Surgery

Pivotal challenges in artificial intelligence and machine learning applications for neonatal care.

Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) that are developed based on artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) approaches carry transformative potentials in improving the way neonatal care is practiced. From the use of the data available from electronic health records to physiological sensors and imaging modalities, CDSS can be used to predict clinical outcomes (such as mortality rate, ...

Feature Tracking and Segmentation in Real Time via Deep Learning in Vitreoretinal Surgery: A Platform for Artificial Intelligence-Mediated Surgical Guidance.

PURPOSE: This study investigated whether a deep-learning neural network can detect and segment surgical instrumentation and relevant tissue boundaries and landmarks within the retina using imaging acquired from a surgical microscope in real time, with the goal of providing image-guided vitreoretinal (VR) microsurgery.

Characterizing motion prediction in small autonomous swarms.

The use of robotic swarms has become increasingly common in research, industrial, and military domains for tasks such as collective exploration, coord...

Multicomponent and multifunctional integrated miniature soft robots.

Miniature soft robots with elaborate structures and programmable physical properties could conduct micromanipulation with high precision as well as ac...

Analysis of Characteristic Factors of Nursing Safety Incidents in ENT Surgery by Deep Learning-Based Medical Data Association Rules Method.

It is of great significance to explore the characteristic factors of postoperative nursing safety events in patients with otolaryngology surgery and t...

Evaluation of Melanoma Thickness with Clinical Close-up and Dermoscopic Images Using a Convolutional Neural Network.

Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have shown promise in discriminating between invasive and in situ melanomas. The aim of this study was to analyse...

Robotic esophagectomy and 3-field lymphadenectomy with intraoperative nerve monitoring.

The standard of care for esophageal malignancies has evolved over the years from open transthoracic esophagectomy to a minimally invasive approach due...

Operative and oncological outcomes after robotic rectal resection compared with laparoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Most studies comparing robotic and laparoscopic surgery, show little difference in clinical outcomes to justify the expense. We systematic...

[Robotic hernia surgery IV. German version : Robotic parastomal hernia repair. Video report and preliminary results].

The surgical treatment of parastomal hernias is considered complex and is known to be prone to complications. Traditionally, this condition was treate...

Design and Implementation of a Smart Insole System to Measure Plantar Pressure and Temperature.

An intelligent insole system may monitor the individual's foot pressure and temperature in real-time from the comfort of their home, which can help ca...

Preservation of pelvic floor muscles contributes to early continence recovery after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

PURPOSE: Postoperative recovery of urinary continence has a great impact on quality of life for patients undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatecto...

Translation into portuguese of a set of questionnaires designed to evaluate the impact of using a telepresence robot during postoperative ward rounds.

INTRODUCTION: the use of telepresence grows with the advancement of technology integration into medical practice. Regarding surgery, effective distanc...

Implementation of the robotic abdominal phase during robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE): results from a high-volume center.

BACKGROUND: Evidence on the added value of robotic-assistance in the abdominal phase during esophagectomy is scarce. In 2003, our center implemented t...

Implementation of robot-assisted groin hernia repair diminishes the prospects of young surgeons' training: a nationwide register-based cohort study.

PURPOSE: Robot-assisted groin hernia repair is becoming more popular in recent years but may remove operations from surgical trainees. We aimed to inv...

Perioperative outcomes following robot-assisted partial nephrectomy in elderly patients.

OBJECTIVE: To compare perioperative outcomes following robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) in patients with age ≥ 70 years to age < 70 years.

Robot-assisted endoscopic removal of a huge tricuspid valve myxoma: case report.

BACKGROUND: Cardiac myxoma is the most common benign cardiac tumor. Its tremendous size and fragile character severely bother the surgeons. Several mi...

A Robust End-to-End Deep Learning-Based Approach for Effective and Reliable BTD Using MR Images.

Detection of a brain tumor in the early stages is critical for clinical practice and survival rate. Brain tumors arise in multiple shapes, sizes, and ...

A Hybrid Catheter Localisation Framework in Echocardiography Based on Electromagnetic Tracking and Deep Learning Segmentation.

Interventional cardiology procedure is an important type of minimally invasive surgery that deals with the catheter-based treatment of cardiovascular ...

Robotic vs. laparoscopic intersphincteric resection for low rectal cancer: a case matched study reporting a median of 7-year long-term oncological and functional outcomes.

Aim of this study was to compare operative, long-term oncological and functional outcomes of laparoscopic (LISR) and robotic (RISR) intersphincteric r...

[Robot-assisted Mediastinal Surgery].

Because of the many important anatomical structures located closely together at very small distances, mediastinal surgery has been traditionally deman...