Surgical Techniques
Magnetic Tentacle Robot Reaches Smallest Bronchial Tubes in Lungs to Take Tissue Samples
Engineers and scientists have paved the way for a robot that can reach some of the smallest bronchial tubes in the lungs – to take tissue samples or deliver cancer therapy. Known as a magnetic tentacle robot, the device measures just two millimeters in diameter, about twice the size of the tip of a ballpoint pen. Magnets on the outside of the patient will be used to guide the magnetic tentacle robot into place. More...23 Mar 2022
Artificial Intelligence (AI) System Identifies Signs of Heart Transplant Rejection
Heart transplantation can be lifesaving for patients with end-stage heart failure. However, many patients experience organ transplant rejection, in which the immune system attacks the transplanted organ. But detecting transplant rejection is challenging. To help address this challenge, researchers have created an artificial intelligence (AI) system called cardiac rejection assessment neural estimator (CRANE) that can help detect rejection and estimate its severity. More...23 Mar 2022
AI Model Trained on Pre-Treatment Laparoscopic Surgical Videos Predicts Treatment Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer
Artificial intelligence (AI) can predict treatment outcomes in ovarian cancer at the time of pre-surgical assessment with a high degree of accuracy, according to results of a new pilot study. More...22 Mar 2022
New Heart Implant Offers Option to Patients Who Do Not Meet Criteria for Open Heart Surgery
A newly developed heart implant designed to replace the tricuspid valve can provide patients who are not eligible for traditional heart surgery a treatment option where none existed before. More...22 Mar 2022
Open Surgery Offers Better Survival Chances than Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cervical Cancer
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) was associated with lower survival rates than open surgery as a treatment for cervical cancer, according to the final analysis of data from the Laparoscopic Approach to Cervical Cancer (LACC) trial. More...22 Mar 2022
AI-Guided Handheld Surgical Robot Can Stem Fatal Blood Loss
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA) and physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH, Boston, MA, USA) have developed a handheld platform technology that has the potential to help personnel with simple training to quickly install a catheter into a common femoral vessel, enabling rapid treatment at the point of injury. More...21 Mar 2022
Breakthrough Ultrasound Technology Offers Disruptive, Non-Invasive Treatment Option for Aortic Stenosis
Aortic stenosis is a degenerative and potentially life-threatening condition, caused by calcium build-up which prevents the aortic valve from fully opening, leading to heart failure. The only current medical response is to replace the aortic valve with open heart surgery, or with a minimally invasive percutaneous valve (TAVI). Now, a new non-invasive treatment combining therapeutic ultrasound, robotics and ultrasound imaging brings great hope for patients with aortic stenosis and for their families. More...17 Mar 2022
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