International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Apr 24, 2023
PURPOSE: Using robotic technology and communications infrastructure to remotely perform surgery has been a persistent goal in medical research in the past three decades. The recent deployment of the Fifth-Generation Wireless Networks has revitalized ...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Apr 21, 2023
PURPOSE: Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare, aggressive form of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. To predict the overall survival (OS) in advance is of utmost importance as it has the potential to aid clinical decision-making. T...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Apr 14, 2023
PURPOSE: A robotic assistive device is developed for needle-based percutaneous interventions. The aim is a hybrid system using both manual and actuated robotic operation in order to obtain a device that has a large workspace but can still fit in the ...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Apr 7, 2023
PURPOSE: Vision-based robot tool segmentation plays a fundamental role in surgical robots perception and downstream tasks. CaRTS, based on a complementary causal model, has shown promising performance in unseen counterfactual surgical environments in...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Mar 29, 2023
PURPOSE: Spinal bone metastases directly affect quality of life, and patients with lytic-dominant lesions are at high risk for neurological symptoms and fractures. To detect and classify lytic spinal bone metastasis using routine computed tomography ...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Mar 24, 2023
PURPOSE: Hyperspectral imaging has the potential to improve intraoperative decision making if tissue characterisation is performed in real-time and with high-resolution. Hyperspectral snapshot mosaic sensors offer a promising approach due to their fa...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Mar 22, 2023
PURPOSE: The usage of iodinated contrast media (ICM) can improve the sensitivity and specificity of computed tomography (CT) for many clinical indications. However, the adverse effects of ICM administration can include renal injury, life-threatening ...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Mar 22, 2023
PURPOSE: Automatic recognition of surgical activities from intraoperative surgical videos is crucial for developing intelligent support systems for computer-assisted interventions. Current state-of-the-art recognition methods are based on deep learni...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Mar 7, 2023
PURPOSE: Conventional robotic ultrasound systems were utilized with patients in supine positions. Meanwhile, the limitation of the systems is that it is difficult to evacuate the patients in case of emergency (e.g., patient discomfort and system fail...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Mar 6, 2023
PURPOSE: Automatic robotic platforms for robot-aided spinal surgery are mostly employed for drilling the pedicle screw path and do not adapt the tool rotational speed depending on the variation of the bone density. This feature is highly desirable in...