Publications
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The role of technological innovations in CT-guided minimally invasive procedures
Minimally invasive treatments offer many advantages for patients compared to traditional open surgeries. They are safer, cause less damage to the body, and allow patients to recover more quickly. This thesis explores how new technologies can make these...
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PhD Dissertation Defense Ilse Spenkelink
On Tuesday, June 24 2025 at 14.30, Ilse Spenkelink will defend her dissertation "The role of technological innovations in CT-guided minimally invasive procedures". Location: Radboud University Aula, Comeniuslaan 2, Nijmegen Live stream:...
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Feasibility of stereotactic optical navigation for needle positioning in percutaneous nephrolithotomy
I.M. Spenkelink, X. Zhu, J.J. Fütterer, J.F. Langenhuijsen Background: This study assessed the feasibility of acquiring single-attempt access to the pelvicalyceal system during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) using stereotactic optical navigation...
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Feasibility of a Prototype Image Reconstruction Algorithm for Motion Correction in Interventional Cone-Beam CT Scans
I.M. Spenkelink, J. Heidkamp, R.L.J. Verhoeven, S.F.M. Jenniskens, A. Fantin, P. Fischer, M.M. Rovers, J.J. Fütterer Rationale and objectives: Assess the feasibility of a prototype image reconstruction algorithm in correcting motion artifacts in...
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Evaluation of the performance of robot assisted CT-guided percutaneous needle insertion: Comparison with freehand insertion in a phantom
I.M. Spenkelink, J. Heidkamp, Y. Avital, J.J. Fütterer Purpose: To evaluate the performance of a novel robot for CT-guided needle positioning procedures and compare it to the freehand technique in an abdominal phantom. Methods: One interventional...
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Ilse Spenkelink
Postdoc Ilse Spenkelink studied Technical Medicine, with a specialization in Medical Imaging and Interventions, at the University of Twente. In October 2019 she started her PhD project at the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine of the Radboud...