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Mehran Armand's research focuses on the development and application of robotic systems and advanced imaging techniques for medical applications, particularly in orthopaedic surgery and medical image analysis. He has received federal funding from the NIH/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases for a robotic system for spinal decompression and interbody fusion, and from the NIH/National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioimaging for an image-guided workstation and tools for bone defects. His work often involves collaborations with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Armand's publications demonstrate a strong emphasis on surgical robotics, including systems for minimally invasive orthopaedic surgery, autonomous debridement of bone lesions, and active steering using continuum manipulators. He has also investigated fluoroscopic navigation for surgical robotic systems and the use of augmented reality for surgical tool tracking. His research extends to the development of algorithms for medical image analysis, including the use of synthetic data for training learning-based algorithms and frameworks for 2D/3D registration. He has also contributed to the development of tools for medical image segmentation, such as the SAMM integration to SAM.
With a career marked by extensive publication, Armand holds an h-index of 36 and has authored over 250 scholarly works, accumulating more than 3,900 citations. He is recognized as a high-impact researcher and serves as a principal investigator on federally funded projects, leading a research group at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Metrics
- h-index: 36
- Publications: 256
- Citations: 4,029
Selected Publications
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PENGWIN 2026: Peripelvic Fracture Segmentation and Reduction Planning Challenge (2026)
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PENGWIN 2026: Peripelvic Fracture Segmentation and Reduction Planning Challenge (2026)
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Revisiting lesion tracking in 3D total body photography (2026)
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FluoroSAM: A Language-Promptable Foundation Model for Flexible X-Ray Image Segmentation (2025)
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Uncertainty Quantification in Image-based 2D/3D Registration and Its Relationship with Accuracy (2025)
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An Image-Guided Robotic System for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: System Development and Experimental Evaluation (2025)
Federal Grants 2 $646,229 total
Robotic System for Spinal Decompression and Interbody Fusion
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Top Collaborators
- Synthetic data accelerates the development of generalizable learning-based algorithms for X-ray image analysis
- An Active Steering Hand-Held Robotic System for Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Surgery Using a Continuum Manipulator
- A Dexterous Robotic System for Autonomous Debridement of Osteolytic Bone Lesions in Confined Spaces: Human Cadaver Studies
- Fluoroscopic Navigation for a Surgical Robotic System Including a Continuum Manipulator
- A Fully Differentiable Framework for 2D/3D Registration and the Projective Spatial Transformers
Showing 5 of 16 shared publications
- Synthetic data accelerates the development of generalizable learning-based algorithms for X-ray image analysis
- Fluoroscopic Navigation for a Surgical Robotic System Including a Continuum Manipulator
- A Fully Differentiable Framework for 2D/3D Registration and the Projective Spatial Transformers
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Robotic System for Transforaminal Lumbar Epidural Injections
- In silico simulation: a key enabling technology for next-generation intelligent surgical systems
Showing 5 of 15 shared publications
- Synthetic data accelerates the development of generalizable learning-based algorithms for X-ray image analysis
- Fluoroscopic Navigation for a Surgical Robotic System Including a Continuum Manipulator
- A Fully Differentiable Framework for 2D/3D Registration and the Projective Spatial Transformers
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Robotic System for Transforaminal Lumbar Epidural Injections
- Autonomous Spinal Robotic System for Transforaminal Lumbar Epidural Injections: A Proof of Concept of Study
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- Synthetic data accelerates the development of generalizable learning-based algorithms for X-ray image analysis
- In silico simulation: a key enabling technology for next-generation intelligent surgical systems
- An autonomous X-ray image acquisition and interpretation system for assisting percutaneous pelvic fracture fixation
- Pelphix: Surgical Phase Recognition from X-Ray Images in Percutaneous Pelvic Fixation
- FluoroSAM: A Language-promptable Foundation Model for Flexible X-ray Image Segmentation
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- SAMM (Segment Any Medical Model): A 3D Slicer Integration to SAM
- Segment any medical model extended
- GBEC: Geometry-Based Hand-Eye Calibration
- Inside-out tracking and projection mapping for robot-assisted transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Toward Process Controlled Medical Robotic System
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- STTAR: Surgical Tool Tracking Using Off-the-Shelf Augmented Reality Head-Mounted Displays
- Segment any medical model extended
- Towards reducing visual workload in surgical navigation: proof-of-concept of an augmented reality haptic guidance system
- Towards 2D/3D Registration of the Preoperative MRI to Intraoperative Fluoroscopic Images for Visualisation of Bone Defects
- STTAR: Surgical Tool Tracking using off-the-shelf Augmented Reality Head-Mounted Displays
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
- Synthetic data accelerates the development of generalizable learning-based algorithms for X-ray image analysis
- Visualization in 2D/3D registration matters for assuring technology-assisted image-guided surgery
- Towards 2D/3D Registration of the Preoperative MRI to Intraoperative Fluoroscopic Images for Visualisation of Bone Defects
- Comparative Biomechanical Study of Screw Fixation Techniques in Periacetabular Osteotomy
- The Impact of Machine Learning on 2D/3D Registration for Image-Guided Interventions: A Systematic Review and Perspective
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Visualization in 2D/3D registration matters for assuring technology-assisted image-guided surgery
- An autonomous X-ray image acquisition and interpretation system for assisting percutaneous pelvic fracture fixation
- Pelphix: Surgical Phase Recognition from X-Ray Images in Percutaneous Pelvic Fixation
- FluoroSAM: A Language-promptable Foundation Model for Flexible X-ray Image Segmentation
- FluoroSAM: A Language-Promptable Foundation Model for Flexible X-Ray Image Segmentation
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- Inside-out tracking and projection mapping for robot-assisted transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Automated Implant Resizing for Single-Stage Cranioplasty
- A Robotic System for Implant Modification in Single-stage Cranioplasty
- DICOM file for total body photography: a work item proposal
- A Robotic System for Implant Modification in Single-stage Cranioplasty
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- An Active Steering Hand-Held Robotic System for Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Surgery Using a Continuum Manipulator
- Fluoroscopic Navigation for a Surgical Robotic System Including a Continuum Manipulator
- Design and Fabrication of a Fiber Bragg Grating Shape Sensor for Shape Reconstruction of a Continuum Manipulator
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Robotic System for Transforaminal Lumbar Epidural Injections
- Autonomous Spinal Robotic System for Transforaminal Lumbar Epidural Injections: A Proof of Concept of Study
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- An Active Steering Hand-Held Robotic System for Minimally Invasive Orthopaedic Surgery Using a Continuum Manipulator
- A Dexterous Robotic System for Autonomous Debridement of Osteolytic Bone Lesions in Confined Spaces: Human Cadaver Studies
- Fluoroscopic Navigation for a Surgical Robotic System Including a Continuum Manipulator
- Inside-out tracking and projection mapping for robot-assisted transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Inside-out tracking and projection mapping for robot-assisted transcranial magnetic stimulation
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- Fluoroscopic Navigation for a Surgical Robotic System Including a Continuum Manipulator
- Design and Fabrication of a Fiber Bragg Grating Shape Sensor for Shape Reconstruction of a Continuum Manipulator
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Robotic System for Transforaminal Lumbar Epidural Injections
- Autonomous Spinal Robotic System for Transforaminal Lumbar Epidural Injections: A Proof of Concept of Study
- Uncertainty-Aware Shape Estimation of a Surgical Continuum Manipulator in Constrained Environments using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors
- SAMM (Segment Any Medical Model): A 3D Slicer Integration to SAM
- GBEC: Geometry-Based Hand-Eye Calibration
- Realtime Robust Shape Estimation of Deformable Linear Object
- On the Fly Robotic-Assisted Medical Instrument Planning and Execution Using Mixed Reality
- dARt Vinci: Egocentric Data Collection for Surgical Robot Learning at Scale
- STTAR: Surgical Tool Tracking Using Off-the-Shelf Augmented Reality Head-Mounted Displays
- Reconstruction of Orthographic Mosaics From Perspective X-Ray Images
- STTAR: Surgical Tool Tracking using off-the-shelf Augmented Reality Head-Mounted Displays
- Exploring partial intrinsic and extrinsic symmetry in 3D medical imaging
- Automated Implant Resizing for Single-Stage Cranioplasty
- A Robotic System for Implant Modification in Single-stage Cranioplasty
- DICOM file for total body photography: a work item proposal
- A Robotic System for Implant Modification in Single-stage Cranioplasty
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