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Pieter De Backer

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57 Results

2026

Clinical trial protocol of PODRACING: A randomized controlled trial evaluating 3D perfusion zone models for selective arterial clamping during robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy

Joris VangeneugdenSaar VermijsPieter De BackerCamille BerquinNicolaas LumenPeter De KuyperYannic RaskinBernard BynensFrederic BaekelandtChristophe Ghysel et al.

U Journal Article in BJUI Compass

Does it make sense to perform prostate magnetic resonance imaging in men with normal PSA (<4 ng/mL)?

Pieter De VisschereCamille BerquinPieter De BackerJoris VangeneugdenEva DonckThomas TaillyValerie FonteyneSofie VerbekeSifrid HendrickxNicolaas Lumen et al.

A1 Journal Article in CANCERS

2025

3D perfusion models allow for more selective clamping during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy : a retrospective analysis

Joris VangeneugdenBrecht HemeryckIndira DepuydtSaar VermijsCamille BerquinPieter De VisscherePieter De BackerCharlotte DebbautKarel DecaesteckerCharles Van Praet

Bridging vision and text : applications and challenges of vision-language models in urological surgery

Wouter BogaertNicolas CarlKarl-Friedrich KowalewskiMaurice Stephan MichelAlexandre MottriePieter De Backer

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS

Measurement of renal tumor size : the impact of 2D versus 3D methods on the T-stage

Saar VermijsJoris VangeneugdenPieter De VisscherePieter De BackerKarel DecaesteckerCharles Van PraetCharlotte Debbaut

A1 Journal Article in ABDOMINAL RADIOLOGY

MEASUREMENT OF RENAL TUMOR SIZE ON MEDICAL IMAGING: THE IMPACT OF 2D VERSUS 3D METHODS ON THE T-STAGE

Saar VermijsJoris VangeneugdenPieter De VisscherePieter De BackerKarel DecaesteckerCharles Van PraetCharlotte Debbaut

Measurement of renal tumor size on medical imaging: the impact of 2D vs 3D methods on the T-stage

Saar VermijsJoris VangeneugdenPieter De VisscherePieter De BackerKarel DecaesteckerCharles Van PraetCharlotte Debbaut

PODRACING: a Randomized Controlled Trial to evaluate the DIPLANN tool during Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy

Saar VermijsJoris VangeneugdenPieter De VisscherePieter De BackerKarel DecaesteckerCharles Van PraetCharlotte Debbaut

Three-dimensional perfusion-zone models allow more selective clamping during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy : brief report on a retrospective analysis

Joris VangeneugdenSaar VermijsPieter De BackerBrecht HemeryckCamille BerquinPieter De VisschereKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte DebbautCharles Van Praet

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY OPEN SCIENCE

2024

A virtual 3D renal perfusion model to facilitate pre-operative partial nephrectomy planning

Saar VermijsJoris VangeneugdenPieter De BackerPieter De VisschereAlexandre MottrieKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte DebbautCharles Van Praet

First‐in‐human real‐time AI‐assisted instrument deocclusion during augmented reality robotic surgery

Jasper HofmanPieter De BackerIlaria ManghiJente SimoensRuben De GrooteHannes Van Den BosscheMathieu D'HondtTim OosterlinckJulie LippensCharles Van Praet et al.

A2 Journal Article in HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy performed with different robotic platforms : first comparative evidence between Da Vinci and HUGO robot-assisted surgery robots

Carlo Andrea BraviEleonora BalestrazziManon De LoofSilvia RebuffoFederico PiramideAngelo MottaranMarco PaciottiGabriele Rosario SorceLuigi NoceraLuca Sarchi et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS

Single docking laparoscopic robotic-assisted nephroureterectomy with the HUGO robotic system : a technique description

R NunesN FregoA MourulloA PissaviniS MorraS RescaF BarlettaM AdriaenssensPieter De BackerG De Naeyer et al.

2023

A 3D preoperative planning tool for selectie clamping during partial nephrectomy

Saar VermijsPieter De BackerPieter De VisschereAlexandre MottrieCharles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte Debbaut

A novel three-dimensional planning tool for selective clamping during partial nephrectomy : validation of a perfusion zone algorithm

Pieter De BackerSaar VermijsCharles Van PraetPieter De VisschereSarah VandenbulckeAngelo MottaranCarlo A. BraviCamille BerquinEdward LambertStephanie Dautricourt et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Improving augmented reality through deep learning : real-time instrument delineation in robotic renal surgery

Pieter De BackerCharles Van PraetJente SimoensMaria Peraire LoresHeleen CreemersKenzo MestdaghCharlotte AllaeysSaar VermijsPietro PiazzaAngelo Mottaran et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with the HUGO™ robot-assisted surgery system using the 'Aalst technique'

Marco PaciottiCarlo A BraviAngelo MottaranLuigi NoceraLuca SarchiAdele PiroRui FarinhaMaria Peraire LoresEleonora BalestrazziFederico Piramide et al.

A1 Journal Article in BJU INTERNATIONAL

Outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with the Hugo RAS surgical system : initial experience at a high-volume robotic center

Carlo A. BraviMarco PaciottiEleonora BalestrazziAdele PiroFederico PiramideMaria PeraireLuca SarchiAngelo MottaranLuigi NoceraPieter De Backer et al.

Editorial material

Peri-operative digital planning in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy : bridging the gap between artificial intelligence, augmented reality and surgical data science

Pieter De BackerKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte DebbautAlexandre Mottrie

Peritoneal tuberculosis caused by intravesical instillation with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) following nephroureterectomy in a patient with bladder and upper tract urothelial cancer : a case report

Charlotte AllaeysPieter De BackerKarel DecaesteckerCamille BerquinKaren DecaesteckerSteven CallensCharles Van Praet

A1 Journal Article in ACTA CLINICA BELGICA

Pre-operative partial nephrectomy planning : from four-phase CT-scan to 3D renal perfusion model

Saar VermijsPieter De BackerPieter De VisschereAlexandre MottrieCharles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte Debbaut

Pre-operative partial nephrectomy planning: from four-phase CT-scan to 3D renal perfusion model

Saar VermijsPieter De BackerPieter De VisschereAlexandre MottrieCharles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte Debbaut

Pre-operative partial nephrectomy planning: from four-phase CT-scan to 3D renal perfusion model

Saar VermijsPieter De BackerPieter De VisschereAlexandre MottrieCharles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte Debbaut

Robot-assisted adrenalectomy : step-by-step technique and surgical outcomes at a high-volume robotic center

Federico PiramideCarlo Andrea BraviMarco PaciottiLuca SarchiLuigi NoceraAdele PiroMaria Peraire LoresEleonora BalestrazziAngelo MottaranRui Farinha et al.

A2 Journal Article in ASIAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy using intra-arterial renal hypothermia for highly complex endophytic or hilar tumors : case series and description of surgical technique

Pieter De BackerJoris VangeneugdenCamille BerquinSaar VermijsPeter DekuyperAlexandre MottrieCharlotte DebbautThierry QuackelsCharles Van PraetKarel Decaestecker

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY OPEN SCIENCE

Robot-assisted sacropexy with the novel HUGO Robot-Assisted Surgery System : initial experience and surgical setup at a tertiary referral robotic center

Angelo MottaranCarlo Andrea BraviLuca SarchiMarco PaciottiLuigi NoceraAdele PiroPietro PiazzaPieter De BackerRui FarinhaRuben De Groote et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY

Robot-assisted simple prostatectomy versus holmium laser enucleation for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia in large (>100 ml) prostates : updated comparative analysis from a high-volume center

Mottaran AngeloEleonora BalestrazziCarlo Andrea BraviLuigi NoceraMarco PaciottiAdele PiroMaria Peraire LoresLuca SarchiFederico PiramidePieter De Backer et al.

Robot-assisted simple prostatectomy with the novel HUGO™ RAS system : feasibility, setting, and perioperative outcomes

Angelo MottaranMarco PaciottiCarlo A. BraviLuca SarchiLuigi NoceraAdele PiroRui FarinhaPieter De BackerPietro PiazzaKim Pauwaert et al.

A1 Journal Article in MINERVA UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY

Robot-assisted sutureless partial nephrectomy for the treatment of fifteen bilateral renal masses in a patient with Von Hippel–Lindau syndrome : a case report from a high-volume robotic center

Maria Peraire LoresJesús DomínguezCarlo A. BraviAngelo MottaranLuca SarchiMarco PaciottiAdele PiroLuigi NoceraEleonora BalestrazziRui Farinha et al.

A2 Journal Article in CEN CASE REPORTS

Surgical phase duration in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy : a surgical data science exploration for clinical relevance

Pieter De BackerMaria Peraire LoresMeret DemuynckFederico PiramideJente SimoensTim OosterlinckWouter BogaertChi Victor ShanKarel Van RegemorterAube Wastyn et al.

A1 Journal Article in DIAGNOSTICS

Techniques and outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for the treatment of multiple ipsilateral renal masses

Nicolomaria BuffiAlessandro UleriMarco PaciottiGiovanni LughezzaniPaolo CasalePietro DianaRuben De GrooteLuca SarchiAngelo MottaranCarlo Bravi et al.

A1 Journal Article in MINERVA UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY

The impact of 3D models on surgical outcomes of RAPN : is CT scan becoming obsolete?

Luigi NoceraCarlo BraviAngelo MottaranAdele PiroLuca SarchiMarco PaciottiMaria Peraire LoresEleonora BalestrazziFederico PiramideRui Farinha et al.

2022

A preoperative planning tool for lung segmentectomy procedures : a case study

Saar VermijsBram CornettePieter De BackerKarel DecaesteckerLiesbeth DesenderCharlotte Debbaut

Assessing pentafecta achievement after robot-assisted radical cystectomy and its association with surgical experience : results from a high-volume institution

Pietro PiazzaCarlo Andrea BraviStefano PuliattiGiovanni Enrico CacciamaniSophie KnipperMarco AmatoPaolo Dell'OglioElio MazzoneGiuseppe RosielloRui Farinha et al.

A1 Journal Article in UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY-SEMINARS AND ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS

Current imaging modalities and virtual models for kidney tumors

F PorpigliaC RogersPieter De BackerF Piramide

Bookchapter in Robotic urologic surgery

Multicentric exploration of tool annotation in robotic surgery : lessons learned when starting a surgical artificial intelligence project

Pieter De BackerJennifer A. EckhoffJente SimoensDolores T. MuellerCharlotte AllaeysHeleen CreemersAmélie HallemeeschKenzo MestdaghCharles Van PraetCharlotte Debbaut et al.

A1 Journal Article in SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Preoperative planning of partial nephrectomy procedures based on kidney perfusion zones

Saar VermijsPieter De BackerPieter De VisschereCharles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte Debbaut

Pushing boundaries in extracorporeal Robot-Assisted Kidney Autotransplantation (eRAKAT) : bench surgery for an oncologic partial nephrectomy in a patient with a solitary kidney

Irina VerbakelMichel WirtzPieter De BackerBenjamin Van ParysLiesbeth DesenderCharles Van PraetKarel Decaestecker

Pushing boundaries in extracorporeal Robot-Assisted Kidney Autotransplantation (eRAKAT) : bench surgery for an oncologic partial nephrectomy in a patient with a solitary kidney

Irina VerbakelMichel WirtzPieter De BackerBenjamin Van ParysLiesbeth DesenderCharles Van PraetKarel Decaestecker

Pushing the boundaries in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for renal cancer

Charles Van PraetPieter De BackerRiccardo CampiPietro PiazzaAlessio PecoraroAlexandre MottrieAndrea MinerviniKarel Decaestecker

Bookchapter in Robotic surgery for renal cancer

Renal anatomy, physiology, and its clinical relevance to renal surgery

Ruben De GrooteChandru SundaramPieter De Backer

Bookchapter in Robotic urologic surgery

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with the novel Hugo robotic system : initial experience and optimal surgical set-up at a tertiary referral robotic center

Carlo A BraviMarco PaciottiLuca SarchiAngelo MottaranLuigi NoceraRui FarinhaPieter De BackerMarie-Hélène VinckierGeert De NaeyerFrederiek D'Hondt et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Technical advances in robotic renal surgery

Stefano PuliattiCarlo Andrea BraviPieter De BackerErdem Canda

Bookchapter in Robotic urologic surgery

Will renorrhaphy become obsolete? Evaluation of a new hemostatic sealant

Rui FarinhaRuben De GrootePatricia ZondervanMarco PaciottiEdwin RoozenStuart HeadLuca SarchiCarlo Andrea BraviAngelo MottaranStefano Puliatti et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY

2021

3D selective arterial clamping in robot assisted partial nephrectomy

Pieter De BackerSaar VermijsCharles Van PraetSarah VandenbulckeMaryse LejolyStefanie VanderscheldenPieter De VisschereAlexandre MottrieCharlotte DebbautKarel Decaestecker

Automated prediction of selective arterial clamping strategy in robot assisted partial nephrectomy

Pieter De BackerSaar VermijsRania MatthysRoberto CianiPieter De VisschereCharles Van PraetAlexandre MottrieCharlotte DebbautKarel Decaestecker

Development of an interactive, patient-specific planning tool for partial nephrectomy procedures

Saar VermijsPieter De BackerRania MatthysRoberto CianiCharles Van PraetKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte Debbaut

Ex-vivo renal vascular dominant region mapping using artery-selective contrast injections

Nathan SennesaelPieter De BackerKarel DecaesteckerPieter De VisschereMarijn SpeeckaertSaar VermijsGeert VilleirsCharlotte DebbautPim Pullens

Point-of-care 3D printing : a low-cost approach to teaching carotid artery stenting

Pieter De BackerCharlotte AllaeysCharlotte DebbautRoel Beelen

A2 Journal Article in 3D PRINTING IN MEDICINE

Robot assisted partial nephrectomy using intra-arterial renal hypothermia for highly complex endophytic or hilar tumors : case series and description of surgical technique

Pieter De BackerJoris VangeneugdenCharles Van PraetMaryse LejolySaar VermijsCaroline VanpeteghemKarel Decaestecker

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy using intra-arterial renal hypothermia for highly complex endophytic or hilar tumors

Pieter De BackerJoris VangeneugdenCharles Van PraetMaryse LejolySaar VermijsCaroline VanpeteghemKarel Decaestecker

2019

Development of a planning tool for robot-assisted partial nephrectomy surgery based on 3D reconstructions of kidneys

Sarah VandenbulckePieter De BackerDanilo BabinPatrick SegersKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte Debbaut

Development of a planning tool for robot-assisted partial nephrectomy surgery based on 3D reconstructions of kidneys

Sarah VandenbulckePieter De BackerDanilo BabinPatrick SegersKarel DecaesteckerCharlotte Debbaut

Kinematic boundary conditions substantially impact in silico ventricular function

Mathias PeirlinckKevin L. SackPieter De BackerPedro MoraisPatrick SegersThomas FranzMatthieu De Beule

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Virtual clamping tool for RAPN

Pieter De BackerSarah VandenbulckeMaryse LejolyStefanie VanderscheldenCharles Van PraetDanilo BabinCharlotte DebbautKarel Decaestecker

2014

Curved Guest-Host LCD used as a dynamic artificial iris

Herbert De SmetJelle De SmetPieter De BackerPankaj JoshiEsma IslamajXiaobing ShangDieter Cuypers

2013

A spherically shaped display for use as an artificial iris

Jelle De SmetPieter De BackerEsma IslamajPankaj JoshiDieter CuypersHerbert De Smet