This paper proposes a survey of vision-based human computer interfaces for several key-fields in health care: data visualization for image-guided diagnosis, image-guided therapy planning and surgery, the operating room, assistance to motor-impaired patients, and monitoring and support of elderly. The emphasis is on the contribution of the underlying computer vision techniques to the usability a...

Arbeitsatmosphere in unserer Abteilung. In this chapter it is argued that the mechanisms underlying action planning are faced with the binding problem. First of all, I will discuss how action planning is conceptualized in cognitive psychology. Thereafter, I will describe the binding problem and how it is dealt with in neuroscience and psychology. In the third section the relationship between ac...

Guided growth is useful in correcting pediatric angular deformities. Although growth manipulation has been applied to various deformities, it is most commonly used to correct coronal plane deformity about the knee. Temporary hemiepiphysiodesis is performed using staples, percutaneous transphyseal screws, or a tension band plate. Permanent hemiepiphysiodesis can be done using either an open Phem...

Background and Objectives:Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is one of the methods of breast biopsy which is fast, easy and cost effective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the concordance rate between pathologic results of sonography or stereotaxy guided FNAB and guided core needle biopsy (CNB) in the evaluation of breast le...

introduction and objectives: nulliparous women with unplanned pregnancy experience high levels of anxiety, which may adversely affect maternal-fetal attachment. therefore, in this study, we aimed to determine the effect of guided imagery on maternal-fetal attachment in nulliparous women with unplanned pregnancy. materials and methods: in this clinical trial, 67 nulliparous women with unplanned ...

Planning and trajectory optimization can readily be used for kinematic control of robotic manipulation. However, planning dynamic motor skills requires a detailed physical simulation, and some aspects of the task, such as contacts, are very difficult to simulate with enough accuracy for dynamic manipulation. Alternatively, manipulation skills can be learned from experience, allowing them to def...

The increasing interest in combined positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) to guide lung cancer radiation therapy planning has been well documented. Motion management strategies during treatment simulation PET/CT imaging and treatment delivery have been proposed to improve the precision and accuracy of radiotherapy. In light of these research advances, why has translati...

PURPOSE To estimate effective dose during CT-guided cryoablation of liver tumors, and to assess which procedural factors contribute most to dose. MATERIALS AND METHODS Our institutional review board approved this retrospective, HIPAA-compliant study. A total of 20 CT-guided percutaneous liver tumor cryoablation procedures were performed in 18 patients. Effective dose was determined by multipl...

OBJECTIVE Computer-guided implant placement is a growing treatment modality in partially and totally edentulous patients, though data about the accuracy of some systems for computer-guided surgery is limited. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of a laboratory computer-guided system. STUDY DESIGN A laboratory-based computer guiding system (M Guide; MIS technologies, Shlomi,...