International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Dec 23, 2024
PURPOSE: Based on CARS Congress events selected from its 40 year history, this editorial summarises the main challenges and solution concepts encountered, and what the future may hold for a model-centric world view in the specific domain of computer ...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Dec 9, 2024
PURPOSE: Awake craniotomy presents a unique opportunity to map and preserve critical brain functions, particularly speech, during tumor resection. The ability to accurately assess linguistic functions in real-time not only enhances surgical precision...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Nov 25, 2024
PURPOSE: In the last decade, the development of Deep Learning and its variants, based on the application of artificial neural networks, has reinvigorated Artificial Intelligence (AI). As a result, many new applications of AI in medicine, especially R...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Nov 8, 2024
PURPOSE: Percutaneous puncture is a common interventional procedure, and its effectiveness is influenced by the insertion force of the needle. To optimize outcomes, we focus on reducing the peak force of the needle in the skin, aiming to apply this m...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Nov 3, 2024
PURPOSE: Lower-limb muscle mass reduction and fatty degeneration develop in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and could affect their symptoms, satisfaction, expectation and functional activities. The Knee Society Scoring System (KSS) includes p...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Oct 7, 2024
PURPOSE: This study investigates the application of Radiomic features within graph neural networks (GNNs) for the classification of multiple-epitope-ligand cartography (MELC) pathology samples. It aims to enhance the diagnosis of often misdiagnosed s...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Oct 7, 2024
PURPOSE: Teleoperated Interventional Robotic systems (TIRs) are developed to reduce radiation exposure and physical stress of the physicians and enhance device manipulation accuracy and stability. Nevertheless, TIRs are not widely adopted, partly due...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Oct 1, 2024
PURPOSE: As an increasing number of cochlear implant candidates exhibit residual inner ear function, hearing preservation strategies during implant insertion are gaining importance. Manual implantation is known to induce traumatic force and pressure ...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Sep 20, 2024
PURPOSE: The search for heart components in robotic transthoracic echocardiography is a time-consuming process. This paper proposes an optimized robotic navigation system for heart components using deep reinforcement learning to achieve an efficient ...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Sep 16, 2024
PURPOSE: Countertraction is a vital technique in laparoscopic surgery, stretching the tissue surface for incision and dissection. Due to the technical challenges and frequency of countertraction, autonomous countertraction has the potential to signif...