Computer Science & Communications

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Model-based Compression Correction Framework for Ultrasound

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a system that corrects for compressional effects in ultrasound data during soft tissue imaging. The system uses tracking and digitization information to detect the pose of the ultrasound probe during imaging, and then couples this information with a biomechanical model of the tissue to correct compressional effects during intraoperative imaging.

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Philip Swaney

615.322.1067

Inventors

Michael Miga, Thomas Pheiffer, Dave Smith
Category:
Computer Science & Communications Medical Imaging

System and Methods for Contact Detection and Localization in Continuum Robots

This technology expands the capabilities of continuum robots with a system and method that enables them to detect instances of contact and to estimate the position of the contact. This framework allows the motion of the robot to be constrained so as to ensure the robot doesn't damage itself, another robot arm, or surrounding environments. Applications for this technology include enhanced safe telemanipulation for multi-arm continuum robots in surgery, micro-assembly in confined spaces, and exploration in unknown environments.

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Masood Machingal

615.343.3548

Inventors

Nabil Simaan, Andrea Bajo
Category:
Computer Science & Communications Robotics

Driving Skills Improvements in Teenagers with ASD using Virtual Reality

Various aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have been under study for many years. While the emphasis has been on early identification and early treatment of children with ASD, a sometimes overlooked fact is that ASD children grow up to be teenagers. An essential life skill for teenagers is the ability to drive. However, ASD teens and adults are often prone to certain mistakes in driving and gaze patterns required for driving. Collaborators at Vanderbilt's School of Engineering and the Kennedy Center have created a simulator that is meant to teach ASD teenagers these critical skills.

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Masood Machingal

615.343.3548

Inventors

Nilanjan Sarkar, Zachary Warren, Joshua Wade, Dayi Bian, Amy Swanson, Amy Weitlauf, Medha Sarkar, Lian Zhang, Jing Fan
Category:
Computer Science & Communications

TagDock: An Efficient Rigid Body Molecular Docking Algorithm For Three Dimensional Models of Oligomeric Biomolecular Complexes With Limited Experimental Restraint Data

TagDock is an efficient rigid body molecular docking algorithm that generates three-dimensional models of oligomeric biomolecular complexes in instances where there is limited experimental restraint data to guide the docking calculations. Through "distance difference analysis" TagDock additionally recommends followup experiments to further discriminate divergent (score-degenerate) clusters of TagDock's initial solution models

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Masood Machingal

615.343.3548

Inventors

Terry Lybrand, Jarrod Smith, Christopher Moth, Sarah Edwards
Category:
Bioinformatics Computer Science & Communications Research Tools

Software for Adaptive Basis Non-Rigid Registration Algorithm

This program permits the automatic non-rigid registration (spatial realignment) of 2D and 3D mono-and multi modal images.

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Ashok Choudhury

615.322.2503

Inventors

Benoit Dawant, Akram Aldroubi, Gustavo Rohde
Category:
Computer Science & Communications