Burton Ma

591 total citations
33 papers, 439 citations indexed

About

Burton Ma is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Biomedical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Burton Ma has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 439 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 12 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Burton Ma's work include Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (11 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (8 papers) and Medical Image Segmentation Techniques (7 papers). Burton Ma is often cited by papers focused on Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (11 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (8 papers) and Medical Image Segmentation Techniques (7 papers). Burton Ma collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. Burton Ma's co-authors include Randy E. Ellis, Amber L. Simpson, Purang Abolmaesumi, John F. Rudan, Mehdi H. Moghari, David R. Pichora, Elvis C. S. Chen, Manuela Kunz, Terry M. Peters and R.E. Ellis and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging and The Journal Of Hand Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Burton Ma

32 papers receiving 427 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Burton Ma Canada 13 208 178 161 135 62 33 439
Mahdi Azizian United States 12 243 1.2× 167 0.9× 298 1.9× 69 0.5× 19 0.3× 25 488
J. Zuhars United States 10 483 2.3× 100 0.6× 420 2.6× 38 0.3× 28 0.5× 16 734
Michael R. Bax United States 9 336 1.6× 251 1.4× 226 1.4× 130 1.0× 29 0.5× 14 655
R. J. Lapeer United Kingdom 10 142 0.7× 89 0.5× 106 0.7× 22 0.2× 24 0.4× 30 380
Cinzia Freschi Italy 12 335 1.6× 230 1.3× 378 2.3× 37 0.3× 17 0.3× 18 643
Jörg Raczkowsky Germany 13 246 1.2× 171 1.0× 342 2.1× 82 0.6× 10 0.2× 97 594
Andrew D. Wiles Canada 10 319 1.5× 253 1.4× 318 2.0× 164 1.2× 23 0.4× 27 677
B.L. Musits United States 9 466 2.2× 104 0.6× 394 2.4× 35 0.3× 23 0.4× 14 691
Dennis Kundrat Germany 12 162 0.8× 81 0.5× 262 1.6× 30 0.2× 14 0.2× 27 433
Seth Billings United States 9 53 0.3× 121 0.7× 79 0.5× 105 0.8× 46 0.7× 19 370

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Burton Ma

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All Works

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Chen, Elvis C. S., Burton Ma, & Terry M. Peters. (2017). Contact-less stylus for surgical navigation: registration without digitization. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 12(7). 1231–1241. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Elvis C. S., et al.. (2017). Hand–eye calibration using a target registration error model. Healthcare Technology Letters. 4(5). 157–162. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Elvis C. S., Terry M. Peters, & Burton Ma. (2016). Guided ultrasound calibration: where, how, and how many calibration fiducials. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 11(6). 889–898. 20 indexed citations
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Kunz, Manuela, Burton Ma, John F. Rudan, Randy E. Ellis, & David R. Pichora. (2013). Image-Guided Distal Radius Osteotomy Using Patient-Specific Instrument Guides. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 38(8). 1618–1624. 62 indexed citations
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Simpson, Amber L., et al.. (2013). Computation and visualization of uncertainty in surgical navigation. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery. 10(3). 332–343. 8 indexed citations
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Ma, Burton, et al.. (2013). A laboratory comparison of computer navigation and individualized guides for distal radius osteotomy. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 9(4). 713–724. 34 indexed citations
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Simpson, Amber L., Jessica Burgner-Kahrs, S. Duke Herrell, et al.. (2012). Comparison Study of Intraoperative Surface Acquisition Methods for Surgical Navigation. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 60(4). 1090–1099. 45 indexed citations
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Ma, Burton, et al.. (2009). Computer-assisted FluoroGuide navigation of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. PubMed Central. 8 indexed citations
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Simpson, Amber L., et al.. (2008). Computer‐assisted distraction osteogenesis by Ilizarov's method. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery. 4(4). 310–320. 19 indexed citations
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Moghari, Mehdi H., Burton Ma, & Purang Abolmaesumi. (2008). A Theoretical Comparison of Different Target Registration Error Estimators. Lecture notes in computer science. 11(Pt 2). 1032–1040. 25 indexed citations
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Ma, Burton, Mehdi H. Moghari, Randy E. Ellis, & Purang Abolmaesumi. (2007). On Fiducial Target Registration Error in the Presence of Anisotropic Noise. Lecture notes in computer science. 10(Pt 2). 628–635. 23 indexed citations
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Ma, Burton, James E. Stewart, David R. Pichora, Randy E. Ellis, & Purang Abolmaesumi. (2007). 2D/3D Registration of Multiple Bones. Conference proceedings. 2007. 860–863. 9 indexed citations
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Simpson, Amber L., Burton Ma, Elvis C. S. Chen, Randy E. Ellis, & A. James Stewart. (2007). Computation and Validation of Intra- operative Camera Uncertainty. Conference proceedings. 1406. 479–482. 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Burton, Amber L. Simpson, & Randy E. Ellis. (2007). Proof of Concept of a Simple Computer–Assisted Technique for Correcting Bone Deformities. Lecture notes in computer science. 10(Pt 2). 935–942. 2 indexed citations
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Inoue, Jiro, Marta Kersten‐Oertel, Burton Ma, et al.. (2006). Fast assessment of acetabular coverage using stereoscopic volume rendering.. PubMed. 119. 225–7. 3 indexed citations
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Ma, Burton, William D. Long, John F. Rudan, & Randy E. Ellis. (2006). Three-Dimensional Analysis of Alignment Error in Using Femoral Intramedullary Guides in Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 21(2). 271–278. 23 indexed citations
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Simpson, Amber L., Burton Ma, Elvis C. S. Chen, Randy E. Ellis, & A. James Stewart. (2006). Using Registration Uncertainty Visualization in a User Study of a Simple Surgical Task. Lecture notes in computer science. 9(Pt 2). 397–404. 18 indexed citations
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Ma, Burton & R.E. Ellis. (2005). A point-selection algorithm based on spatial-stiffness analysis of rigid registration. Computer Aided Surgery. 10(4). 209–223. 2 indexed citations
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Simpson, Amber L., et al.. (2005). Computer–Assisted Deformity Correction Using the Ilizarov Method. Lecture notes in computer science. 8(Pt 1). 459–466. 6 indexed citations

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