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Total Citations
428
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About
Peter Guion is a pioneering researcher in the field of MRI-guided robotic intervention, with a particular focus on prostate biopsy and needle placement systems. His work sits at the intersection of medical robotics, imaging technology, and urological oncology, advancing the precision and safety of minimally invasive prostate procedures. Guion's most influential contributions center on the design and clinical validation of MRI-compatible robotic systems, most notably the actuated transrectal prostate robot and the APT II system, which achieved scanner independence and underwent successful first clinical trials. His 2011 paper on the actuated MRI-compatible robotic system has accumulated 123 citations, reflecting its foundational role in the field, while his hybrid tracking system paper has garnered nearly 100 citations. Conducted largely in affiliation with the U.S. National Cancer Institute, his research spans over five years of clinical deployment, lending his accuracy validation studies real-world credibility. Beyond hardware development, Guion has made meaningful contributions to target motion tracking, needle artifact localization, and rigid registration techniques — solving critical challenges in translating robotic systems from the laboratory to the clinic. His body of work, totaling over 400 cumulative citations, has substantially shaped the standard of care for image-guided prostate intervention.
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- 4MRI-Guided Robotic Prostate Biopsy: A Clinical Accuracy Validation35 citations · 2010
- 5Target Motion Tracking in MRI-guided Transrectal Robotic Prostate Biopsy26 citations · 2011
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- 7Accuracy analysis in MRI-guided robotic prostate biopsy24 citations · 2013
- 8Accuracy validation for MRI-guided robotic prostate biopsy20 citations · 2010
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