معرفی
Xiaoyao Fan is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College, specializing in image guidance systems for neurosurgery and spine surgery. His work focuses on improving intraoperative imaging accuracy through computational modeling, stereovision, and ultrasound technologies. He collaborates with the Center for Surgical Innovation (CSI) at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) and has contributed to over 400 surgical cases involving real-time imaging and feedback systems.
Education:
- B.E. in Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University (2007)
- Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Dartmouth College (2012)
Research Interests:
His research emphasizes minimizing surgical errors via real-time brain deformation compensation, spine motion correction, and intraoperative imaging systems. Techniques include stereovision, 3D ultrasound, and machine learning for image registration and navigation. Key applications include open and minimally invasive neurosurgical procedures.
Publications:
His work spans stereovision systems for spinal surgery, brain shift compensation algorithms, and intraoperative ultrasound registration. Recent contributions address human feasibility and porcine model validation of surgical navigation tools.
Grants & Labs:
Collaborates with Medtronic on integrating updated imaging into navigation systems. Active in the CSI DHMC lab, focusing on clinical translation of real-time imaging solutions. Teaches ENGS 111: Digital Image Processing.
Labs & Teams:
Works within Dartmouth’s engineering and medical collaboration networks, advancing surgical precision through interdisciplinary research.
