The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Jan 1, 2023
BACKGROUND: Although various endoscopic surgery robots developed in previous studies are versatile and have high lesion accessibility, they have limitations in terms of reaching the target lesion through the curved path in the large intestine and pro...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Dec 21, 2022
Duplex kidney and ureter is a congenital malformation. Few patients present with hydronephrosis caused by obstruction of the ureteropelvic junction of the duplex kidney, but lower kidney calculi caused by a duplex kidney abnormality is rare. This stu...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Dec 17, 2022
BACKGROUND: We aimed to evaluate the accuracy and safety of a novel self-tapping bone fiducial as a registration technique for stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) implantation.
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Dec 12, 2022
BACKGROUND: Segmentation of brain tumours is a complex problem in medical image processing and analysis. It is a time-consuming and error-prone task. Therefore, computer-aided detection systems need to be developed to decrease physicians' workload an...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Nov 30, 2022
BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted pelvic fracture closed reduction (RPFCR) positively contributes to patient treatment. However, the current path planning suffers from incomplete obstacle avoidance and long paths.
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Nov 25, 2022
BACKGROUND: The single port surgical robot causes only one incision and brings many benefits to patients. It is very challenging to design a single port surgical robot that causes a smaller incision than current products.
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Nov 25, 2022
BACKGROUND: We present the case report of synchronous trans-fascial repair of a large congenital Morgagni hernia (MH) and low anterior resection using a fully robotic approach.
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Nov 22, 2022
BACKGROUND: A sufficient surgical workspace is crucial to avoid complications. Within classic laparoscopy, many subjective surgical rating scales (SRSs) have previously been used to evaluate the surgical workspace. This study aimed to validate a modi...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Nov 5, 2022
BACKGROUND: The operation object of robot-assisted fracture reduction surgery is the musculoskeletal tissue with rigid-compliance coupling characteristics. It is necessary to improve the interactive compliance and safety between the reduction robot a...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Nov 3, 2022
BACKGROUND: Robotic scope assistant systems are used to visualise and navigate the operative field during a laparoscopic surgery. The objective of this work is to design a surgical scope adapter that enables control of different scope types (zero-deg...