Surgery

State-of-the-art of intelligent minimally invasive surgical robots.

A number of developed countries are rapidly turning into super-aged societies. Consequently, the dem...

Evaluating the task effectiveness and user satisfaction with different operation modes of an assistive bathing robot in older adults.

Bathing robots have the potential to foster the independence of older adults who require assistance ...

Intraoperative complications and troubles in robot-assisted anatomical pulmonary resection.

OBJECTIVE: Regarding intraoperative complications and troubles during robot-assisted thoracic surger...

PyDSLRep: A domain-specific language for robotic simulation in V-Rep.

Calculating forward and inverse kinematics for robotic agents is one of the most time-intensive task...

Automated histologic diagnosis of CNS tumors with machine learning.

The discovery of a new mass involving the brain or spine typically prompts referral to a neurosurgeo...

Stray energy transfer in single-incision robotic surgery.

INTRODUCTION: Stray energy transfer from surgical monopolar radiofrequency energy instruments can ca...

Robot-assisted combined pancreatectomy/hepatectomy for metastatic pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma: case report and review of the literature.

Acinar cell carcinoma (ACC) of the pancreas is a rare neoplasm with less aggressive behavior than du...

F-FDG PET-guided diffusion tractography reveals white matter abnormalities around the epileptic focus in medically refractory epilepsy: implications for epilepsy surgical evaluation.

BACKGROUND: Hybrid PET/MRI can non-invasively improve localization and delineation of the epileptic ...

Object extraction via deep learning-based marker-free tracking framework of surgical instruments for laparoscope-holder robots.

PURPOSE: The surgical instrument tracking framework, especially the marker-free surgical instrument ...

Prediction of Total Knee Replacement and Diagnosis of Osteoarthritis by Using Deep Learning on Knee Radiographs: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative.

Background The methods for assessing knee osteoarthritis (OA) do not provide enough comprehensive in...

On-clamp versus purely off-clamp robot-assisted partial nephrectomy in solitary kidneys: comparison of perioperative outcomes and chronic kidney disease progression at two high-volume centers.

BACKGROUND: Minimal literature describes the impact of hilar control on the progression to chronic k...

Analyzing National Incidences and Predictors of Open Conversion During Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy for cT1 Renal Masses.

To analyze predictors of open conversion during minimally invasive partial nephrectomy (MIPN) for c...

Perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted vs video-assisted and traditional open thoracic surgery for lung cancer: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: The superiority of robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) over video-assisted thoracic s...

Robotic intersphincteric resection with total mesorectal excision and coloanal anastomosis - a video vignette.

Robot-assisted laparoscopic diverticulectomy with ureteral reimplantation.

OBJECTIVE: The objective is to describe our experience with robot-assisted laparoscopic diverticulec...

An Artificial Neural Network Assisted Dynamic Light Scattering Procedure for Assessing Living Cells Size in Suspension.

Dynamic light scattering (DLS) is an essential technique used for assessing the size of the particle...

An objective approach to evaluate novice robotic surgeons using a combination of kinematics and stepwise cumulative sum (CUSUM) analyses.

BACKGROUND: Current evaluation methods for robotic-assisted surgery (ARCS or GEARS) are limited to 5...

Evaluation of the ACS NSQIP surgical risk calculator in patients undergoing pelvic organ prolapse surgery.

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of the American ...

Learning curve of robot-assisted choledochal cyst excision in pediatrics: report of 60 cases.

BACKGROUND: Little data are available to assess the learning curve for robot-assisted surgery on cho...

Acute kidney injury and its impact on renal prognosis after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

BACKGROUND: This study assessed the incidence and impact of acute kidney injury (AKI) on renal progn...

A new endoscopic surgical approach to the larynx, hypopharynx, and neck lymphatics: The robotic-assisted extended "Sistrunk" approach (RESA).

BACKGROUND: We report on the feasibility of a novel robotic-assisted extended "Sistrunk" approach (R...