Surgical robotics: systems, applications, and visions

Surgical Robotics is a rapidly evolving field. With roots in hard core academic research, surgical robotic systems are now clinically used in a wide spectrum of surgical procedures. Surgical Robotics: Systems, Applications, and Visions provides a comprehensive view of the field both from the research and clinical perspectives. Comprehensive overview of the field of surgical robotics Discusses specific surgical applications of robotics from a systems perspective Covers specific engineering applications of surgical robotics Applications of surgical robotics in selected disciplines of surgery including orthopedics, urology, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, pediatric surgery and general surgery INDICE: Future directions in robotic surgery.- Army research and development in robotic combat casualty extraction and evacuation.-Surgical robotics andtrauma - the military perspective.- Trauma pod - phase 1.- Medical robotics in computer-integrated interventional medicine.- Active handheld micromanipulators for surgery.- Miniature in vivo robots for NOTES.- A compact, simple and robust teleoperated robotic surgery system.- Raven - optimization of a surgicalrobot and initial experiment in telesurgery.- The role of haptics in teleoperated minimally invasive surgery.- Motion prediction and 3D tracking of the beating heart.- Surgical Simulation: Soft-tissue modeling using digital image correlation.- Towards the development of a robotic system for beating heart surgery.- Applications of surgical robotics in orthopedics.- Applications of surgical robotics in urology.- Applications of surgical robotics in cardiac surgery.- Applications of surgical robotics in neurosurgery.- Applications of surgicalrobotics in ophthalmology.- Applications of surgical robotics in pediatric surgery.- Applications of surgical robotics in general surgery.

• ISBN: 978-1-4419-1125-4
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 380
• Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés