BACKGROUND: The implementation of robotic technology in minimally invasive surgery has led to the need to develop more efficient and effective training methods, as well as assessment and skill maintenance tools for surgical education. Multiple simula...
BACKGROUND: Compared with traditional open surgery, minimally invasive surgery may improve recovery and patient satisfaction while maintaining surgical principles. Laparoscopic, single incision, natural orifice, and robotic approaches hold their own ...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
May 16, 2014
PURPOSE: The determination of an optimal pivot point ([Formula: see text]) is important for instrument manipulation in minimally invasive surgery. Such knowledge is of particular importance for robotic-assisted surgery where robots need to rotate pre...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
May 6, 2014
PURPOSE: Local surgery is safer than remote surgery because emergencies can be more easily addressed. Although many locally operated surgical robots and devices have been developed, none can safely grasp organs and provide traction. A new manipulator...
Journal of neurointerventional surgery
Mar 5, 2014
OBJECTIVE: To report our experience using C-arm cone beam CT (C-arm CBCT) combined with the new remote operated positioning and guidance system, iSYS1, for needle guidance during spinal interventions.
BACKGROUND: As a first step to prevent recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy, we have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based anatomical recognition system for critical anatomical structures in robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy ...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Aug 1, 2025
BACKGROUND: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) are minimally invasive procedures that treat diseases with minimal scarring and rapid recovery. However, catheterisation under fluoroscopy ...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Aug 1, 2025
BACKGROUND: Surgical Robotic Platforms (SRPs) have transformed the way surgeons perform Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgeries (RMIS). SRPs utilize Computer-Assisted Surgery (CAS) systems to guide surgeons.
This study presents a machine learning model to predict renal function decline following minimally-invasive partial nephrectomy. Using a dataset of 556 patients treated between 2015 and 2023, the model incorporated patient, tumor, and intraoperative ...
Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery]
Jun 1, 2025
Gallbladder cancer has an insidious onset,and most of the cases are in advanced stage at the time of diagnosis,with unfavorable prognosis. Radical surgery is the only potential curative method for gallbladder cancer at present,but radical surgery of ...
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