Surgical preparation is enhanced by the availability of computer-generated three-dimensional models that allow surgeons to explore the surgical field in various projections prior to an actual operation. In fact, with adequate computed tomography images, an entire operation can be simulated beforehand so that surgeons can plan the safest and most effective approach and be prepared to avoid or ov...

TIMC-IMAG Laboratory (www-timc.imag.fr) is a 250 people laboratory devoted to translational and fundamental research at the intersection between Medicine, Information Science and Technology (from Applied Mathematics to Computer Science and Robotics). In that lab, since the 80’s, the Computer-Assisted Medical Intervention group is developing devices to assist the physician or the surgeon in the ...

Capturing clinical observations and findings during the diagnostic imaging process is increasingly becoming a critical step in diagnostic reporting. Standards developers—notably HL7 and DICOM—are making significant progress toward standards that enable exchanging clinical observations and findings among the various information systems of the healthcare enterprise. DICOM—like the HL7 Clinical Do...

In the recent decades robotic and computer science have been gaining more and more relevance in all aspects of our lives. In surgery, for example, they gave birth to procedures that would be impossible to perform otherwise (e.g. tele-surgery, nano-surgery). On this regard, these applied sciences already play an important role in assisting the surgeon both in the operative room and as a support ...

Computer-assisted robotic renal surgery (CARRS) is a minimally invasive surgical treatment option for renal tumors. We review the literature regarding techniques and outcomes and the potential advantages of CARRS. We retrospectively reviewed the literature regarding techniques and outcomes of CARRS, with specific analysis on robotic radical nephrectomy (RRN) and robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN...

The use of computer navigation in orthopedic surgery allows for real time intraoperative feedback resulting in higher precision of bone cuts, better alignment of implants and extremities, easier fracture reductions, less radiation and better documentation than what is possible in classical orthopaedic procedures. There is no need for direct and repeated visualization of many anatomical landmark...

" Y. Kalairajah, MA, MPhil, FRCS(Tr & Orth), Orthopaedic Arthroplasty and Sports Surgery Fellow " D. Simpson, FRCS(Tr & Orth), Orthopaedic Arthroplasty and Sports Surgery Fellow " A. J. Cossey, FRCS(Tr & Orth), Orthopaedic Arthroplasty and Sports Surgery Fellow " G. M. Verrall, MBBS, Sports Physician " A. J. Spriggins, MS, FRCS, FRACS, FAOrthA, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Sportsmed SA, 32 Pa...

BACKGROUND Computer-assisted surgery plays an increasingly important role in mandibular reconstruction, ensuring the best possible masticatory function and aesthetic outcome. METHODS Twenty patients were randomly assigned to computer-assisted or conventional mandibular reconstruction with vascularized iliac crest bone graft in a prospective study design.Virtual surgical planning was based on ...