We are in the middle of a digital revolution in medicine. This raises the question of whether subjects such as radiology, which is superficially concerned with the interpretation of images, will be particularly changed by this revolution. In particul...
BACKGROUND: Even though robot-assisted operations have evolved to a standard procedure in surgery, they are underrepresented in the curriculum of current medical students.
In recent years, technology in healthcare has experienced a dynamic increase, with the collection of data being a central component. In particular, artificial intelligence (AI), such as machine learning and deep learning, makes it possible to perform...
Ultimately, new (digital) techniques and artificial intelligence (AI) applications are changing the working environment in urology. This can be an opportunity for further development, but also a change which is not desired. Adjustments to work proces...
BACKGROUND: In the German healthcare system and thus also in the field of urology, economic conditions are becoming increasingly relevant and, in addition, digital applications are becoming more widely used.
Urology has always been closely linked to technological progress. In the last few decades, we have witnessed increasing implementation of various technologies and innovations in subdisciplines of urology. While conventional laparoscopy is increasingl...
White light cystoscopy and the concise documentation of pathological findings are standard diagnostic procedures in urology. Additional imaging modalities and technical innovations may support clinicians in the detection of bladder tumors. Modern end...
The question of what came first-in this case the diagnosis of prostate cancer or its therapy-seems absurd at first glance and is reminiscent of the classic metaphor-like problem that preoccupied the Greek writer Plutarch (45-125). Today it is a matte...
In the past 10 years, the methods of artificial intelligence (AI) have experienced breakthroughs that have opened up a multitude of new fields of application for information technology. AI is particularly strong in those areas where patterns have to ...