Dr. Karel J. Zuzak
Senior Medical Scientist at Kent Imaging
SPIE Involvement:
Conference Program Committee | Author
Area of Expertise:
Consulting, Commercialization, Research & Development , Biomedical Imaging and Engineering , Digital Micromirror Device, DMD, Technology , Problem solving, Chemometrics , Clinical and Surgical Visualization & Imaging , Medical System Product Design & Development
Profile Summary

Dr Zuzak is a Biomedical Engineer and Inventor. Over 20 years working directly with national & military labs, academia, hospitals, clinics, and industry developing systems for surgical guidance.

Director:
The Biomedical Imaging Transnational Research Program.
Collaboration between UTA (School of Engineering/Biomedical Engineering) and UTSW (Department of Surgery).
A multi-million dollar program with sponsors including local and federal government, Texas Instruments and Raytheon. Developing medical imaging systems (visible, near infrared, infrared, fluorescence, spectroscopic and chemometric) were translating to the patient bedside including macroscopic, microscopic, laparoscopic and robotic guidance for clinical and surgical venues aiding clinicians to see disease better.

-Pioneer/Inventor hyperspectral/multispectral imaging for surgical venues
-Over 27 years’ experience Biomedical Engineering Transnational Research
-Medical Imaging System Development
-Electro-Optical System Development
-Chemometric, Multivariate Statistical Algorithms Development
-Spectroscopy, Hyperspectral, Multispectral
-Algorithm development cardioversion/pacing for implantable devices
-Molecular cellular imaging using, Langendorff methods
-Catheterization clinic, human, collecting cardiac electro-grams
-Biomechanics

Appointments
-NIH, National Institutes of Health
-UTA University of Texas at Arlington
-UTSW University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center
-Ph.D. University of Minnesota
-BS University of California San Diego

Primary inventor 3 hyperspectral patent, 50 publications, 2 books, 100’s invited presentations, SPIE conference industrially invited co-chair.

Experience
-Private Industry (Texas Instruments, Dli, Kent Imaging) and Public (NIH, NIST, UTSW, VA, US Army ISR) sectors


Publications (17)

Proceedings Article | 7 March 2014 Paper
Javier La Fontaine, Lawrence Lavery, Karel Zuzak
Proceedings Volume 8979, 897903 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2041841
KEYWORDS: Tissues, Wound healing, Surgery, Hyperspectral imaging, Tissue optics, Imaging systems, Digital Light Processing, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Image processing

Proceedings Article | 8 March 2013 Paper
Michel Saint-Cyr, Chrisovalantis Lakhiani, Angela Cheng, Michael Mangum, Jinyang Liang, Sumeet Teotia, Edward Livingston, Karel Zuzak
Proceedings Volume 8618, 861806 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004972
KEYWORDS: Tissues, Arteries, Hyperspectral imaging, Statistical analysis, Image analysis, In vivo imaging, Abdomen, Imaging systems, Digital micromirror devices, Skin

Proceedings Article | 8 March 2013 Paper
Daniel Samarov, Eleanor Wehner, Roderich Schwarz, Karel Zuzak, Edward Livingston
Proceedings Volume 8618, 861807 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005612
KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Hyperspectral imaging, Liver, Image processing algorithms and systems, Surgery, Detection and tracking algorithms, Gallbladder, Injuries, Digital photography, Pancreas

Proceedings Article | 8 March 2013 Paper
Maritoni Litorja, Mira Fein, Eleanor Wehner, Roderich Schwarz, Karel Zuzak, Edward Livingston
Proceedings Volume 8618, 861805 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005663
KEYWORDS: Surgery, Reflectivity, Lamps, Hyperspectral imaging, Light sources and illumination, Light sources, Tissues, Tissue optics, Neodymium, Laparoscopy

Proceedings Article | 13 February 2012 Paper
Ephrem Olweny, Yung Tan, Stephen Faddegon, Neil Jackson, Eleanor Wehner, Sara Best, Samuel Park, Abhas Thapa, Jeffrey Cadeddu, Karel Zuzak
Proceedings Volume 8254, 825404 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.907395
KEYWORDS: Laparoscopy, Ischemia, Kidney, Digital Light Processing, Control systems, Oxygen, Imaging systems, Surgery, Image processing, Digital micromirror devices

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Conference Committee Involvement (16)
Emerging Digital Micromirror Device Based Systems and Applications XVII
25 January 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States
Emerging Digital Micromirror Device Based Systems and Applications XVI
30 January 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States
Emerging Digital Micromirror Device Based Systems and Applications XV
30 January 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States
Emerging Digital Micromirror Device Based Systems and Applications XIV
25 January 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States
Emerging Digital Micromirror Device Based Systems and Applications XIII
6 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States
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