Dominique Franson
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Dominique Franson is a leading researcher in the field of MRI-guided robotic catheterization, specializing in the development of magnetically actuated steerable catheter systems for minimally invasive cardiac procedures. Her major contributions center on the precise modeling and control of catheters embedded with microcoils that are directly actuated by the magnetic field of an MRI scanner. Her seminal 2015 paper, which has garnered 54 citations, established a foundational 3D kinematic model for validating the deflection of these novel catheters. Building on this, her 2017 work (52 citations) introduced an iterative Jacobian-based inverse kinematics method, enabling open-loop control for navigating complex vascular pathways. Franson has also advanced clinical translation by developing a differential image-based registration technique using active fiducial markers, a critical achievement for ensuring accurate catheter-to-scanner alignment during real-time procedures. Her work bridges the gap between theoretical robotics and practical interventional MRI, making her a key figure in the push toward safer, more precise, and radiation-free catheter ablation therapies.
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