Simon DiMaio

4.3k citations

58 papers · 2.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 26

Impact in

Biomedical Engineering top 1%
- Soft Robotics and Applications
- Anatomy and Medical Technology
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition top 2%
- Augmented Reality Applications

Papers in ⓘ

Radiation 8
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques 8
Biomedical Engineering 34
- Soft Robotics and Applications 28

Co-authors: Septimiu E. Salcudean (22 shared papers)Gregory S. Fischer (11 shared papers)Peter Kazanzides (5 shared papers)Gábor Fichtinger (11 shared papers)Russell H. Taylor (5 shared papers)Anton Deguet (4 shared papers)Nobuhiko Hata (12 shared papers)M.R. Sirouspour (4 shared papers)
Journals: Computer Aided Surgery (4 papers)IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation (2 papers)IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (2 papers)Operative Neurosurgery (2 papers)PRESENCE Virtual and Augmented Reality (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Canada France

In The Last Decade

Simon DiMaio

58 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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An open-source research kit for the da Vinci® Surgical System 2014 · 346 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 An open-source research kit for the da Vinci® Surgical System

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1	Needle insertion modeling and simulation IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation ·Simon DiMaio, Septimiu E. Salcudean	2003	400
2	An open-source research kit for the da Vinci® Surgical System Peter Kazanzides, Zihan Chen, Anton Deguet, Gregory S. Fischer, Russell H. Taylor, Simon DiMaio Hit paper breakdown →	2014	346
3	Image-guided control of a robot for medical ultrasound IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation ·Purang Abolmaesumi, Septimiu E. Salcudean, Wen-Hong Zhu, M.R. Sirouspour, Simon DiMaio	2002	239
4	MRI-Compatible Pneumatic Robot for Transperineal Prostate Needle Placement IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics ·Gregory S. Fischer, Iulian Iordachita, Csaba Csoma, Junichi Tokuda, Simon DiMaio, Clare M. Tempany, Nobuhiko Hata, Gábor Fichtinger	2008	233
5	Needle Steering and Motion Planning in Soft Tissues IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering ·Simon DiMaio, Septimiu E. Salcudean	2005	199
6	Interactive Simulation of Needle Insertion Models IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering ·Simon DiMaio, Septimiu E. Salcudean	2005	178
7	A Review of Augmented Reality in Robotic-Assisted Surgery IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics ·Long Qian, Jie Ying Wu, Simon DiMaio, Nassir Navab, Peter Kazanzides	2019	108
8	Accelerating Surgical Robotics Research: A Review of 10 Years With the da Vinci Research Kit IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine ·Claudia D’Ettorre, Andrea Mariani, Agostino Stilli, Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena, Pietro Valdastri, Anton Deguet, Peter Kazanzides, Russell H. Taylor, Gregory S. Fischer, Simon DiMaio, Arianna Menciassi, Danail Stoyanov	2021	102
9	Needle insertion modelling and simulation Simon DiMaio, Septimiu E. Salcudean	2003	98
10	Transperineal prostate biopsy under magnetic resonance image guidance: A needle placement accuracy study Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging ·Philip Blumenfeld, Nobuhiko Hata, Simon DiMaio, Kelly H. Zou, Steven Haker, Gábor Fichtinger, Clare M. Tempany	2007	72
11	Robot-assisted needle placement in open MRI: System architecture, integration and validation Computer Aided Surgery ·Simon DiMaio, Steve Pieper, Kiyoyuki Chinzei, Nobuhiko Hata, Steven Haker, Daniel F. Kacher, Gábor Fichtinger, C. M. Tempany, R. Kikinis	2007	66
12	Bilateral matched impedance teleoperation with application to excavator control IEEE Control Systems ·Septimiu E. Salcudean, Keyvan Hashtrudi-Zaad, Shahram Tafazoli, Simon DiMaio, C. Reboulet	1999	62
13	Dynamic MRI Scan Plane Control for Passive Tracking of Instruments and Devices Lecture notes in computer science ·Simon DiMaio, Eigil Samset, Gregory S. Fischer, Iulian Iordachita, Gábor Fichtinger, Ferenc A. Jólesz, Clare M. Tempany	2007	49
14	3D simulation of needle-tissue interaction with application to prostate brachytherapy Computer Aided Surgery ·Orçun Göksel, Septimiu E. Salcudean, Simon DiMaio	2006	44
15	Integrated navigation and control software system for MRI-guided robotic prostate interventions Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics ·Junichi Tokuda, Gregory S. Fischer, Simon DiMaio, David G. Gobbi, Csaba Csoma, Philip W. Mewes, Gábor Fichtinger, Clare M. Tempany, Nobuhiko Hata	2009	44
16	Haptic interface control-design issues and experiments with a planar device Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) ·M.R. Sirouspour, Simon DiMaio, Septimiu E. Salcudean, Purang Abolmaesumi, Colin N. Jones	2002	44
17	Simulated interactive needle insertion Simon DiMaio, Septimiu E. Salcudean	2003	41
18	3D Needle-Tissue Interaction Simulation for Prostate Brachytherapy Lecture notes in computer science ·Orçun Göksel, Septimiu E. Salcudean, Simon DiMaio, Robert Rohling, James Morris	2005	38
19	Robotic Assistant for Transperineal Prostate Interventions in 3T Closed MRI Lecture notes in computer science ·Gregory S. Fischer, Simon DiMaio, Iulian Iordachita, Gábor Fichtinger	2007	35
20	A System for MRI-guided Prostate Interventions Simon DiMaio, Gregory S. Fischer, Steve Haker, Nobuhiko Hata, Iulian Iordachita, Clare M. Tempany, R. Kikinis, Gábor Fichtinger	2006	34

About Simon DiMaio

Simon DiMaio is a scholar working on Radiation, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Surgery and Control and Systems Engineering, having authored 58 papers that have together received 2.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Surgical Simulation and Training (28 papers), Soft Robotics and Applications (28 papers), Teleoperation and Haptic Systems (14 papers), Robot Manipulation and Learning (8 papers), Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (8 papers), Augmented Reality Applications (8 papers), Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (6 papers) and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biomedical Engineering (2.1k citations), Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (615 citations), Control and Systems Engineering (613 citations), Surgery (1.1k citations) and Radiation (215 citations). Simon DiMaio has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Frequent co-authors include Septimiu E. Salcudean, Gregory S. Fischer, Peter Kazanzides, Gábor Fichtinger, Russell H. Taylor, Anton Deguet, Nobuhiko Hata, M.R. Sirouspour, Purang Abolmaesumi and Zihan Chen. Their work appears in journals such as Computer Aided Surgery, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Operative Neurosurgery and PRESENCE Virtual and Augmented Reality.

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