Publications
- Self-derived Motion Features from sEMG for Inferring 3D Forearm Trajectories
B. Lan, D. Sun, I. Tamadon, and K. Niu
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering · 2026
- HCCE-CUNet Based Multi-Class Musculoskeletal Segmentation for Robotic Ultrasound System
D. Sun, S. Stramigioli, and K. Niu
IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, 7(4), 1728-1738 · 2025
- Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty video assessment: do technical features influence ESG integrity and weight loss at 6 and 12 months follow-up?
M Vannucci, D Sun, B Lan, K Niu, A Riba, N Heikens, M Fehervari, ...
Surgical endoscopy 39 (10), 6819-6827 · 2025
- Sex-based differences in musculoskeletal pain among surgeons: an international survey
M Vannucci, MR Rodríguez-Luna, B Lan, K Niu, A Lapergola, E Reitano, ...
Surgical endoscopy 39 (7), 4217-4224 · 2025
- An autonomous fluoroscopic imaging system for catheter insertions by bilateral control scheme: A numerical simulation study
G. Y. Ward, D. Sun, and K. Niu
Machines, 13(6), 498 · 2025
- Hierarchical Transformer Fusion of Gaze Attention and Muscle Activity for Forearm Movement Estimation
B. Lan, S. Stramigioli, and K. Niu
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 72(12), 3674-3681 · 2025
- Comparable performance between automatic and manual laryngeal and hypopharyngeal gross tumor volume delineations validated with pathology
KM Kuijer, HJG Smits, PAH Doornaert, K Niu, MHF Savenije, EJ Smid, ...
International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics 122 (1), 186-193 · 2025
- Deciphering Muscular Dynamics: A Dual-Attention Framework for Predicting Muscle Contraction from Activation Patterns
B Lan, G Krijnen, S Stramigioli, K Niu
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics · 2025
- Automatic robotic ultrasound for 3d musculoskeletal reconstruction: A comprehensive framework
D. Sun, A. Cappellari, B. Lan, M. Abayazid, S. Stramigioli, and K. Niu
Technologies, 13(2), 70 · 2025
- The Study of Relationship Between Muscle Activation and Deformation During Arm Motion
B Lan, K Niu
10th Dutch Biomedical Engineering Conference, BME 2025 · 2025
- Automatic Robotic Ultrasound Scanning for Muscle Segmentation and Reconstruction
D. Sun, A. Cappellari, B. Lan, and K. Niu
10th Dutch Biomedical Engineering Conference · 2025
- Muscle Activation–Deformation Correlation in Dynamic Arm Movements
B. Lan, D. Sun, and K. Niu
J: Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal · 2025
- Advanced Robotic Ultrasound Imaging for Spine Surgery
R Li, E Vander Poorten, K Niu
2024
- Predicting muscle thickness deformation from muscle activation patterns: A dual-attention framework
B Lan, K Niu
arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.18266 · 2024
- Controlling an MR safe robot arm with six pneumatic stepper motors using eight tubes
V Groenhuis, M Bac, S Stramigioli, K Niu
ICRA@ 40 special conference 2024: 40th Anniversary of the IEEE International… · 2024
- SIRC-UNet: Improving bone tracking precision of a-mode ultrasound by decoding hierarchical resolution features
B Lan, M Abayazid, N Verdonschot, S Stramigioli, K Niu
IEEE Sensors Journal 24 (22), 38174-38184 · 2024
- Augmented-reality based digital twin to control an MR safe robot for breast biopsy: A benchmark study
L Marx, V Groenhuis, S Stramigioli, K Niu
2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and… · 2024
- Anatomical region recognition and real-time bone tracking methods by dynamically decoding a-mode ultrasound signals
B Lan, S Stramigioli, K Niu
2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and… · 2024
- Bilateral Control Scheme for Surgical Robotic System Collaboration
GY Ward
University of Twente · 2024
- A pathologically validated deep learning model for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal tumour segmentation on MRI
K Kuijer, H Smits, P Doornaert, K Niu, M Savenije, E Smid, C Terhaard, ...
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION 54 · 2024
- Deep Learning based acoustic measurement approach for robotic applications on orthopedics
B Lan, M Abayazid, N Verdonschot, S Stramigioli, K Niu
2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 921-927 · 2024
- Pathologically validated deep learning model for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal GTV delineation on MRI
KM Kuijer, HJG Smits, PAH Doornaert, K Niu, EJ Smid, CHJ Terhaard, ...
RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY 194, S3102-S3104 · 2024
- 2411: Pathologically validated deep learning model for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal GTV delineation on MRI
KM Kuijer, HJG Smits, PAH Doornaert, K Niu, EJ Smid, CHJ Terhaard, ...
Radiotherapy and Oncology 194, S3101-S3104 · 2024
- A method to track 3d knee kinematics by multi-channel 3d-tracked a-mode ultrasound
K Niu, V Sluiter, B Lan, J Homminga, A Sprengers, N Verdonschot
Sensors 24 (8), 2439 · 2024
- State-of-the-art of non-radiative, non-visual spine sensing with a focus on sensing forces, vibrations and bioelectrical properties: A systematic review
M Timmermans, A Massalimova, R Li, A Davoodi, Q Goossens, K Niu, ...
Sensors 23 (19), 8094 · 2023
- Robot-assisted ultrasound reconstruction for spine surgery: from bench-top to pre-clinical study
R Li, A Davoodi, Y Cai, K Niu, G Borghesan, N Cavalcanti, A Massalimova, ...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery 18 (9… · 2023
- Physiological motion compensation for neuroscience research based on electrical bio-impedance sensing
Y Zhang, E Verschooten, M Ourak, K Van Assche, G Borghesan, D Wu, ...
IEEE Sensors Journal 23 (20), 25377-25389 · 2023
- Development of robot-assisted ultrasound system for fetoscopic tracking in twin to twin transfusion syndrome surgery
Y Cai, A Davoodi, R Li, M Ourak, K Niu, J Deprest, E Vander Poorten
2023 International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR), 1-7 · 2023
- Robot-assisted Ultrasound Reconstruction for Spine Surgery: from Bench-top to Pre-clinical Study
R Li, A Davoodi, Y Cai, K Niu, G Borghesan, N Cavalcanti, A Massalimova, ...
TechRxiv 2023 (0109) · 2023
- A Comparative Study for Control of Semi-Automatic Robotic-assisted Ultrasound System in Spine Surgery
A Davoodi, R Li, Y Cai, K Niu, G Borghesan, E Vander Poorten
the Proceedings of 2023 International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR… · 2023
- RL-Based Guidance in Outpatient Hysteroscopy Training: A Feasibility Study
V Poliakov, K Niu, E Vander Poorten, D Tsetserukou
2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2171… · 2022
- Feasibility of using an Extended Kalman Filter for Motion Estimation based on Electrical Bioimpedance Sensing
Y Zhang, K Van Assche, M Ourak, E Verschooten, G Borghesan, N Kenan, ...
IROS 2022 workshop: A Panacea or an Alchemy?——Benefits and Risks of Robot… · 2022
- An augmented reality-based interaction scheme for robotic pedicle screw placement
V Vörös, R Li, A Davoodi, G Wybaillie, E Vander Poorten, K Niu
Journal of imaging 8 (10), 273 · 2022
- An in-office hysteroscopy vr/haptic simulation platform for training in spatial navigation and passage of the cervical canal
V Poliakov, K Niu, D Tsetserukou, E Vander Poorten
IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics 4 (3), 608-620 · 2022
- Deep-learning-based compliant motion control of a pneumatically-driven robotic catheter
D Wu, XT Ha, Y Zhang, M Ourak, G Borghesan, K Niu, F Trauzettel, ...
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 7 (4), 8853-8860 · 2022
- 3d reconstruction of local anatomy based on 2d ultrasound for fetal laser surgery
Y Cai, MA Ahmad, M Ourak, R Li, K Niu, T Vercauteren, S Ourselin, ...
11th Conference on New Technologies for Computer and Robot Assisted Surgery… · 2022
- Automatic robotic scanning for real-time 3d ultrasound reconstruction in spine surgery
R Li, A Davoodi, Y Cai, E Vander Poorten
11th Conference on New Technologies for Computer and Robot Assisted Surgery… · 2022
- Controlling of a micropositioning piezoelectric actuator using an LSTM network for robotic eye surgery
Y Zhang, M Ourak, E Verschooten, K Niu, D Wu, G Borghesan, P Joris, ...
Conference on New Technologies for Computer and Robot Assisted Surgery… · 2022
- Quantitative assessment of calibration motion profiles in robotic-assisted ultrasound system
M Schoovaerts, R Li, K Niu, E Vander Poorten
2022 International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR), 1-7 · 2022
- Deep-learning-based position control of a robotic catheter under environmental contact
D Wu, Y Zhang, M Ourak, XT Ha, K Niu, J Dankelman, E Vander Poorten
2022 International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR), 1-7 · 2022
- Comparative Quantitative Analysis of Robotic Ultrasound Image Calibration Methods
R Li, Y Cai, K Niu, E Vander Poorten
20th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR) · 2022
- A Framework for Fast Automatic Robot Ultrasound Calibration
R Li, K Niu, E Vander Poorten
2021 International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR) · 2022
- A method based on 3D shape analysis towards the design of flexible instruments for endoscopic maxillary sinus surgery
J Legrand, K Niu, Z Qian, K Denis, V Vander Poorten, L Van Gerven, ...
Annals of biomedical engineering 49 (6), 1534-1550 · 2021
- Hysteresis modeling of robotic catheters based on long short-term memory network for improved environment reconstruction
D Wu, Y Zhang, M Ourak, K Niu, J Dankelman, E Vander Poorten
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 6 (2), 2106-2113 · 2021
- A uniaxial force and stiffness model of the vagina during laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy
J De Smet, A Page, J Deprest, S Housmans, K Niu, E Vander Poorten
Clinical Biomechanics 81, 105204 · 2021
- Towards modeling of hysteresis in robotic catheters based on LSTM
D Wu, M Ourak, K Niu, Y Zhang, MA Ahmad, J Dankelman, ...
32nd Conference of the International Society for Medical Innovation and… · 2020
- Characterizing vaginal vault interaction during laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy
A Page, J De Smet, J Deprest, S Housmans, K Niu, E Vander Poorten
International Urogynecology Journal 31 (SUPPL 1), S241-S242 · 2020
- A virtual reality surgical training system for office hysteroscopy with haptic feedback: A feasibility study
V Poliakov, K Niu, BP De Vree, D Tsetserukou, E Vander Poorten
International Conference on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, 115-127 · 2020
- VR Simulation System for In-Office Hysteroscopy: A Pilot Study
D Tsetserukou, K Niu, E Vander Poorten
10 th Conference on New Technologies for Computer and Robot Assisted Surgery… · 2020
- A framework of real-time freehand ultrasound reconstruction based on deep learning for spine surgery
R Li, K Niu, D Wu, E Vander Poorten
10 th Conference on New Technologies for Computer and Robot Assisted Surgery… · 2020
- A Framework of Real-time Freehand Ultrasound Reconstruction based on Deep Learning for Spine Surgery
L Ruixuan, K Niu, D Wu, E Vander Poorten
Conference on New Technologies for Computer and Robot Assisted Surgery · 2020
- Feasibility of using a Long Short-Term Memory Network for Robotic Catheter Control
D Wu, M Ourak, MA Ahmad, N Kenan, G Borghesan, J Dankelman, ...
10 th Conference on New Technologies for Computer and Robot Assisted Surgery… · 2020
- Statistical shape modelling of the human nasal cavity and maxillary sinus for minimally invasive surgery
K Niu, J Legrand, L Van Gerven, E Vander Poorten
the 10th Conference on New Technologies for Computer/Robot Assisted Surgery… · 2020
- Evaluating the potential benefit of autostereoscopy in laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy through VR simulation
J De Smet, V Poliakov, K Niu, F Chesterman, J Fornier, MA Ahmad, ...
2019 19th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR), 566-571 · 2019
- A novel ultrasound-based lower extremity motion tracking system
K Niu, V Sluiter, J Homminga, A Sprengers, N Verdonschot
Intelligent Orthopaedics: Artificial Intelligence and Smart Image-guided… · 2018
- Towards functional pre-planning in orthopaedic surgery
N Verdonschot, A Sprengers, V Mazzoli, M Marra, K Gijsbertse, H Chen, ...
Virtual Physiological Human Conference 2018 · 2018
- Measuring relative positions and orientations of the tibia with respect to the femur using one-channel 3D-tracked A-mode ultrasound tracking system: A cadaveric study
K Niu, J Homminga, V Sluiter, A Sprengers, N Verdonschot
Medical engineering & physics 57 (1), 61-68 · 2018
- Feasibility of a-mode ultrasound based intraoperative registration in computer-aided orthopedic surgery: a simulation and experimental study
K Niu, J Homminga, VI Sluiter, A Sprengers, N Verdonschot
Plos One · 2018
- In situ comparison of A-mode ultrasound tracking system and skin-mounted markers for measuring kinematics of the lower extremity
K Niu, T Anijs, V Sluiter, J Homminga, A Sprengers, MA Marra, ...
Journal of biomechanics 72, 134-143 · 2018
- Ultrasound based skeletal motion capture: the development and validation of a non-invasive knee joint motion tracking method
K Niu
University of Twente · 2018
- A novel tibiafemoral kinematics measurement system based on multi-channel a-mode ultrasound system
K Niu, V Sluiter, A Sprengers, J Homminga, N Verdonschot
17th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted… · 2017
- The relation between the number of a-mode ultrasound sampled points and the registration accuracy and robustness on computer aided orthopedic surgery
K Niu, JJ Homminga, VIJ Sluiter, AMJ Sprengers, NJJ Verdonschot
5th Dutch Bio-Medical Engineering Conference, BME 2015 · 2015
- 基于空间定位的经皮肺穿刺图像引导关键技术研究与实现
牛珂楠
东北大学 · 2013
- A medical image navigating system with iPad
K Niu, N Bao, Y Kang
2012 International Conference on Computerized Healthcare (ICCH), 5-8 · 2012
- Address Mapping Algorithm and the Design of the LYSO Detector in PET
K Niu
Beijing Biomedical Engineering 30 (5), 484-489 · 2011
- LYSO 闪烁晶体 PET 探测器设计及位置映射算法研究
牛珂楠， 燕辉， 项士海， 王军博， 孙航， 刘军强， 梁国栋， 吴国城， 尚艺童， ...
北京生物医学工程 30 (5), 484-489 · 2011
- A Preliminary Study of the Pulse Oximetry for Early Breast Cancer Detection
B. Lan, E. Juffermans, I. Tamadon, and K. Niu
10th Dutch Biomedical Engineering Conference
- Deep-Learning-Based Compliant Motion Control of a Pneumatically-Driven Robotic Catheter
M Ourak, G Borghesan, K Niu, F Trauzettel, J Dankelman, A Menciassi, ...
- Hysteresis Modeling of Robotic Catheters based on Long Short-Term Memory Network for Improved Environment Reconstruction
E Vander Poorten
- A-MODE ULTRASOUND-BASED INTRAOPERATIVE REGISTRATION ACCURACY ANALYSIS BASED ON SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT
K Niu, J Homminga, N Verdonschot