Surgery

Artificial lateral line based local sensing between two adjacent robotic fish.

The lateral line system (LLS) is a mechanoreceptive organ system with which fish and aquatic amphibians can effectively sense the surrounding flow field. The reverse Kármán vortex street (KVS), known to be a typical thrust-producing wake, is commonly observed in fish-like locomotion and is known to be generated by fish's tails. The vortex street generally reflects the motion information of the fis...

Deep learning analysis of the myocardium in coronary CT angiography for identification of patients with functionally significant coronary artery stenosis.

In patients with coronary artery stenoses of intermediate severity, the functional significance needs to be determined. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement, performed during invasive coronary angiography (ICA), is most often used in clinical practice. To reduce the number of ICA procedures, we present a method for automatic identification of patients with functionally significant coronary ar...

Comparative Study Between Conventional Fasting Versus Overnight Infusion of Lipid or Carbohydrate on Insulin and Free Fatty Acids in Obese Patients Undergoing Elective On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. A Prospective Randomized Trial.

OBJECTIVES: Postoperative insulin resistance represents a major component of postoperative metabolic disorder. The authors compared the effects of pre...

Prognostic value of postoperative high-sensitivity troponin T in patients with different stages of kidney disease undergoing noncardiac surgery.

BACKGROUND: Emerging evidence suggests that postoperative troponin release is a strong and independent predictor of short-term mortality. However, eva...

Integrating DNA structure switch with branched hairpins for the detection of uracil-DNA glycosylase activity and inhibitor screening.

The detection of uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG) activity is pivotal for its biochemical studies and the development of drugs for UDG-related diseases. H...

Self-primer and self-template recycle rolling circle amplification strategy for sensitive detection of uracil-DNA glycosylase activity.

Sensitive and accurate detection of uracil-DNA glycosylase (UDG) activity is available for evaluating and validating their function in uracil base-exc...

Robotic finger perturbation training improves finger postural steadiness and hand dexterity.

The purpose of the study was to understand the effect of robotic finger perturbation training on steadiness in finger posture and hand dexterity in he...

Development of an intelligent surgical training system for Thoracentesis.

Surgical training improves patient care, helps to reduce surgical risks, increases surgeon's confidence, and thus enhances overall patient safety. Cur...

Incorporating spatial dose metrics in machine learning-based normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) models of severe acute dysphagia resulting from head and neck radiotherapy.

Severe acute dysphagia commonly results from head and neck radiotherapy (RT). A model enabling prediction of severity of acute dysphagia for individua...

Invited comment to: Laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasty after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Sakon M, Sekino Y, Okada M, Seki H, Munakata Y.

Uniportal subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic approach for thymectomy: a case series.

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive techniques are becoming increasingly popular in thoracic surgery. Although median sternotomy is the traditional approac...

Towards frameless maskless SRS through real-time 6DoF robotic motion compensation.

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) uses precise dose placement to treat conditions of the CNS. Frame-based SRS uses a metal head ring fixed to the patien...

Effect of robotic-assisted gait rehabilitation on dynamic equilibrium control in the gait of children with cerebral palsy.

Due to the intensity and repetition of movement, roboticassisted gait training therapy could have a beneficial effect on the recovery and improvement ...

Flexible next-generation robotic surgical system for transoral endoscopic hypopharyngectomy: A comparative preclinical study.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this cadaveric study was to determine the efficacy of a flexible, next-generation robotic surgical system for transoral rob...

Construction of mass spectra database and diagnosis algorithm for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

OBJECTIVES: Intraoperative identification of tumor margins is essential to achieving complete tumor resection. However, the process of intraoperative ...

Continuous betadine-bacitracin irrigation for vascular graft infections: A case series.

The aim of the study was to conduct a retrospective chart review of patients who underwent betadine/bacitracin continuous irrigation (BBCI) for vascul...

Full-driving soft robotic colonoscope in compliant colon tissue.

Robotic colonoscopy is an efficient examination method for finding malignant tumour in its early stage. This research developed a novel robotic endosc...

Re: Comparison of retroperitoneal and transperitoneal robotic partial nephrectomy for Pentafecta perioperative and renal functional outcomes.

Identifying causal mechanisms in health care interventions using classification tree analysis.

RATIONALE, AIMS, AND OBJECTIVES: Mediation analysis identifies causal pathways by testing the relationships between the treatment, the outcome, and an...

Collaborative targeted learning using regression shrinkage.

Causal inference practitioners are routinely presented with the challenge of model selection and, in particular, reducing the size of the covariate se...