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The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS

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Comparison of different pancreatic stump management strategies during robot-assisted distal pancreatectomy.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) represents the most feared complication after distal pancreatectomy, and the possible role of robotic assistance in this setting is poorly investigated so far.

Continuum robots for endoscopic sinus surgery: Recent advances, challenges, and prospects.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
PURPOSE: Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) has been recognized as an effective treatment modality for paranasal sinus diseases. Over the past decade, continuum robots (CRs) for ESS have been studied, but there are still some challenges. This paper prese...

Clinical safety and efficacy of a fully automated robot for magnetic resonance imaging-guided breast biopsy.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided biopsies are an accurate, but technically challenging, method for screening and diagnosis of breast lesions. This study assesses the safety and efficacy of an Image Guided Automated Robot (IGAR) in ...

A multi-module soft robotic arm with soft actuator for minimally invasive surgery.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: Compared to traditional rigid robotic arms, soft robotic arms are flexible, environmentally adaptable and biocompatible. Recently, most minimally invasive cardiac procedures still rely on traditional rigid surgical tools. However, rigid t...

Towards fully automated robotic platform for remote auscultation.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: Since most developed countries are facing an increase in the number of patients per healthcare worker due to a declining birth rate and an ageing population, relatively simple and safe diagnosis tasks may need to be performed using roboti...

An automatic extraction method on medical feature points based on PointNet++ for robot-assisted knee arthroplasty.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: Image registration is a crucial technology in robot-assisted knee arthroplasty, which provides real-time patient information by registering the pre-operative image data with data acquired during the operation. The existing registration me...

Optimisation and validation of a co-manipulated robot for brachytherapy procedure.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: Low-dose rate brachytherapy is the referent treatment for early-stage prostate cancer and consists in manually inserting radioactive seeds within the organ to destroy tumorous cells. This treatment is inaccurate leading to side effects. R...

Medico-economic impact of onco-urological robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery in a high-volume centre.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: We lack data regarding the economic cost of robot-assisted surgical procedures in urology. We aimed to assess the medico-economic impact of onco-urological robot-assisted surgery.

Design and experiment of a 3-DoF master device with a 2-DoF parallel mechanism for flexible ureteroscopy.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: Traditional commercial master devices and specialied serial master devices meet insufficient workspace, low intuitiveness, low stiffness, and poor accuracy during master-slave mapping for robot-assisted flexible ureteroscopy (FURS).

Structural design and analysis of pneumatic prostate seed implantation robot applied in magnetic resonance imaging environment.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: The method of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) image-guided robot for prostate seed implantation has developed rapidly in recent years. During the operation, although the puncture effect guided by MRI is very good, it is difficult for con...