Ramya Balachandran

Publications

Journal Papers

  1. Cao Z, Pan S, Li R, Balachandran R, Fitzpatrick JM, Chapman WC, Dawant BM. Registration of Medical Images Using an Interpolated Closest Point Transform: Method and Validation. Medical Image Analysis 2004; 8, 421–427. PMID: 15567706.
  2. Labadie RF, Choudhury P, Cetinkaya E, Balachandran R, Haynes DS, Fenlon M, Juscyzk S, Fitzpatrick JM. Minimally-invasive, image-guided, facial-recess approach to the middle ear: Demonstration of the concept of percutaneous cochlear access in vitro. Otology and Neurotology 2005; 26, 557-562. PMID: 16015146.
  3. Warren FM, Balachandran R, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. Percutaneous cochlear access using bone-mounted, customized drill guides: demonstration of concept in vitro. Otology and Neurotology 2007; 28(3), 325-329. PMID: 17414037.
  4. Labadie RF, Noble JH, Dawant BM, Balachandran R, Majdani O, Fitzpatrick JM. Clinical Validation of Percutaneous Cochlear Implant Surgery: Initial Report. The Laryngoscope 2008; 118(6):1031-1039. PMID: 18401279.
  5. Balachandran R, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. Accuracy of Image-guided Surgical Systems at the Lateral Skull Base as  Clinically Assessed Using Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid Posts as Surgical Targets. Otology and Neurotology 2008; 29(8), 1050-1055. PMID: 18836389.
  6. Balachandran R, Mitchell J, Dawant BM, Fitzpatrick JM. Accuracy evaluation of MicroTargeting™ platforms for deep-brain stimulation using virtual targets. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2009; 56(1), 37-44. PMID: 19224717.
  7. Labadie RF, Mitchell J, Balachandran R, Fitzpatrick JM. Customized, Rapid-Production Microstereotactic Table for Surgical Targeting: Description of Concept and In-vitro Validation. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 2009; 4(3), 273-280. PMID: 20033593.
  8. Bodenheimer B, Williams B, Kramer MR, Viswanath K, Balachandran R, Belynne K, Biswas G. Construction and Evaluation of Animated Teachable Agents. Educational Technology & Society 2009; 12 (3), 191–205.
  9. Labadie RF, Balachandran R, Mitchell J, Noble JH, Majdani O, Dawant BM, Bennett M, Haynes DS, Fitzpatrick JM. Clinical Validation Study of Percutaneous Cochlear Access Using Patient Customized Micro-Stereotactic Frames. Otology and Neurotology 2010; 31(1), 94-99. PMID: 20019561.
  10. Lahiri U, Labadie RF, Liu C, Balachandran R, Majdani O, Sarkar N. A Step Towards Identification of Surgical Actions in Mastoidectomy. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2010; 57(2), 479-487. PMID: 19770082.
  11. Balachandran R, Mitchell JE, Blachon G, Noble JH, Dawant BM, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. Percutaneous Cochlear Implant Drilling via Customized Frames: an in vitro study. Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery 2010; 142(3), 421-426. PMID: 20172392.
  12. Wanna GB, Balachandran R, Majdani O, Mitchell J, Labadie RF. Percutaneous Access of the Petrous Apex In Vitro Using Customized Drill Guides Based on Image Guided Surgical Technology. Acta Oto-Laryngologica 2010; 130(4), 458-463. PMID: 19707904.
  13. Baron S, Eilers H, Munske B, Toennies JL, Balachandran R, Labadie RF, Ortmaier T, Webster RJ. Percutaneous inner-ear access via an image-guided industrial robot system. Journal of Engineering in Medicine, Special issue on Image-Guided Surgery 2010; 224(5), 633-649. PMID: 20718268.
  14. Balachandran R, Welch BE, Dawant BM, Fitzpatrick JM. Effect of MR Distortion on Targeting for Deep-Brain Stimulation. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2010; 57(7):1729-1735. PMID: 20388592.
  15. Danilchenko A, Balachandran R, Toennies JL, Baron S, Munske B, Fitzpatrick JM, Withrow TJ, Webster RJ, Labadie RF. Robotic Mastoidectomy. Otology and Neurotology 2011; 32(1), 11-16. PMID: 21042227.
  16. Kratchman LB, Blachon GS, Withrow TJ, Balachandran R, Labadie RF, Webster RJ. Design of a bone-attached parallel robot for percutaneous cochlear implantation. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2011; 58(10), 2904-10. PMID: 21788181.
  17. Balachandran R, Schurzig D, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. Evaluation of portable CT scanners for otologic image-guided surgery. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 2012; 7(2), 315-321. PMID: 21779768.
  18. Kratchman LB, Schurzig D, McRackan TR, Balachandran R, Noble JH, Webster RJ, Labadie RF. A manually-operated, advance off-stylet insertion tool for minimally-invasive cochlear implantation surgery. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 2012; 59(10):2792-2800. PMID: 22851233.
  19. Wanna GB, Carlson ML, Blachon GS, Noble JH, Dawant BM, Labadie RF, Balachandran R. Implantation of the completely ossified cochlea: An image-guided approach. Otology & Neurotology,2013; 34(3):522-525. PMID: 23370556.
  20. McRackan TR*, Balachandran R*, Blachon GS, Mitchell JE, Noble JH, Wright CG, Fitzpatrick JM, Dawant BM, Labadie RF. Validation of Minimally-Invasive, Image-guided Cochlear Implantation Using Advanced Bionics, Cochlear, and Medel Electrodes in a Cadaver Model. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 2013; 8(6):989-95. PMID: 23633113.
  21. Balachandran R, Tsai BS, Ramachandra T, Noble JH, Dawant BM, Labadie RF, Bennett ML. Minimally-Invasive Image-Guided Access for Drainage of Petrous Apex Lesions: A Case Report. Otology & Neurotology 2014; 35(4):649-655. PMID: 24622019.
  22. Balachandran R, Reda FA, Noble JH, Blachon GS, Dawant BM, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. Minimally Invasive Image-Guided Cochlear Implantation for Pediatric Patients – Clinical Feasibility Study. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2014; 150(4):631-637. PMID: 24449796.
  23. Rohani P, Pile J, Kahrs LA, Balachandran R, Blachon GS, Simaan N, Labadie RF. Forces and Trauma Associated with Minimally-Invasive, Image-Guided Cochlear Implantation. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2014; 150(4):638-645. PMID: 24468898.
  24. Labadie RF, Balachandran R, Noble JH, Blachon GS, Mitchell JE, Reda FA, Dawant BM, Fitzpatrick JM. Minimally Invasive Image-Guided Cochlear Implantation Surgery: First report of clinical implementation. The Laryngoscope 2014; 124(8):1915-22. PMID: 24272427.
  25. Balachandran R, Fritz MA, Dietrich MS, Danilchenko A, Mitchell JE, Oldfield VL, Lipscomb WW, Fitzpatrick JM, Neimat JS, Konrad PE, Labadie RF. Clinical Testing of an Alternate Method of Inserting Bone-Implanted Fiducial Markers. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 2014; 9(5):913-20. PMID: 24493228.
  26. Dillon NP, Balachandran R, Fitzpatrick JM, Siebold MA, Labadie RF, Wanna GB, Withrow TJ, Webster RJ. A Compact, Bone-Attached Robot for Mastoidectomy. Accepted for publication in Journal of Medical Devices.

* Co-first authors

 

Conference Papers

  1. Cao Z, Pan S, Li R, Balachandran R, Fitzpatrick JM, Chapman WC, Dawant BM. Registration of medical images using an interpolated closest point transform method and validation. SPIE Medical Imaging 2003, San Diego, CA, Vol. 5032, 325–333.
  2. Viswanath K, Balachandran R, Davis J, Bodenheimer B. Effective User Interface design for Teachable Agent Systems. Proc. ACM Southeast Conference 2003, Savannah, GA, 138-144.
  3. Viswanath K, Balachandran R, Kramer MR, Bodenheimer B. Interface Design Issues for Teachable Agent Systems. Proc. ED-MEDIA 2004, Lugano, Switzerland, 4197-4204.
  4. Fitzpatrick JM, Balachandran R, Labadie RF. Bite-Block Relocation Error in Image-Guided Otologic Surgery. 7th Intl. Conf. on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, Saint-Malo, France, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3217, 518-525, Springer-Verlag.
  5. Balachandran R, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. Fiducial registration for tracking systems that employ coordinate reference frames. SPIE Medical Imaging 2005, San Diego, CA, Vol. 5744, 134–145.
  6. Balachandran R, Labadie RF, Fitzpatrick JM. Validation of a fiducial frame system for image-guided otologic surgery utilizing BAHA® bone screws. IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging 2006, Arlington, VA, 518-521.
  7. Balachandran R, Labadie RF, Fitzpatrick JM. Clinical Determination of Target Registration Error of an Image-Guided Otologic Surgical System using Patients with Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids. SPIE Medical Imaging 2007, San Diego, CA, Vol. 6509, 650930.
  8. Balachandran R, Mitchell J, Dawant B, Fitzpatrick JM. Evaluation of targeting frames for deep-brain stimulation using virtual targets. IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging 2007, Arlington, VA, 1184-1187.
  9. Balachandran R, Fitzpatrick JM. The distribution of registration error of a fiducial marker in rigid-body point-based registration. SPIE Medical Imaging 2008, San Diego, CA, Vol. 6918, 69180M.
  10. Heath CC, Balachandran R, Majdani O, Jurik A, Edwards T, Labadie RF, Fitzpatrick JM. Disablement of a surgical drill via CT guidance to protect vital anatomy. SPIE Medical Imaging 2009, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Vol. 7261, 72610N.
  11. Balachandran R, Fitzpatrick JM. Iterative solution for rigid-body point-based registration with anisotropic weighting. SPIE Medical Imaging 2009, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Vol. 7261, 72613D.
  12. Kratchman LB, Blachon GS, Withrow TJ, Balachandran R, Labadie RF, Webster RJ. Toward Automation of Image-Guided Microstereotactic Frames: A Bone-Attached Parallel Robot for Percutaneous Cochlear Implantation. Robotics Science and Systems 2010: Workshop on Enabling Technologies for Image-Guided Robotic Interventional Procedures, Zaragoza, Spain.
  13. Balachandran R, Mitchell JE, Noble J, Blachon G, Lipscomb WW, Schurzig D, Haynes DS, Bennett ML, Majdani O, Dawant BM, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. Percutaneous Cochlear Implantation via Image-Guided Customized Frames”, Robotics Science and Systems 2010: Workshop on Enabling Technologies for Image-Guided Robotic Interventional Procedures, Zaragoza, Spain.
  14. Danilchenko A, Wiles AD, Balachandran R, Fitzpatrick JM. Improved Method for Point-Based Tracking. 13th Intl. Conf. on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention 2010, Beijing, China, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 6363, 587-594, Springer-Verlag.
  15. Balachandran R, Mitchell JE, Noble J, Schurzig D, Blachon G, McRackan TR, Webster RJ, Dawant BM, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. Insertion of electrode array using percutaneous cochlear implantation technique: a cadaveric study. SPIE Medical Imaging 2011, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Vol. 7964, 79641E.
  16. Kahrs LA, Blachon GS, Balachandran R, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. Measurement of distances between anatomical structures using a translating stage with mounted endoscope. SPIE Medical Imaging 2012, San Diego, CA, Vol. 8316, 83160X.
  17. Lecoeur J, Noble JH, Balachandran R, Labadie RF, Dawant BM. Variability of the temporal bone surface’s topography: implication for otologic surgery. SPIE Medical Imaging 2012, San Diego, CA, Vol. 8316, 83161B.
  18. Dillon NP, Balachandran R, Wanna GB, Labadie RF, Withrow TJ, Fitzpatrick JM, Webster RJ. Preliminary Testing of a Compact, Bone-Attached Robot for Otologic Surgery. SPIE Medical Imaging 2014, San Diego, CA, Vol. 9036, 903614.

 

Abstracts

  1. Labadie RF, Choudhury P, Cetinkaya E, Balachandran R, Haynes DS, Fenlon M, Juscyzk S, Fitzpatrick JM. Minimally-invasive, image-guided, facial-recess approach to the middle ear. 2004 American Otology Society-Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
  2. Davis BM, Warren FM, Balachandran R, Kaylie DM, Haynes DS, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. Accuracy of a Novel, Dental-Affixed, Non-Invasive Fiducial System for Use During Image-Guided, Middle Cranial Fossa Surgery In-Vitro. 2006 American Neurolotology Society-Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  3. Warren FM, Labadie RF, Balachandran R, Fitzpatrick JM. Percutaneous Cochlear Access Using Bone-Mounted, Customized Drill Guides:  Demonstration of Concept In-Vitro. 2006 American Otology Society-Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, Chicago, IL.
  4. Labadie RF, Balachandran R, Fitzpatrick JM. Accuracy of Image-guided Surgical Systems at the Lateral Skull Base as Clinically Assessed Using Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid Posts as Surgical Targets. 2008 American Neurotology Society-Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, Orlando.
  5. Labadie RF, Balachandran R, Mitchell J, Noble J, Majdani O, Dawant BM, Fitzpatrick JM. Clinical Validation Study of Percutaneous Cochlear Access Using Patient-Customized, Microstereotactic Frames. 2009 American Otology Society-Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
  6. Wanna GB, Balachandran R, Majdani O, Mitchell J, Labadie RF. Percutaneous Access of the Petrous Apex In-Vitro Using Customized Drill Guides Based on Image Guided Surgical Technology. 2009 American Neurotology Society-Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
  7. Labadie RF, Balachandran R, Mitchell J, Noble J, Majdani O, Dawant B, Bennett M, Haynes D, Fitzpatrick JM.  Percutaneous Cochlear Implantation:  Results of Clinical Validation Experiments. Newton D. Fischer Society Meeting, June 6, 2009, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  8. Labadie RF, Balachandran R, Noble J, Dawant BM, Mitchell J, Majdani O, Megerian C, Bennett M, Haynes DS, Fitzpatrick JM. Percutaneous Cochlear Implantation: Update on Clinical Validation Experiments. 12th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children 2009, Seattle, Washington.
  9. Balachandran R, Majdani O, Noble J, Mitchell JE, Dawant BM, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. Percutaneous Cochlear Implant Drilling via Customized Frames. 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, San Diego, CA.
  10. Danilchenko A, Toennies JL, Balachandran R, Baron S, Munske B, Webster RJ, Labadie RF. Robotic Mastoidectomy. 2010 American Otology Society-Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.
  11. Balachandran R, Schurzig D, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. The role of portable CT scanners in image-guided surgery. 2010 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Geneva, Switzerland.
  12. McRackan T, Balachandran R, Noble J, Schurzig D, Blachon G, Mitchell J, Dawant BM, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. In-vitro validation of percutaneous cochlear implantation. 2011 Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore, MD.
  13. Hedley-Williams A, Balachandran R, Jones G, McRackan T, Labadie RF. Case report of cochlear implantation in common cavity using microstereotactic frame and image guided surgery. 13th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children 2011, Chicago, IL.
  14. McRackan T, Balachandran R, Blachon G, Labadie RF. Cadaveric percutaneous CI with AB, Cochlear, and Medel electrodes. 2011 American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, San Francisco, CA.
  15. Pile J, Tsay IA, Dalton J, Balachandran R, Labadie RF, Simaan N. Speed Dependence of Insertion Forces During CI Electrode Insertion. 2012 12th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Auditory Technologies, Baltimore, MD.
  16. Tsai BS, Balachandran R, Kahrs LA, Labadie RF. Use of image-guidance to access the endolymphatic sac. 2012 American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, Washington, DC.
  17. Balachandran R, Noble J, Blachon G, Mitchell JE, Reda F, Dawant BM, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. Minimally-Invasive Image-Guided Cochlear Implantation. 1st Vanderbilt Surgery & Engineering Symposium 2012, Nashville, TN, USA (December 12, 2012).
  18. Balachandran R, Noble JH, Blachon G, Mitchell JE, Reda FA, Dawant BM, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. Clinical implementation of minimally-invasive, image-guided cochlear implantation surgery. 2013 Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany. [This paper received the ISCAS Olympus Best Paper Award.]
  19. Rohani P, Pile J, Kahrs L, Balachandran R, Blachon G, Simaan N, Labadie RF. Forces and Trauma Associated with Minimally-Invasive, Image-Guided Cochlear Implantation. 2013 American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, Vancouver, Canada.
  20. Labadie RF, Reda FA, Noble JH, Blachon G, Dawant BM, Fitzpatrick JM, Balachandran R. Minimally-Invasive, Image-Guided Cochlear Implantation for Pediatric Patients – Clinical Feasibility Study. 2013 American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, Vancouver, Canada.
  21. Balachandran R, Noble JH, Blachon G, Mitchell JE, Reda FA, Dawant BM, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. Minimally-invasive, image-guided cochlear implantation surgery. 2013 Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implants and Related Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
  22. Dillon NP, Balachandran R, Wanna GB, Labadie RF, Withrow TJ, Webster RJ, III. A compact, bone-attached robot for otologic surgery. 2014 Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Combined Poster Session, Nashville, TN, USA (March 31, 2014).
  23. Majdani O, John S, Rau T, Lexow GJ, Labadie RF, Balachandran R, Fitzpatrick JM, Lenarz T. The accuracy of a mini-stereotactic frame for minimally invasive cochlear implant surgery. 13th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Auditory Technologies 2014, Munich, Germany (June 21, 2014).
  24. Sweeney A, Carlson M, Wanna G, Blachon G, Noble J, Dawant B, Balachandran R, Haynes D, Bennett M, Rivas A, Labadie R. Image-Guided Cochlear Drill-out for Labyrinthitis Ossificans. 30th Annual William House Cochlear Implant Study Group 2014 – Case Presentation, Orlando, FL, USA (September 20, 2014).
  25. Balachandran R. Image-Guided Surgical Approach for Cochlear Implantation in India. 12th Annual Conference of Cochlear Implant Group of India 2014, New Delhi, India (November 22, 2014).
  26. Balachandran R, Dillon NP, Fitzpatrick JM, Siebold MA, Labadie RF, Wanna GB, Withrow TJ, Webster RJ. Mastoidectomy using a Bone-Attached Robot. 12th Annual Conference of Cochlear Implant Group of India 2014, New Delhi, India (November 22, 2014).
  27. McBrayer KL, Wanna GB, Dawant BM, Balachandran R, Labadie RF, Noble JH. Resection Planning for Robotic Acoustic Neuroma Surgery. 3rd Annual Surgery and Engineering Symposium 2014, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA (December 10, 2014).
  28. Balachandran R, Reda FA, Noble JH, Blachon G, Dawant BM, Fitzpatrick JM, Labadie RF. Minimally Invasive Image-Guided Cochlear Implantation for Pediatric Patients. 14th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children, Nashville, TN, USA (December 11, 2014).
  29. Dillon NP, Balachandran R, Webster RJ, III, Withrow TJ, Wanna GB, Labadie RF. Surgical Workflow Considerations for Mastoidectomy Using a Bone Attached Robot. Accepted for presentation at the 118th Annual Meeting at COSM, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (April 22-26, 2015).

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