BACKGROUND: There is ongoing debate about whether or not robot-assisted thyroidectomy is appropriate for modified radical neck dissection (MRND). The purpose of this study was to compare the surgical outcomes of robot-assisted MRND with those of a co...
Stroke is the main cause of disability after age 65, leaving survivors with sequels that require care and recovery treatment lasting years. It is estimated that by the year 2030 this pathology will be leading cause of mortality. To determine the effi...
Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology
May 6, 2019
AIM: To describe national surgical patterns of prostate cancer (PCa) care considering radical prostatectomy with or without pelvic lymphadenectomy and consideration of robotic-assisted techniques.
INTRODUCTION: Nowadays, mass screening campaigns for colorectal cancer diagnosis in the early and curable stage is essential yet limited due to many reasons, for example, invasiveness, fear of pain, and embarrassment for patients. Indeed, mass screen...
Computational intelligence and neuroscience
May 6, 2019
For the problem of mobile robot's path planning under the known environment, a path planning method of mixed artificial potential field (APF) and ant colony optimization (ACO) based on grid map is proposed. First, based on the grid model, APF is impr...
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy and functionality of robotic telerounding among Korean patients using the RP-7 robot system and a questionnaire survey comparing the results of robotic telerounding and standard rounding in Korean patients.
BACKGROUND: Robotic rehabilitation has been attracting attention as a means to carry out "intensive", "repetitive", "task-specific", gait training. The newly developed robotic device, the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL), is thought to have the possibilit...
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