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International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Aug 25, 2020
PURPOSE: During spinal fusion surgery, screws are placed close to critical nerves suggesting the need for highly accurate screw placement. Verifying screw placement on high-quality tomographic imaging is essential. C-arm cone-beam CT (CBCT) provides ...
Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Aug 21, 2020
Inspired by the fastest observed live fishes, we have designed, built and tested a robotic fish that emulates the fast-start maneuver of these fishes and generates acceleration and velocity magnitudes comparable to those of the live fishes within the...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Aug 9, 2020
Low back pain which is caused by the abnormal spinal alignment is one of the most common musculoskeletal symptom and, consequently, is the reason for not only reduction of productivity but also personal suffering. In clinical diagnosis for this disea...
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
May 22, 2020
PURPOSE: Artificial intelligence algorithms can now identify hidden data patterns within the scientific literature. In 2019, these algorithms identified a thermoelectric material within the pre-2009 chemistry literature; years before its discovery in...
Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB)
May 15, 2020
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT), alternatively termed Stereotactic ABlative Radiotherapy (SABR) or Stereotactic RadioSurgery (SRS), delivers high dose with a sub-millimeter accuracy. It requires meticulous precautions on positioning, as sh...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
May 7, 2020
BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive spine (MIS) fusion surgery requires image guidance and expert manual dexterity for a successful, efficient, and accurate pedicle screw placement. Operating room (OR)-integrated robotic solution can provide precise assis...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Apr 26, 2020
PURPOSE: The aim of this work is to propose a classification algorithm to automatically detect treatment for scoliosis (brace, implant or no treatment) in postero-anterior radiographs. Such automatic labelling of radiographs could represent a step to...
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
Apr 11, 2020
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of a novel deep learning (DL) tool for fully automated measurements of the sagittal spinopelvic balance from X-ray images of the spine in comparison with manual measurements.
Medical & biological engineering & computing
Mar 20, 2020
X-ray images play an important role in providing physicians with satisfactory information correlated to fractures and diseases; unfortunately, most of these images suffer from low contrast and poor quality. Thus, enhancement of the image will increas...
Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB)
Feb 27, 2020
PURPOSE: The objective of this study is to determine the quality of chest X-ray images using a deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) and a rule base without performing any visual assessment. A method is proposed for determining the minimum diagnos...