OBJECTIVE: Gene expression analysis through single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has revolutionized our understanding of gene regulation in diverse cell types, tissues, and organisms. While existing methods primarily focus on identifying cell type-...
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Assessment and scoring of histological images in Ulcerative colitis (UC) is prone to inter- and intra-observer variability. This study aimed to investigate whether an artificial intelligence (AI) system developed using image proc...
BACKGROUND: Current evidence about intraoperative anastomotic testing after left-sided colorectal resections is still controversial. The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of Indocyanine Green fluorescent angiography (ICG-FA) and air-leak te...
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIM: High-definition virtual chromoendoscopy, along with targeted biopsies, is recommended for dysplasia surveillance in ulcerative colitis patients at risk for colorectal cancer. Computer-aided detection (CADe) systems aim to im...
Cytokines have been identified as key contributors to the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), yet conventional treatments often prove inadequate and carry substantial side effects. Here, we present an innovative biohybrid robotic system,...
Although circular staplers offer technical advancements over traditional hand-sewn techniques, their use remains challenging for unskilled users, necessitating substantial time and experience for mastery. In particular, it is challenging to apply a c...
Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) with colonoscopy has improved patient outcomes; however, it remains the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality, novel strategies to improve screening are needed. Here, we propose an optical biopsy techni...
Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society
39127449
Colonic drug delivery offers numerous pharmaceutical opportunities, including direct access to local therapeutic targets and drug bioavailability benefits arising from the colonic epithelium's reduced abundance of cytochrome P450 enzymes and particul...
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
38728124
OBJECTIVE: A capsule robot (CR) with an onboard active locomotion mechanism, has been developed as a promising alternative to colonoscopy due to its minimally-invasive advantage. Predicting the traction force and locomotion resistance of the CR, whic...