Gabriela Corral

University of America, Georgetown University Medical Center

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Gabriela Corral is a pioneer in the intersection of medical robotics and fluoroscopic imaging, with a focused career dedicated to advancing minimally invasive spine procedures. Her core research areas include fluoroscopy servoing, surgical needle segmentation, and image-guided intervention. Corral’s most significant contributions lie in developing automated systems that enhance the precision of needle alignment during surgery. Her seminal 2003 work, "Segmentation of surgical needles for fluoroscopy servoing using the insight software toolkit (ITK)," laid the groundwork for a robotic system that integrates a six degree-of-freedom needle driver with X-ray guidance. This foundational paper, cited 9 times, is complemented by her 2004 study on "Robot control by fluoroscopic guidance for minimally invasive spine procedures" (8 citations), which demonstrated the practical application of her algorithms. Corral also explored novel tracking methods, as seen in her work on "Magnetically tracked bone screws for image guided intervention" (2 citations). Her 2003 paper on "Fluoroscopy servoing using translation/rotation decoupling in an A/P view" (2 citations) further refined the decoupling of needle movements for more intuitive robotic control. Through these contributions, Corral has helped shape the field of computer-assisted surgery, offering physicians a powerful tool to improve accuracy and reduce patient trauma in spinal interventions.