Journal Publications - First Author
Esfandiari H, Troxler P, Hodel S, Suter D, Farshad M; Collaboration Group, Fürnstahl P. Introducing a brain-computer interface to facilitate intraoperative medical imaging control - a feasibility study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022 Jul 22;23(1):701.
doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05384-9
Esfandiari H, Weidert S, Kövesházi I, Anglin C, Street J, Hodgson AJ. Deep learning-based X-ray inpainting for improving spinal 2D-3D registration. Int J Med Robot. 2021 Apr;17(2):e2228.
doi: 10.1002/rcs.2228
Esfandiari H, Anglin C, Guy P, Street J, Weidert S, Hodgson AJ. A comparative analysis of intensity-based 2D-3D registration for intraoperative use in pedicle screw insertion surgeries. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2019 Oct;14(10):1725-1739.
doi: 10.1007/s11548-019-02024-x.
Esfandiari H, Newell R, Anglin C, Street J, Hodgson AJ. A deep learning framework for segmentation and pose estimation of pedicle screw implants based on C-arm fluoroscopy. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2018 Aug;13(8):1269-1282.
doi: 10.1007/s11548-018-1776-9
Esfandiari H, Amiri S, Lichti DD, Anglin C. A fast, accurate and closed-form method for pose recognition of an intramedullary nail using a tracked C-arm. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2016 Apr;11(4):621-33.
doi: 10.1007/s11548-015-1294-y.
Esfandiari H, Lichti D, Anglin C. Single-camera visual odometry to track a surgical X-ray C-arm base. Proc Inst Mech Eng H. 2017 Dec;231(12):1140-1151.
doi: 10.1177/0954411917735556.
Journal Publications - Senior Author
Jecklin S, Jancik C, Farshad M, Fürnstahl P, Esfandiari H. X23D-Intraoperative 3D lumbar spine shape reconstruction based on sparse multi-view X-ray data. J Imaging. 2022 Oct 2;8(10):271.
doi: 10.3390/jimaging8100271.
Liebmann F, Stütz D, Suter D, Jecklin S, Snedeker JG, Farshad M, Fürnstahl P, Esfandiari H. SpineDepth: A multi-modal data collection approach for automatic labelling and intraoperative spinal shape reconstruction based on RGB-D data. J Imaging. 2021 Aug 27;7(9):164.
doi: 10.3390/jimaging7090164.
Journal Publications - Co-First Author
Carrillo F, Esfandiari H, Müller S, von Atzigen M, Massalimova A, Suter D, Laux CJ, Spirig JM, Farshad M, Fürnstahl P. Surgical process modeling for open spinal surgeries. Front Surg. 2022 Jan 25;8:776945.
doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.776945.
Buis N, Esfandiari H, Hoch A, Fürnstahl P. Overview of methods to quantify invasiveness of surgical approaches in orthopedic surgery-A scoping review. Front Surg. 2022 Jan 26;8:771275.
doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.771275.
Journal Publications - Co-Author
Liebman F, von Atzigen M, Stütz D, Wolf J, Zingg L, Suter D, Cavalcanti NA, Leoty L, Esfandiari H, Snedeker JG, Oswald MR, Polleyfeys M, Farshad M, Fürnstahl P. Automatic registration with continuous pose updates for marker-less surgical navigation in spine surgery. Medical Image Analysis. 2023 (Preprint). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.media.2023.103027
Ackermann J, Hoch A, Snedeker JG, Zingg PO, Esfandiari H, Fürnstahl P. Automatic 3D postoperative evaluation of complex orthopaedic interventions. J Imaging. 2023 Aug; 9(9):180. doi: 10.3390/jimaging9090180
Flury A, Hodel S, Hasler J, Esfandiari H, Fucentese SF, Vlachopoulos L. The winking sign is an indicator for increased femorotibial rotation in patients with recurrent patellar instability. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022 Nov;30(11):3651-3658.
doi: 10.1007/s00167-022-06971-y.
Massalimova A, Timmermans M, Esfandiari H, Carrillo F, Laux CJ, Farshad M, Denis K, Fürnstahl P. Intraoperative tissue classification methods in orthopedic and neurological surgeries: A systematic review. Front Surg. 2022 Aug 3;9:952539.
doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.952539.
Roth T, Carrillo F, Wieczorek M, Ceschi G, Esfandiari H, Sutter R, Vlachopoulos L, Wein W, Fucentese SF, Fürnstahl P. Three-dimensional preoperative planning in the weight-bearing state: validation and clinical evaluation. Insights Imaging. 2021 Apr 7;12(1):44.
doi: 10.1186/s13244-021-00994-8.
Haliburton L, Esfandiari H, Guy P, Anglin C, Hodgson A. A visual odometry base-tracking system for intraoperative C-arm guidance. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2020 Oct;15(10):1597-1609.
doi: 10.1007/s11548-020-02229-5.
Chan TO, Lichti DD, Jahraus A, Esfandiari H, Lahamy H, Steward J, Glanzer M. An Egg Volume Measurement System Based on the Microsoft Kinect. Sensors. 2018 Jul 28;18(8):2454.
doi: 10.3390/s18082454.
Peer Reviewed Conference Publications
Ackermann J, Wieland M, Hoch A, Ganz R, Snedeker JG, Oswald MR, Pollefeys M, Zingg PO, Esfandiari H, Fürnstahl P. A New approach to orthopedic surgery planning using deep reinforcement learning and simulation. In: International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention 2021 Sep 27, Strasbourg, France. (pp. 540-549). Springer, Cham.
Esfandiari H, Andress S, Herold M, Boecker W, Weidert S, Hodgson AJ. A deep learning approach for single shot C-Arm pose estimation. In: The 20th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) 2020, (pp. 69–73). EasyChair
doi:10.29007/6mkk.
Esfandiari H, Anglin C, Guy P, Hodgson AJ. A deep learning-based approach for localization of pedicle regions in preoperative CT scans. In: The 18th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) 2018, China. EasyChair; 2018:46–50. Best technical poster award
doi:10.29007/j56f
Esfandiari H, Martinez JF, Alvarez AG, Guy P, Street J, Anglin C, Hodgson AJ. An automated, robust and closed form mini-RSA system for intraoperative C-arm calibration. In: Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 2017, Barcelona, Spain, 12(Supplement 1).
doi: 10.1007/s11548-017-1588-3
Esfandiari H, Amiri S, Lichti DD, Anglin C. A fast, accurate and easy to implement method for pose recognition of an intramedullary nail using a tracked C-arm. In: Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XL-5, 217–223, 2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-5-217-2014