of interventional radiology and robotics, whose work has redefined precision in diagnostic medicine. His primary contributions lie in developing automated, image-guided biopsy techniques that leverage PET/CT molecular imaging—particularly using 68Ga-PSMA and 18F-FDG tracers—to target metabolically active lesions with unprecedented accuracy. Bhattacharya’s landmark study on 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT-guided robotic transgluteal prostatic biopsy (38 citations) demonstrated a transformative approach to diagnosing prostate cancer, overcoming the limitations of conventional ultrasound-guided methods. His prospective work on robotic arm-assisted biopsy of hypermetabolic bone lesions (29 citations) and abdominal/pelvic masses (21 citations) established a new standard for minimally invasive tissue sampling, achieving high diagnostic yield while reducing procedural risk. More recently, Bhattacharya has ventured into artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, applying vision transformers to enable end-to-end obstacle avoidance for quadrotor drones—a leap that signals his expanding vision for robotics beyond the clinic. With over 120 cumulative citations and a portfolio spanning robotic surgery for carcinoma of unknown primary, Bhattacharya stands as a versatile innovator whose work bridges molecular imaging, interventional precision, and autonomous navigation.

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H-Index
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121
Total Citations
17
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Safety and Diagnostic Yield of<sup>68</sup>Ga Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen PET/CT-guided Robotic-assisted Transgluteal Prostatic Biopsy
38 citations · 2022
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2018 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 34
🏛 Institutions: Norwegian Womens Public Health Association, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, University of Pennsylvania

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