Novel Wireless-Communicating Textiles Made from Multi-Material and Minimally-Invasive Fibers

The Body Image Dissatisfaction and Psychological Symptoms among Invasive and Minimally Invasive Aesthetic Surgery Patients

BACKGROUND Elective aesthetic surgeries are increasing in the Iranian population with reasons linked to body image dissatisfaction and psychological symptoms. This study compared the body image dissatisfaction and psychological symptoms among invasive and minimally invasive aesthetic surgery patients and a control group. METHODS Data from 90 participants (invasive aesthetic surgery=30 ...

a novel unsupervised approach for minimally-invasive video segmentation

background: laparoscopy or minimally invasive surgery is a surgical procedure in which laparoscope and other surgical instruments are inserted inside body via a few small incisions. laparoscope is used to look inside the patient's body and records displayed images. temporal segmentation of laparoscopic videos has many applications like detecting laparoscopic anomalies and interrupts. it is prer...

Submicron surface - patterned fibers and textiles

Prof. Y. Fink (corresponding author) Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA Institute of Soldier Nanotechnology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 0...

robotic assisted minimally invasive surgery, a novel innovation in surgery

a novel approach to minimally invasive management of sigmoid volvulus

resection is the most common treatment choice for sigmoid volvulus, a common complication in our region. a new minimally invasive technique for sigmoid resection with local anesthesia was done in this study. this method is invented to avoid general on regional anesthesia in high-risk patients. nineteen patients were evaluated and then 14 were enrolled in this study. sigmoidectomy with a left lo...