Journal of applied clinical medical physics
Jan 8, 2015
The accuracy of the CyberKnife Synchrony Respiratory Tracking System (SRTS) is considered to be patient-dependent because the SRTS relies on an individual correlation between the internal tumor position (ITP) and the external marker position (EMP), a...
The Urologic clinics of North America
Nov 20, 2014
The indication for use of laparoscopy, in the pediatric population, was initially for diagnostic purposes. As confidence with the technology and utility grew, it began to be applied for therapeutic indications. With equivalent surgical outcomes and d...
OBJECTIVE: Mammographic breast cancer detection depends on high-quality positioning, which is traditionally assessed and monitored subjectively. This study used artificial intelligence (AI) to evaluate mammography positioning on digital screening mam...
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
Jun 1, 2025
AIM: Well-leg compartment syndrome (WLCS) is a serious complication of prolonged surgery in the head-down tilt lithotomy (HDTL) position associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. However, there is a lack of awareness and clinic...
Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
Jan 1, 2025
BACKGROUND: In radiography procedures, radiographers' suboptimal positioning and exposure parameter settings may necessitate image retakes, subjecting patients to unnecessary ionizing radiation exposure. Reducing retakes is crucial to minimize patien...
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Oct 4, 2021
A 24-year-old man presented with a dumbbell-shaped right posterior mediastinal mass. The patient was placed in the prone position following general anaesthesia and intubation. After laminectomy and dissection of the dorsal part of the tumour using a ...
Biomedizinische Technik. Biomedical engineering
Oct 1, 2016
Tumor motion during radiation therapy increases the irradiation of healthy tissue. However, this problem may be mitigated by moving the patient via the treatment couch such that the tumor motion relative to the beam is minimized. The treatment couch ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of passive leg raising (PLR) test in predicting fluid responsiveness in patients with sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction.
PURPOSE: To check the accuracy of a gantry equipped with dual x-ray imagers and a robotic patient positioner for proton radiotherapy, and to evaluate the accuracy and feasibility of single-beam registration using the robotic positioner.
The Journal of medical practice management : MPM
Jan 1, 2015
BACKGROUND: Robotic-assisted surgery has increased in popularity in recent years. Benefits have been observed for both the patient and hospital system as the technology shifts surgery from the open to the laparoscopic arena. Some of the advantages of...
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