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Total Citations
571
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About
Thomas Wendler is a leading researcher at the intersection of robotics, ultrasound imaging, and molecular-guided surgery. His work focuses on developing autonomous and semi-autonomous robotic systems that enhance the precision, reproducibility, and clinical utility of medical imaging. Wendler’s major contributions include pioneering autonomous robotic screening of tubular structures using real-time ultrasound feedback (91 citations) and introducing deformation-aware robotic 3D ultrasound to correct tissue compression artifacts (47 citations). He has also advanced fluorescence-guided surgery by integrating hybrid radioactive-fluorescent tracers with preoperative SPECT/CT and intraoperative freehand SPECT imaging (85 citations). His research on robotic SPECT for sentinel lymph node mapping (42 citations) and reinforcement learning-based probe navigation (53 citations) demonstrates a sustained commitment to translating robotic imaging into clinical practice. With over 500 total citations, Wendler’s work has been instrumental in bridging the gap between molecular imaging and robotic precision surgery, as highlighted in his visionary perspective on how molecular imaging will enable robotic precision surgery (65 citations). His contributions are shaping the future of minimally invasive, image-guided interventions.
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- 3How molecular imaging will enable robotic precision surgery65 citations · 2021
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- 5A survey of catheter tracking concepts and methodologies49 citations · 2022
- 6Deformation-Aware Robotic 3D Ultrasound47 citations · 2021
- 7First Robotic SPECT for Minimally Invasive Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping42 citations · 2015
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- 9RSV: Robotic Sonography for Thyroid Volumetry29 citations · 2022
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