Surgery

The Silent Operation Theatre Optimisation System (SOTOS) to reduce noise pollution during da Vinci robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

To reduce noise pollution and consequently stress during robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) the aim of our study was to evaluate the silent operation theatre optimisation system (SOTOS) in its effectiveness. In the operating room (OR) the noise level is between 80 and 85 decibel (dB). Noise corresponds to a major stress factor for surgical teams and especially surgeons. The u...

Deep learning and level set approach for liver and tumor segmentation from CT scans.

PURPOSE: Segmentation of liver organ and tumors from computed tomography (CT) scans is an important task for hepatic surgical planning. Manual segmentation of liver and tumors is tedious, time-consuming, and biased to the clinician experience. Therefore, automatic segmentation of liver and tumors is highly desirable. It would improve the surgical planning treatments and follow-up assessment.

Zebrafish exhibit associative learning for an aversive robotic stimulus.

Zebrafish have quickly emerged as a species of choice in preclinical research, holding promise to advance the field of behavioral pharmacology through...

Passive, yet not inactive: robotic exoskeleton walking increases cortical activation dependent on task.

BACKGROUND: Experimental designs using surrogate gait-like movements, such as in functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cannot fully capture the...

BMIVPOT, a Fully Automated Version of the Intravenous Pole: Simulation, Design, and Evaluation.

Robotic intravenous poles are automated supportive instrument that needs to be triggered by patients to hold medications and needed supplies. Healthca...

Gas leaks through laparoscopic energy devices and robotic instrumentation - a video vignette.

Robotic Partial Segment VIII Resection.

BACKGROUND:: Robotic partial hepatectomy is an important tool for the treatment of colorectal liver metastases, offering the benefits of a minimally i...

[Robot-assisted Mediastinal Mass Resection].

In recent years, robot-assisted thoracic surgery is gaining more and widespread interest in Europe. Due to the narrow space and the complexity of anat...

Unplanned Conversion from Minimally Invasive to Open Kidney Surgery: The Impact of Robotics.

Unplanned conversion from minimally invasive surgery (MIS) to open surgery is a significant challenge, although the frequency of conversion for robot...

Robot-assisted double screw fixation of minimally displaced scaphoid waist fracture nonunions or delayed unions without bone graft.

We retrospectively reviewed 12 minimally displaced fractures of the scaphoid waist in 12 patients who developed delayed or nonunions with or without c...

Tele-robotics and artificial-intelligence in stroke care.

In the last forty years, the field of medicine has experienced dramatic shifts in technology-enhanced surgical procedures - from its initial use in 19...

Controlling a robotic arm for functional tasks using a wireless head-joystick: A case study of a child with congenital absence of upper and lower limbs.

Children with movement impairments needing assistive devices for activities of daily living often require novel methods for controlling these devices....

RoSE: A Robotic Soft Esophagus for Endoprosthetic Stent Testing.

Soft robotic systems are well suited for developing devices for biomedical applications. A bio-mimicking robotic soft esophagus (RoSE) is developed as...

A Cephalopod-Inspired Soft-Robotic Siphon for Thrust Vectoring and Flow Rate Regulation.

Cephalopods could simultaneously achieve both accurate positioning and agile bodily maneuvers by coordinating the mantle and the funnel, which is idea...

"Risk Factors and Management Options for the Adult Failed Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction Repair in the Era of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Approaches: A Comprehensive Literature Review" by Chow et al.

Detection of Bacteremia in Surgical In-Patients Using Recurrent Neural Network Based on Time Series Records: Development and Validation Study.

BACKGROUND: Detecting bacteremia among surgical in-patients is more obscure than other patients due to the inflammatory condition caused by the surger...

High spatially sensitive quantitative phase imaging assisted with deep neural network for classification of human spermatozoa under stressed condition.

Sperm cell motility and morphology observed under the bright field microscopy are the only criteria for selecting a particular sperm cell during Intra...

Deep Learning-Based Quantification of Pulmonary Hemosiderophages in Cytology Slides.

Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) is a common condition in sport horses with negative impact on performance. Cytology of bronchoalveolar la...

Robotic extended right colectomy with complete mesocolic excision.

Robot-assisted ultrasound navigation platform for 3D HIFU treatment planning: Initial evaluation for conformal interstitial ablation.

Interstitial Ultrasound-guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (USgHIFU) therapy has the potential to deliver ablative treatments which conform to t...