Surgery

Learning-based estimation of dielectric properties and tissue density in head models for personalized radio-frequency dosimetry.

Radio-frequency dosimetry is an important process in assessments for human exposure safety and for compliance of related products. Recently, computational human models generated from medical images have often been used for such assessment, especially to consider the inter-subject variability. However, a common procedure to develop personalized models is time consuming because it involves excessive...

Preclinical Evaluation of the Versius Surgical System, a New Robot-assisted Surgical Device for Use in Minimal Access Renal and Prostate Surgery.

BACKGROUND: Minimal access surgery (MAS) is well-established in urological surgery. However, MAS is technically demanding and associated with a prolonged learning curve. Robot-assisted laparoscopy has made progress in overcoming these challenges.

Impact of initial flexor synergy pattern scores on improving upper extremity function in stroke patients treated with adjunct robotic rehabilitation: A randomized clinical trial.

 Robot-assisted rehabilitation is an appealing strategy for patients after stroke, as it generates repetitive movements in a consistent, precise, and ...

Re: Impact of Urology Resident Involvement on Intraoperative, Long-Term Oncologic and Functional Outcomes of Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy.

Retrospective Cohort Analysis from a High-Volume Center of Prognostic Factors Affecting Biochemical Relapse in Patients with Encapsulated, Margin-Negative, Isolated Seminal Vesicle Invasion After Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy: A Novel Study.

Specimen pathology findings collectively impact the long-term outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. Since seminal vesicle invasion (...

A Myoelectric Control Interface for Upper-Limb Robotic Rehabilitation Following Spinal Cord Injury.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a widespread, life-altering injury leading to impairment of sensorimotor function that, while once thought to be permanent...

Advanced robotic surgical systems in ophthalmology.

In this paper, an overview of advanced robotic surgical systems in ophthalmology is provided. The systems are introduced as representative examples of...

Automated Surgical Instrument Detection from Laparoscopic Gastrectomy Video Images Using an Open Source Convolutional Neural Network Platform.

BACKGROUND: The common use of laparoscopic intervention produces impressive amounts of video data that are difficult to review for surgeons wishing to...

Vessel and Tension-Free Reconstruction During Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy for Hilar Tumors: "Garland" Technique and Midterm Outcomes.

Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) is increasingly applied to renal hilar tumors. The present study aims to introduce our vessel and tension-f...

Climacturia after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

INTRODUCTION: Adverse effects in the sexual sphere are common in patients who have undergone radical prostatectomy (RP). Climacturia, involuntary loss...

Transoral robotic narrow field oropharyngectomy for tumours of the parapharyngeal space.

The advent of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has allowed transoral approaches for parapharyngeal space (PPS) tumours to be re-evaluated. It provides...

A review of methods for achieving upper limb movement following spinal cord injury through hybrid muscle stimulation and robotic assistance.

Individuals with tetraplegia, typically attributed to spinal cord injuries (SCI) at the cervical level, experience significant health care costs and l...

CFD-based multi-objective controller optimization for soft robotic fish with muscle-like actuation.

Soft robots take advantage of rich nonlinear dynamics and large degrees of freedom to perform actions often by novel means beyond the capability of co...

Can natural language processing provide accurate, automated reporting of wound infection requiring reoperation after lumbar discectomy?

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections are a major driver of morbidity and increased costs in the postoperative period after spine surgery. Current tool...

Design and Development of a Growing Pneumatic Soft Robot.

Soft continuum robots are getting more popular in areas such as minimally invasive surgery, search and rescue, and inspection due to their inherent co...

Robotic Transaxillary Hemithyroidectomy Using the da Vinci SP Robotic System: Initial Experience With 10 Consecutive Cases.

Many studies have shown the operative feasibility and safety of robotic thyroidectomy. However, there is still a concern on the operative invasivenes...

Comparison of Prediction Model Performance Updating Protocols: Using a Data-Driven Testing Procedure to Guide Updating.

In evolving clinical environments, the accuracy of prediction models deteriorates over time. Guidance on the design of model updating policies is limi...

Using Natural Language Processing to improve EHR Structured Data-based Surgical Site Infection Surveillance.

Surgical Site Infection surveillance in healthcare systems is labor intensive and plagued by underreporting as current methodology relies heavily on m...

Assessing Contribution of Higher Order Clinical Risk Factors to Prediction of Outcome in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients.

The goal of this study was to investigate the application of machine learning models capable of capturing multiplica tive and temporal clinical risk f...

Robotic simulation experience in undergraduate medical education: a perspective.

Robotic surgery has been one of the most revolutionary advancements in surgery, and demand is anticipated to grow. The performance of robotic surgery ...