Meysam Torabi

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Meysam Torabi is a leading researcher in the field of medical robotics, with a primary focus on MRI-guided interventional systems and image-guided percutaneous procedures. His major contributions center on the design and evaluation of compact robotic mechanisms for precise needle guidance in challenging clinical contexts, particularly for cancer treatments like cryoablation and brachytherapy. Notably, his 2013 work on a double ring RCM mechanism for MRI-guided liver interventions (42 citations) addresses the critical need for non-invasive, high-precision needle placement, reducing the trial-and-error of repeated insertions. He further advanced the field with an MRI coil-mounted multi-probe robotic positioner for cryoablation (31 citations), enabling faster, more accurate alignment of multiple probes within closed-bore MR scanners. Torabi’s research also tackles the complex problem of multi-adjacent-point targeting (22 citations), improving accuracy in prostate brachytherapy by mitigating needle deflection. His work is distinguished by its practical integration of robotic design with real-time imaging constraints, directly impacting the efficacy of minimally invasive cancer therapies.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Design evaluation of a double ring RCM mechanism for robotic needle guidance in MRI-guided liver interventions

   42 citations · 2013
2. 2
   An MRI Coil-Mounted Multi-Probe Robotic Positioner for Cryoablation

   31 citations · 2013
3. 3
   Compact Robotically Steerable Image-Guided Instrument for Multi-Adjacent-Point (MAP) Targeting

   22 citations · 2014
4. 4
   Adaptive 2D-Path Optimization of Steerable Bevel-Tip Needles in Uncertain Model of Brain Tissue

   4 citations · 2009
5. 5
   A Novel Approach for Robust Control of Single-Link Manipulators with Visco-Elastic Behavior

   2 citations · 2008

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