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Current MERIT Projects [Past Projects]

• 3D Image Overlay - X-ray vision has always been the dream of surgeons; Image Overlay is the next best thing.
• 3D Optical Reconstruction of Cell Shape - Reconstruction of 3D cell shapes using optical microscope
• 3D Video Reconstruction of Skeletal Anatomy
• ASAP - non-contact 3-D surgical instrument tracking for device testing and surgeon assessment
• An Anatomically Based Mechanical Hand: A Testbed for Neuromuscular Control and Reconstruction of Impaired Hands - Construction of a complete, anatomically based mechanical hand.
• Biologically Inspired Micro Robotics - This project seeks to develop a joint angle sensor for a robotic cricket, which is part of a larger project with Case Western Reserve University.
• Biomedical Image Analysis, Indexing, and Retrieval - Constructing image index features to retrieve medically similar cases from a multimedia medical database.
• Dynamic Conformal Radiotherapy
• Feedback Distortion for Rehabilitation - We are developing procedures using feedback distortion for rehabilitation that help people to expand their range of motion or force exertion.
• Hip Navigation System - Preoperative and intraoperative planning and execution system for high-precision total hip replacement.
• Hip Range of Motion - Preoperative planning system for total hip replacement
• Human Movement Analysis - Using wearable sensors to predict the onset of neurological diseases.
• Intraoperative Patient Localization
• Knee Navigation Systems (KneeNav TKR/ACL) - We are developing two CT-based surgical navigation systems for total knee replacement and ACL reconstructive surgery.
• Knee Surgery Simulation - Haptic interface for simulated knee surgery and interaction with volumetric data.
• Knowledge-Guided Deformable Registration - Matching corresponding anatomical structures across individuals, detecting possible pathologies.
• Micron: Intelligent Microsurgical Instruments - Suppression of hand tremor to improve precision in microsurgery.
• Personal Robotic Assistants For The Elderly - Nursebot will help researchers explore the ways autonomous mobile robots can help the elderly live independently in their own homes.
• Sensory Transfer Systems for the Sensory Impaired - Construction of a sensory transfer system to assist the sensory impaired with manipulation tasks.
• Soft Tissue Simulation for Plastic Surgery
• Sonic Flashlight - We are developing a method of medical visualization that merges real time ultrasound images with direct human vision.
• XAlign - 2D/3D registration technique is used to analyze the postoperative pelvic radiographs and to measure placement of implants after total hip replacement