INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Urosymphyseal fistula (UF) with osteomyelitis most commonly occurs as a result of prostate cancer and benign prostate hyperplasia therapy. UF presentation typically includes debilitating pelvic pain exacerbated with ambula...
BACKGROUND: With the development of minimally invasive surgery technology, patients with bladder cancer are increasingly receiving laparoscopic radical cystectomy (LRC) or robotic-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) treatment. The main purpose of this...
Robotic devices with soft actuators have been developed to realize the effective rehabilitation of patients with motor paralysis by enabling soft and safe interaction. However, the control of such robots is challenging, especially owing to the differ...
BACKGROUND: Focal therapy (FT) for prostate cancer is less invasive than radical treatment but carries a risk of recurrence. Salvage robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (S-RARP) is a possible option after FT failure.
BACKGROUND: The initial phases of robotic surgical skills acquisition are associated with poor technical performance, such as low knot-tensile strength (KTS). Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) can improve force and accuracy in motor task...
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine
Nov 1, 2021
A nonlinear Time Delay Estimation (TDE) based model reference adaptive impedance controller was developed for Tarbiat Modares University Upper Limbs Rehabilitation Robot (TUERR). The proposed controller uses a stable reference impedance model, which ...
European surgical research. Europaische chirurgische Forschung. Recherches chirurgicales europeennes
Nov 1, 2021
OBJECTIVES: The disruption to surgical training and medical education caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for realistic, reliable, and engaging educational opportunities available outside of the operating theatre and accessibl...
BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted surgery is increasingly adopted in colorectal surgery. However, evidence for the implementation of robot-assisted surgery for colon cancer is sparse. This study aims to evaluate the short-term outcomes of robot-assisted col...
Human visual inspection of drains is laborious, time-consuming, and prone to accidents. This work presents an AI-enabled robot-assisted remote drain inspection and mapping framework using our in-house developed reconfigurable robot Raptor. The four-l...
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