CURRICULUM VITAE
J. Michael Fitzpatrick
Professor of Computer Science
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee 37235
Personal
Date of Birth: May 25, 1945
Citizenship: US
Marital Status: Married, two children
Education
BS 1967, University of North Carolina, Physics
PhD 1972, Florida State University, Physics
MS 1982, University of North Carolina, Computer Science
Employment
Before Vanderbilt
Sep 1972 to Jan 1973 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics, Florida State University
Jan 1973 to Jun 1973 Programmer, Florida Department of Transportation, Tallahassee
Aug 1973 to Jul 1974 Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry, University of British Columbia
Aug 1974 to May 1975 Visiting Instructor of Chemistry, Clemson University
Aug 1975 to Aug 1979 Assistant Professor of Physics, Newberry College
Jun 1977 to Aug 1977 Research Associate, Chemistry, University of British Columbia
Aug 1978 to Aug 1980 Chair, Dept. Mathematics and Physics, Newberry College
Aug 1979 to Aug 1980 Associate Professor of Physics, Newberry College
Aug 1981 to Aug 1982 Systems Analyst, Dept. Radiology, North Carolina Memorial Hospital
At Vanderbilt
Assistant Professor:
Computer Science, Sep 1982 to Aug 1990
Radiology, Sep 1984 to Jun 1992
Neurosurgery, Jan 1990 to Aug 1994
Associate Professor:
Computer Science, Aug 1990 to Aug 1999
Radiology, Jul 1993 to Aug 1999
Neurosurgery, Sep 1994 to Feb 2003
Computer Engineering, Jan 1994 to Aug 1999
Professor:
Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Radiology, Aug 1999 to Dec 2010
Neurosurgery, Feb 2003 to Dec 2010,
Electrical Engineering Apr, 2006 to Dec 2010
Professor emeritus:
Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Neurosurgery, and Radiology,
Jan, 2011-present
Research professor:
Computer science, Jan 2011-present
Service
Editorship
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M. Sonka and J. M. Fitzpatrick, ed., Proc. of Medical Imaging 2002: Image Processing
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P. Jannin, J. M. Fitzpatrick, D. J. Hawkes, X. Pennec, R. Shahidi, Guest Ed., IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 21(12), 2002.
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M. Sonka and J. M. Fitzpatrick, ed., Proc. of Medical Imaging 2003: Image Processing
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J. P. W. Pluim and J. M. Fitzpatrick, Assoc. Ed., IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 22(11), Special Issue on Registration, 2003.
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J. M. Fitzpatrick and M. Sonka, ed., Proc. of Medical Imaging 2004: Image Processing
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J. M. Fitzpatrick and J. Reinhardt, ed., Proc. of Medical Imaging 2005: Image Processing
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Advisory Editor, SPIE Journal of Medical Imaging, ed. Maryellen Giger, 2013-present.
Program Review
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Doctoral Program, Technishe Univeersität Graz, Vienna, Austria.
Journal Reviewing
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Annals of Biomedical Engineering
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Computer Vision and Image Understanding
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Computer Vision, Graphics, and Image Processing
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Epilepsia
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IBM Journal of Research and Development
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IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
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IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing
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IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
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IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
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International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology
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International Journal of Computer Vision
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Journal of Biomedical Optics
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Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
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Lecture Notes in Computer Science
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Medical Image Analysis
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Medical Physics
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Neuroimage
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Neurosurgery
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Physics in Medicine and Biology
Conference Reviewing
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Computer-Based Medical Systems Symposium (1992)
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SPIE Medical Imaging Symposia (1996–2005)
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Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (1998, 1999, 2001-2005, 2007, 2009-2011)
Program/Workshop Organization
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Computer-Based Medical Systems Symposium session chair, “Image Segmentation and Classification” (1992)
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Image Processing Workshop organizer at the SPIE Symposium on Medical Imaging (1996)
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Image Processing session chair at the SPIE Symposium on Medical Imaging (1996–2003)
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Session organizer, PHS/NCI “Computer Aided Diagnosis and 3-D Image Display and Analysis” (1998)
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Program Committee of the Intnl. Workshop on Biomedical Image Registration (1999)
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Program Committee of the Workshop on Analysis of Volumetric Images (2000)
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Program Committee of Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCA) (2002-2012)
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Co-chair Image Processing Conference at the SPIE Medical Imaging Symposium (2002-2005)
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Co-organizer of Workshop on Geometrical Accuray in Image-Guided Interventions, held at MCCAI (2009)
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Co-organizer of the Workshop on Biomedical Image Registration (2012)
University
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Senator (1992-95)
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Patent Committee (1992-96)
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Business and Non-Academic Affairs Committee (1992-95)
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Computational Science Committee (1996)
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Advisor to Vanderbilt Computer Society (2000-present)
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Technology Review Committee (2007-present)
Engineering School
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Computer Committee (1988-89, 1990-91, 1992-94, 1996-97)
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Ad Hoc Staff Organization Committee (1992-93)
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Space Committee (1994-95)
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Computer Engineering Curriculum Committee (1996-97)
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Computer Engineering Advisor (1996-97)
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Safety Committee (1996-97)
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Instructional Technology Committee (1998-2000)
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Engineering Research Council (1998-99)
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Computer Science Chair Search (1998-99)
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Ad Hoc Freshman Year(1998-1999)
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Ad Hoc Promotion (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003)
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Promotion and Tenure (2000-01)
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Information Technology (1999-present)
Computer Science Department
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Graduate Student Organization Advisor (1986-89)
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New Building Space Committee (1987-88)
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Curriculum (1989-90)
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Computing Committee (1990-91, 1992-94)
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Tenure and Personnel Committee (1990-91, 1992-96)
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Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (1990-91)
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C Language Task Force (1992-93)
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Class of 1997 Advisor (1993-97)
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Jacobs Hall Space Committee (1996-97)
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Faculty Search Committee (1997-98)
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CSAB Accreditation Committee (1997-98)
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Class of 2010 Advisor (2006-2012)
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
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Ad Hoc Contract-Renewal Committee (1999-2000)
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Strategic Planning Committee (1999-2000)
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Director of Undergraduate Studies (2001-2004)
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Computer Science Undergraduate Curriculum (2006-present)
Honors and Awards
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National Defense Education Act Graduate Fellowship 1967-1970
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1997 Giovanni Di Chiro Award for Outstanding Scientific Research, Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
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Fellow of the SPIE, International Society for Optical Engineering, elected 2007
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Fellow of the IEEE, elected 2010
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2012 Friend of Otolaryngology Research, Vanderbilt University
Thesis Direction
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John M. Weiss, A comparison of techniques for the estimation of ultrasonic attenuation coefficients, M.S., Computer Science (Aug 1985).
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Christine A. Pedersen, A method for calculating fluid flow in time dependent density images, M.S., Biomedical Engineering (May 1988).
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Gary R. McNeal, Tissue Segmentation in Magnetic Resonance Images of Brain: A Clustering Analysis Approach, M.S., Biomedical Engineering (Dec 1988) [co-supervisor with C. Leon Partain and Paul H. King].
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James E. Baker, An analysis of the effects of selection in genetic algorithms, Ph.D., Computer Science (May 1989) [co-supervisor with John J. Grefenstette].
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Hsuan Chang, Geometrical Image Transformation to Compensate for Susceptibility Artifacts in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ph.D., Computer Science (Aug 1990).
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Venkateswara R. Mandava, A technique for search space adaptation with simulated annealing and genetic algorithms in image registration, M.S., Computer Science (Oct 1987) and Three Dimensional Multimodal Image Registration Using Implanted Markers, Ph.D., Computer Science (Dec 1991).
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Mehmed Ozkan, Semi-automatic Stereotactic Radiosurgery with Neural Network-based Multimodal Image Segmentation and Geometric Analysis of the Lesion, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering (Dec 1991) [co-supervisor with Kazuhiko Kawamura].
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Yaorong Ge, Cortical Surface Maps and Euclidean Skeletons for Intersubject Brain Image Registration, Ph.D., Computer Science (May 1995).
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Calvin R. Maurer, Jr., Registration of Multimodal Three-dimensional Medical Images Using Points and Surfaces, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering (Dec 1996).
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Matthew Y. Wang, Fiducial Marker Recognition and Localization for Image-Guided surgery Using Point-Based Registration, Ph.D., Computer Science (May 1998).
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Jay B. West, Comparison and evaluation of retrospective intermodality image registration techniques, M.S., Computer Science (Aug 1996) and Predicting Error in Point-Based Registration, Ph.D., Computer Science (Dec 2001)..
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Duane A. Yoder, The Simulation and Rectification of Echo Planar Images, Ph.D., Computer Science (Aug 2003).
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Yong Li, Nonrigid Registration Based Method for Correction of Distortions in Echo Planar Images, Ph.D., Computer Science (Dec 2007) [co-supervisor with Benoit M. Dawant].
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Ning Xu, Correction Of Image Distortion in Echo Planar Image Series Using Phase And Intensity, Ph.D., Computer Science (May 2008).
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Ramya Balachandran, Measurement and Analysis of Error in Rigid-Body Point-Based Registration Systems, Ph.D., Computer Science (May 2008).
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Christopher C. Heath, Disablement of a Surgical Drill Via CT Guidance to Protect Vital Anatomy, M.S., Electrical Engineering (August 2008).
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Jack H. Noble, Automatic Determination of Optimal Surgical Drilling Trajectories for Cochlear Implant Surgery, M.S., Electrical Engineering (December 2008).
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Andrei Danilchenko, Fiducial-Based Registration with Anisotropic Localization Error, Ph.D. Computer Science (May 2011).
Licensed Software
Displaytool, a program for interactive image display on Sun workstations (1988). Developed with PhD candidate, Hsuan Chang. Distributed to twelve institutions in the U. S. and Canada. (The first software licensed by Vanderbilt University for sale.)
Patents
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J. M. Fitzpatrick and Hsuan Chang, “Method for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Related Apparatus”, Patent No. 5,099,208, United States Patent and Trademark Office (Mar 24, 1992).
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George S. Allen, Robert J. Maciunas, John M. Fitzpatrick, Venkateswara R. Mandava, Hsuan Chang, “Method and Apparatus for Imaging the Anatomy”, Patent No. 5,222,499, United States Patent and Trademark Office (Jun 29, 1993).
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J. Michael Fitzpatrick, Jennifer J. McCrory, “Method for relating the data of an image space to physical space”, Patent No. 5,551,429, United States Patent and Trademark Office (Sep 3, 1996).
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J. Michael Fitzpatrick, Jennifer J. McCrory, “Localization Cap for Fiducial Markers”, Patent No. 5,730,130, United States Patent and Trademark Office (Mar 24, 1998).
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Matthew Wang, Calvin R. Maurer, Jr., and J. Michael Fitzpatrick, “Automatic Technique for Localizing Externally Attached Markers in Volume Images of the Head”, Patent No. 5,769,789, United States Patent and Trademark Office (June 23, 1998).
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Matthew Wang, Calvin R. Maurer, Jr., and J. Michael Fitzpatrick, “Automatic Technique for Localizing Externally Attached Markers in Volume Images of the Head” (same name but distinct from 5,769,789), Patent No. 5,799,099, United States Patent and Trademark Office (August 25, 1998).
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Robert J. Maciunas, J. Michael Fitzpatrick, Calvin R. Maurer, Jr., Jennifer J. McCrory, and Rory Randall, “Biopsy Guide”, Patent No. 5,984,930, United States Patent and Trademark Office (Nov 16, 1999).
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Matthew Wang, Calvin R. Maurer, Jr., and J. Michael Fitzpatrick, “Automatic Technique for Localizing Externally Attached Markers in Volume Images of the Head” (same name but distinct from 5,769,789 and 5,799,099), Patent No. 6,052,477, United States Patent and Trademark Office (April 18, 2000).
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J. Michael Fitzpatrick, Jennifer J. McCrory, “Method for determining the location in physical space of a fiducial marker that is selectively detachable to a base”, Patent No. 6,073,044, United States Patent and Trademark Office (June 6, 2000).
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Jennifer J. McCrory, J. Michael Fitzpatrick, M. Robert Willcott, Robert J. Maciunas, Calvin R. Maurer, Jr., and George S. Allen, “Fiducial Marker”, Patent No. 6,333,971, United States Patent and Trademark Office (December 25, 2001).
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Calvin R. Maurer, Jr., Robert J. Maciunas, and J. Michael Fitzpatrick, “Apparatus and Method for Registration of Images to Physical Space using a Weighted Combination of Points and Surfaces”, Patent No. 6,560,354, United States Patent and Trademark Office (May 6, 2003).
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Benoit M. Dawant, Peter E. Konrad, and J. Michael Fitzpatrick, “Apparatus and method of optimal placement of deep brain stimulator”, Patent No. 7,167,760, United States Patent and Trademark Office (January 23, 2007).
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J. Michael Fitzpatrick, “Apparatus and methods of determining marker orientation in fiducial registration”, Patent No. 7,646,899, United States Patent and Trademark Office (January 12, 2010).
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Changquing C. Kao, J. Michael Fitzpatrick, Robert F. Labadie, and Peter E. Konrad, “Adjustable universal surgical platform”, Patent No. 7,794,469, United States Patent and Trademark Office (September 14, 2010).
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Robert F. Labadie and J. Michael Fitzpatrick, “System and method for surgical instrument disablement via image-guided position feedback”, Patent No. 7,899,512, United States Patent and Trademark Office (March 1, 2011).
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Robert F. Labadie, J. Michael Fitzpatrick, and Jason Mitchell, “Adjustable surgical platform and surgical instrument using same”, Patent No. 7,981,122, United States Patent and Trademark Office (July 19, 2011).
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Changquing C. Kao, J. Michael Fitzpatrick, Robert F. Labadie, and Peter E. Konrad, “Apparatus for supporting an adjustable universal surgical platform”, Patent No. 8,414,597, United States Patent and Trademark Office (April 9, 2013).
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J. Michael Fitzpatrick, “System and method for point-based rigid registration with anisotropic weighting”, Patent No. 8,615,127, United States Patent and Trademark Office (December 24, 2013).
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Jason E. Mitchell, Robert F. Labadie, and J. Michael Fitzpatrick, “Microstereotactic table”, Patent No 8,771,290, United States Patent and Trademark Office (July 8, 2014).
Invited talks
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“A Technique for MRI Image Rectification”, General Electric Company Corporate Research and Development, Schenectady, New York, November 20, 1989.
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“Computer Assisted Navigation in Neurosurgery: An Application of Solid Geometry”, William F. Meachum Society, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, October 22, 1993.
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“Image Guided Neurosurgery with Acustar”, General Electric Company Corporate Research and Development, Schenectady, New York, August 4, 1994.
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“Computers and Brain Surgery: The Story of Acustar I”, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, April 26, 1994.
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“Geometrical ‘Accuracy in MR Imaging: Why we Need it and How We Get It”, Department of Radiology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, April 27, 1994.
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“Registering Medical Images for Neurosurgical Navigation”, Scientific Symposium on Interactive Image-Guided Surgery, Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc., Orlando, Florida, April 24, 1995.
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“Assessment of the Accuracy of Medical Image Registration”, Workshop on Issues in Multimodality Medical Image Registration, Sponsored by the National Center for Technology Transfer, Irvine, California, February 22, 1997.
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“Fiducial-Based Image Registration for Neurosurgical Navigation”, Biophysics-Bioengineering Seminars, Biomedical Imaging Resource, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 1997.
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“Metrics for the Assessment of Registration”, Second Workshop on Issues in Multimodality Medical Image Registration, Sponsored by the National Center for Technology Transfer, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, June 21, 1997.
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“A blinded evaluation and comparison of image registration methods”, Workshop on Empirical Evaluation Techniques in Computer Vision”, Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society, University of California at Santa Barbara, CA, July 22, 1998.
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“Validation: A Case Study”, Fourth Mayneord Phillips Summer School, Medical Image Processing, Visualization, and Analysis, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, UK, July 14, 1999.
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“Validation of Registration Algorithms: A Case Study”, Medical Image Understanding and Analysis, 3rd Ann. Conference, Examination Schools, Oxford, UK, Sponsored by Brit. Mach. Vis. Assoc., Brit. Inst. of Radiology, Inst. of Elec. Eng., July 21, 1999.
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“Solved and unsolved problems in point-based, rigid registration”, Intl. Workshop on Biomedical Image Registration, Bled, Slovenia, Sponsored by the Intl. Assoc. for Patt. Recog., August 31, 1999.
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“Solved and unsolved problems in point-based, rigid registration”, Seminar series, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, U. South Florida, Tampa, FL, October 19, 1999.
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“Validating Registration Algorithms: A Case Study”, Workshop on the Performance Evaluation of Medical Image Processing Algorithms, James C. Gee and Robert M. Haralick, Moderators, SPIE Medical Imaging 2000 Symposium, San Diego, CA, 15 February 2000.
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“Proving navigational accuracy to the FDA: Acustar’s trial”, Special Session on Validation of Medical Image Processing in the Context of Image-Guided Therapy, 6th Ann. Conf. of Intnl. Society for Computer Aided Surgery, Paris, FR, June 28, 2002.
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“A Project for the Evaluation of the Registration of Images of the Head”, Tutorial on Validation in Medical Image Processing, Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, Montreal, CA, November 15, 2003.
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“Validating Rigid Registrations via Fiducial Markers”, Workshop on Validation in Medical Image Registration, SPIE Medical Imaging Symposium, San Diego, CA, February 18, 2007.
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“Medical Image Registration at Vanderbilt”, Institute of Robotics, Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany, November 3, 2008.
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“Medical Image Registration at Vanderbilt”, Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany, November 6, 2008.
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“Medical Image Registration at Vanderbilt”, Institute for Process Control and Robotics, University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, November 7, 2008.
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“Medical Image Registration at Vanderbilt”, Institute of Mathematics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany, November 12, 2008.
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“Percutaneous Cochlear Implantation”, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada, August 14, 2009.
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“TRE, FRE, FLE: Twenty Years”, keynote address, Workshop on Biomedical Image Registration, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, July 8, 2012.
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“Twenty-five Years of Error”, keynote address, Conference on Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, SPIE Symposium on Medical Imaging, February 24, 2015.
Publications *Asterisks indicate students directed by Fitzpatrick.
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Books
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M. Sonka and J. M. Fitzpatrick, ed., Medical Image Processing and Analysis, Volume II of the Handbook of Medical Imaging, ISBN: 978-0819477606SPIE Press Bellingham, WA (July, 2000).
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J. M. Fitzpatrick and A. Lédeczi, Computer Programming with MATLAB (electronic media: Apple iBook and PDF), ISBN: 978-0-615-75113-9, Fitzle LLC, Nashville, TN (January, 2013).
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R. F. Labadie and J. M. Fitzpatrick, Image-Guided Surgery: Fundamentals and Clinical Applications in Otolaryngology, ISBN: 978-1597567190, Plural Publishing, Inc., San Diego, CA (to appear April 2016).
On-line Coursework
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J.M. Fitzpatrick, A. Ledeczi, and Robert Tairas, “Introduction to Programming with MATLAB”, 12-hours of video lectures produced at Vanderbilt University (2015-2016).
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Scheduled sessions: Coursera, April-June, 2015, July-September, 2015, October-December, 2015
Book Chapters
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C. R. Maurer, Jr.* and J. M. Fitzpatrick, “A review of medical image registration”, Interactive Image-Guided Neurosurgery, Robert J. Maciunas, editor, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Park Ridge, IL, pp. 17–44 (1993).
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R. J. Maciunas, J. M. Fitzpatrick, R. L. Galloway, and G. S. Allen, “Beyond stereotaxy: Extreme levels of application accuracy are provided by implantable fiducial markers for interactive image-guided neurosurgery”, Interactive Image-Guided Neurosurgery, Robert J. Maciunas, editor, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Park Ridge, IL, pp. 259-270 (1993).
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R. J. Maciunas, J. M. Fitzpatrick, R. L. Galloway, and G. S. Allen, “Implantable fiducial markers for interactive, image-guided neurosurgery: the Vanderbilt Acustar I Advanced Surgical Navigational System” Textbook of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, P. L. Gildenberg and R. R. Tasker, editors, McGraw-Hill, New York, pp. 195–200 (1998)
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R. J. Maciunas, R. L. Galloway, J. M. Fitzpatrick, M. L. Copeland, and G. S. Allen, “Interactive image-guided techniques for the biopsy and resection of metastatic cerebral tumors”, Advanced Techniques in Central Nervous System Metasteses, R. J. Maciunas, editor, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Park Ridge, IL, pp. 95–112 (1998).
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J. M. Fitzpatrick, D. L. G. Hill, and C. R. Maurer, Jr.*, “Registration”, Medical Image Processing, Volume II of the Handbook of Medical Imaging, M. Sonka and J. M. Fitzpatrick, ed., SPIE Press, 447-513 (July, 2000).
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J. M. Fitzpatrick, “Detecting failure, assessing success” Medical Image Registration, J.V. Hajnal, D. L. G. Hill, and D. J. Hawkes, ed., CRC Press, Chapter 6, 117-139 (June, 2001).
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