Sandrine Voros
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Translational Innovation in Medicine and Complexity, Techniques of Informatics and Microelectronics for Integrated Systems Architecture, Johns Hopkins University, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Joseph Fourier, Institut polytechnique de Grenoble
Papers
20
Total Citations
596
H-Index
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About
Sandrine Voros is a leading researcher at the intersection of medical robotics, computer vision, and minimally invasive surgery, whose work has fundamentally advanced the automation of surgical assistance systems. Her research focuses on surgical instrument detection and tracking, robotic endoscope control, and image-guided robotic intervention — areas where her contributions have collectively garnered nearly 500 citations. Voros is perhaps best known for pioneering methods to automatically detect and track laparoscopic instruments in real time, work that laid the groundwork for high-level command of robotic camera holders. Her development and clinical evaluation of the ViKY robotic scope holder — a lightweight, body-mounted system offering surgeons an autonomous "third hand" — demonstrated how vision-based instrument tracking could be translated into practical surgical tools, earning over 80 citations alone. Her statistical and geometric modeling approaches to 3D instrument tracking further pushed the field toward greater accuracy and reliability. Beyond laparoscopy, Voros extended her expertise to microsurgery, contributing image-guided handheld robotic systems capable of cannulating delicate retinal vessels smaller than 120 micrometers — a feat beyond unaided human dexterity. Her 2018 comparative evaluation of instrument segmentation methods remains a key reference for the surgical vision community, reflecting her sustained influence across more than a decade of innovation.
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- 8Retinal vessel cannulation with an image-guided handheld robot31 citations · 2010
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- 10Active guidance of a handheld micromanipulator using visual servoing25 citations · 2009