Mehran Armand Source Confirmed

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Mehran Armand's research focuses on the development and application of robotic systems and advanced imaging techniques for surgical procedures, particularly in orthopaedics. He has led multiple federally funded projects totaling over $1.3 million, primarily from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These grants support his work on robotic systems for spinal decompression and interbody fusion, image-guided tools for bone defects, and investigating the mechanobiology of multicellular morphogenesis and invasive diseases. His laboratory also explores the development of novel sensing technologies, such as Fiber Bragg Grating shape sensors, for use in robotic manipulators.

Armand's recent publications highlight his engagement with machine learning and augmented reality for medical applications, including synthetic data for X-ray image analysis and surgical tool tracking. He has also published on dexterous robotic systems for autonomous debridement of bone lesions and fluoroscopic navigation for surgical robotics. His scholarly output is substantial, with a h-index of 36 and over 250 publications. Armand actively collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Alejandro Martin-Gomez, Simon C. Mears, and Joshua Liu.

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• h-index: 36
• Publications: 253
• Citations: 3,905