Publications

Journal Articles

  • D. Krishnaswamy, A. Hareendranathan, T. Suwatanaviroj, H. Becher, M. Noga, and K. Punithakumar. A Semi-Automated Method for Measurement of Left Ventricular Volumes in 3D Echocardiography. IEEE Access Journal. Accepted, 2018.
  • A. R. Hareendranathan, M. Noga, P. Boulanger, H. Becher, and K. Punithakumar. Random Walker Framework for Sensor-based Echocardiography Fusion, IEEE Access, in-press, 2018.
  • K. Punithakumar, P. Boulanger, and M. Noga. A GPU-accelerated deformable image registration algorithm with applications to right ventricular segmentation. IEEE Access, 5:20374– 20382, 2017.
  • S. Hojjat, I. Ben Ayed, G. J. Garvin, and K. Punithakumar. Spine labeling in MRI via regularized distribution matching. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 12(11):1911–1922, 2017.
  • A. R. Hareendranathan, D. Zonoobi, M. Mabee, C. Diederichs, K. Punithakumar, M. Noga, and J. L. Jaremko. Semiautomatic classification of acetabular shape from three-dimensional ultrasound for diagnosis of infant hip dysplasia using geometric features. Int. J. Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 12(3):439–447, 2017.
  • M. A.Q. Al-Saleh, K Punithakumar, M Lagravere, P Boulanger, J. L. Jaremko, J Wolfaardt, P. W. Major, and H Seikaly. Three-dimensional morphological changes of the temporomandibular joint and functional effects after mandibulotomy. Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 46(1):8, 2017.
  • M. A. Q Al-Saleh, K Punithakumar, M Lagravere, P Boulanger, J. L Jaremko, and P. W Major. Three-dimensional assessment of temporomandibular joint using MRI-CBCT image registration. PloS one, 12(1):e0169555, 2017.
  • K. Punithakumar, A. R. Hareendranathan, A. McNulty, M. Biamonte, A. He, M. Noga, P. Boulanger, and H. Becher. Multiview 3D echocardiography fusion with breath-hold position tracking using an optical tracking system. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 42(8):1998– 2009, 2016.
  • K. Punithakumar, I. Ben Ayed, M. Afshin, A. Goela, A. Islam, S. Li, P. Boulanger, H. Becher, and M. Noga. Detecting left ventricular impaired relaxation using moving mesh correspondences. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 124:58–66, 2016.
  • A. Hareendranathan, M. Mabee, K. Punithakumar, M. Noga, and J. L. Jaremko. Toward automated classification of acetabular shape in ultrasound for diagnosis of DDH: Automatic alpha angle and the rounding index. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 129:89–98, 2016.
  • M. Al-Saleh, N. Alsufyani, K. Punithakumar, J. Jaremko, P. Major and P. Boulanger, “Accuracy of MRI – cone beam CT rigid registration: an in-vitro study,” Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology, Volume 121, Issue 3, Pages 316 – 321, 2016.
  • A. R. Hareendranathan, M. Mabee, K. Punithakumar, M. Noga, and J. L. Jaremko. A technique for semiautomatic segmentation of echogenic structures in 3D ultrasound applied to infant hip dysplasia. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 11(1):31–42, 2016.
  • I. Ben Ayed, K. Punithakumar, and S. Li. Distribution matching with the Bhattacharyya similarity: a bound optimization framework. IEEE Trans. Pattern Anal. Mach. Intell., 37(9):1777–1791, 2015.
  • K. Punithakumar, M. Noga, I. Ben Ayed, and P. Boulanger. Right ventricular segmentation in cardiac MRI with moving mesh correspondences. Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, 43:15–25, 2015.
  • J. Cheng-Baron, K. Chow, J. J. Pagano, K. Punithakumar, D. I. Paterson, G. Y. Oudit, and R. B. Thompson. Quantification of circumferential, longitudinal, and radial global fractional shortening using steady-state free precession cines: A comparison with tissue-tracking strain and application in fabry disease. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 73(2):586–596, 2015.
  • M. Afshin, I Ben Ayed, K. Punithakumar, M. Law, A Islam, A Goela, T. Peters, and Shuo Li. Regional assessment of cardiac left ventricular myocardial function via MRI statistical features. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 33(2):481–494, 2014.
  • K. Punithakumar, I. Ben Ayed, A. Islam, A. Goela, I. G. Ross, J. Chong, and S. Li, “Regional heart motion abnormality detection: An information theoretic approach,” Medical Image Analysis, Pages 311-324, Volume 17, Issue 3, 2013.
  • Christian Mendl, Steven Eliuk, Michelle Noga, and Pierre Boulanger, “Comprehensive Analysis of High-Performance Computing Methods for Filtered Back-Projection. Electronic Letters on Computer Vision and Image Analysis,” Pages 1-16, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2013.
  • K. Punithakumar, J. Yuan, I. Ben Ayed, S. Li, and Y. Boykov. “A Convex Max-Flow Approach to Distribution-Based Figure-Ground Separation,” SIAM Journal on Imaging Sciences, Pages 1333-1354, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2012.

Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings

  • N. Tahmasebi, P. Boulanger, and K. Punithakumar. Parallel implementation of a nonrigid image registration algorithm for lung tumor boundary tracking in quasi real-time MRI. In 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), pages 325–328, July 2017.
  • K. Punithakumar, N. Tahmasebi, P. Boulanger, and M. Noga. Convolutional neural network based automated RV segmentation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome MRI. In 8th International Conference of Pattern Recognition Systems (ICPRS 2017), page 29(6.). Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2017.
  • A. R. Hareendranathan, D. Zonoobi, M. Mabee, D. Cobzas, K. Punithakumar, M. Noga, and J. L. Jaremko. Toward automatic diagnosis of hip dysplasia from 2D ultrasound. In ISBI, pages 982–985. IEEE, 2017.
  • N. Tahmasebi, P. Boulanger, and K. Punithakumar. Lung tumor boundary tracking in MRI with moving mesh correspondences for adaptive radio therapy. In The 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pages 1264–1267, Aug 2016.
  • K. Punithakumar, A. R. Hareendranathan, R. Paakkanen, N. Khan, M. Noga, P. Boulanger, and H. Becher. Multiview echocardiography fusion using an electromagnetic tracking system. In The 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pages 1078–1081, Aug 2016.
  • A. R. Hareendranathan, D. Zonoobi, M. G. Mabee, C. Diederichs, K. Punithakumar, M. Noga, and J. Jaremko. Hip segmentation from MRI volumes in infants for DDH diagnosis and treatment planning. In The 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pages 1046–1049, Aug 2016.
  • A. R. Hareendranathan, K. Punithakumar, M. A. Hanbidge, W. He, M. Noga, P. Boulanger, and H. Becher. Patient movement compensation for 3D echocardiography fusion. In The 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pages 1091–1094, Aug 2016.
  • K. Punithakumar, M. Noga, and P. Boulanger. GPU accelerated moving mesh correspondence algorithm with applications to RV segmentation. In The 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), pages 4206 – 4209, Milan, Italy, August 2015.
  • K. Punithakumar, P.W. Wood, M. Biamonte, M. Noga, P. Boulanger, and H. Becher. Cardiac ultrasound multiview fusion using a multicamera tracking system. In IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI), pages 318–321, Valencia, Spain, June 2014.
  • K. Punithakumar, M. Noga, P. Boulanger, I Ben Ayed, M. Afshin, A Goela, A Islam, and Shuo Li. Detecting left ventricular impaired relaxation using MR imaging. In IEEE-EMBS InternationalConference on Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI), pages 310–313, Valencia, Spain, June 2014.
  • K. Punithakumar, M. Noga, and P. Boulanger. Cardiac right ventricular segmentation via point correspondence. In 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), pages 4010–4013, Osaka, Japan, July 2013.
  • B. She, P. Boulanger and M. Noga. “Real-Time Rendering of Temporal Volumetric Data on a GPU,” The 15th IEEE International Conference on Information Visualization, 10 pages, London, July 2011.

Posters

  • K. Punithakumar, M. Noga, and P. Boulanger, “A GPU accelerated cardiac image segmentation approach using diffeomorphic registration,” NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference, San Jose, USA, March 2015 .
  • K. Punithakumar, M. Noga and P. Boulanger. “A GPU Accelerated Moving Mesh Correspondences With Application to Right Ventricular Segmentation,” NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference, San Jose, CA, USA, March 2014.
  • K. Punithakumar, J. Yuan, I. Ben Ayed, P. Boulanger, and M. Noga. “A GPU Accelerated Convex Max-Flow Approach to Segmentation of 4-D Left-Ventricular Ultrasound,” NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference, San Jose, CA, USA, March 2013.

Additional Publications

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