Surgical Techniques
Surgical Robot Uses Preoperative CT Scans of Patients to Plan out Spinal Fusions
A novel technology allows orthopedic surgeons to upload preoperative CT scans of patients into a next generation robotic platform to plan out the procedure in advance and calculate trajectories of implants for spinal operations like fusions, which allows for the placement of screws more safely and accurately. More...18 May 2022
Medtronic’s Latest Generation Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent System Offers Dual-Layer Balloon Technology
The Onyx Frontier drug-eluting stent (DES) from Medtronic plc (Dublin, Ireland) for the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) is the latest evolution in the company’s Resolute DES family that offers an innovative delivery system and builds upon the acute performance and clinical data from the Resolute Onyx DES. More...17 May 2022
Robotic Surgery Found to Be Safer, Reduces Patient Time in Hospital
Open surgery still remains the “gold standard” recommendation for highly complex surgeries Now, a first-of-its kind clinical trial provides the strongest evidence so far of the patient benefits of robot-assisted surgery. More...16 May 2022
Smart Stent for Hemodynamics Monitoring Could Eliminate Need for Angiogram Imaging
A team of researchers is trying to improve treatments and outcomes for patients with vascular diseases by developing an implantable soft electronic monitoring system for the continuous monitoring of hemodynamics – blood flow through the vascular system. More...13 May 2022
Breakthrough Tech Pinpoints Seizure-Originating Brain Regions and Predicts Outcome Before Surgery
Researchers have introduced a novel network analysis technology that uses minimally invasive resting state electrophysiological recordings to localize seizure onset brain regions and predict seizure outcomes. More...13 May 2022
Rapid Ovarian Cancer Test Cuts Surgical Procedure Time and Infection Risk
A first of its kind point-of-care (POCT) test discriminates benign from malignant ovarian cysts in an operating theater setting and significantly reduces surgical procedure time by providing results in 15 minutes. More...12 May 2022
AI Model Accurately Predicts Whether Crohn Disease Will Recur After Surgery
Using an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that emulates how humans visualize and is trained to recognize and classify images, investigators have constructed a model that predicts the postoperative recurrence of Crohn disease with high accuracy by evaluating histological images. More...11 May 2022
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