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Robot-assisted multi-level anterior lumbar interbody fusion: an anatomical study.

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive surgical approaches still provide limited exposure. Access to the L2-L5 intervertebral discs during a single procedure is challenging and often requires repositioning of the patient and adopting an alternative approach.

Jul 24 2018 30039290

Enhanced neonatal surgical site infection prediction model utilizing statistically and clinically significant variables in combination with a machine learning algorithm.

BACKGROUND: Machine-learning can elucidate complex relationships/provide insight to important variables for large datasets. This study aimed to develop an accurate model to predict neonatal surgical site infections (SSI) using different statistical methods.

Jul 24 2018 30078669
A Neuromuscular Interface for Robotic Devices Control.

A neuromuscular interface (NI) that can be employed to operate external robotic devices (RD), including commercial ones, was proposed. Multichannel el...

Jul 22 2018 30140303
Postoperative bleeding risk prediction for patients undergoing colorectal surgery.

BACKGROUND: There is limited consensus regarding risk factors for postoperative bleeding. The objective of this work was to investigate the capability...

Jul 20 2018 30033185
Energy-Optimal Human Walking With Feedback-Controlled Robotic Prostheses: A Computational Study.

Lower-limb amputees typically experience reduced mobility and higher metabolic rates than non-amputees. It may be possible to improve their mobility a...

Jul 20 2018 30040647
A Vision-Driven Collaborative Robotic Grasping System Tele-Operated by Surface Electromyography.

This paper presents a system that combines computer vision and surface electromyography techniques to perform grasping tasks with a robotic hand. In o...

Jul 20 2018 30037051
Estimating risk of severe neonatal morbidity in preterm births under 32 weeks of gestation.

A large recent study analyzed the relationship between multiple factors and neonatal outcome and in preterm births. Study variables included the reas...

Jul 18 2018 29886760
Toward a standard ontology of surgical process models.

PURPOSE: The development of common ontologies has recently been identified as one of the key challenges in the emerging field of surgical data science...

Jul 13 2018 30006820
Comparison of Robot-Assisted Versus Open Simple Prostatectomy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Recent advancements in minimally invasive approaches for prostate surgery have provided numerous options for surgical management of...

Jul 12 2018 29998354
Deep Endoscopic Visual Measurements.

Robotic endoscopic systems offer a minimally invasive approach to the examination of internal body structures, and their application is rapidly extend...

Jul 9 2018 29994623
Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach for Posterior Tracheopexy to Treat Severe Tracheomalacia: Lessons Learned from Initial Case Series.

Posterior tracheopexy directly addresses membranous tracheal intrusion in severe tracheomalacia (TM). We have previously reported our experience of p...

Jul 5 2018 29975595
Assessing Wrist Movement With Robotic Devices.

Robotic devices have been proposed to meet the rising need for high intensity, long duration, and goal-oriented therapy required to regain motor funct...

Jul 5 2018 29994401
Assisting hand function after spinal cord injury with a fabric-based soft robotic glove.

BACKGROUND: Spinal cord injury is a devastating condition that can dramatically impact hand motor function. Passive and active assistive devices are b...

Jun 28 2018 29954401
Design and Evaluation of FBG-Based Tension Sensor in Laparoscope Surgical Robots.

Due to the narrow space and a harsh chemical environment in the sterilization processes for the end-effector of surgical robots, it is difficult to in...

Jun 28 2018 29958441
Threshold-Based Noise Detection and Reduction for Automatic Speech Recognition System in Human-Robot Interactions.

This work develops a speech recognition system that uses two procedures of proposed noise detection and combined noise reduction. The system can be us...

Jun 28 2018 29958442
Modeling of dielectric elastomer oscillators for soft biomimetic applications.

Biomimetic, entirely soft robots with animal-like behavior and integrated artificial nervous systems will open up totally new perspectives and applica...

Jun 26 2018 29848803
Robotic Head and Neck Surgery: History, Technical Evolution and the Future.

The first application of robotic technology in surgery was described in 1985 when a robot was used to define the trajectory for a stereotactic brain b...

Jun 20 2018 29925061
Comparison of Models for Predicting Quality of Life After Surgical Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: a Prospective Study.

BACKGROUND: The essential issue of internal validity has not been adequately addressed in prediction models such as artificial neural network (ANN), s...

Jun 18 2018 29916106
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