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Nicolai, Noa (author)The complexity and interdependency of hospital activities make it challenging to seamlessly integrate new technologies into clinical routines, especially with various stakeholders involved. Considering contextual factors when implementing innovations has been recognized as critical to success. This highlights the significance of an approach that...master thesis 2023
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Matai, Sagar (author)Abstract—Introduction: Surgical instruments are stored, transported, cleaned, disinfected, and sterilized in instrument sets. These instrument sets have a predetermined fixed size, which means they cannot be stored or transported efficiently when empty or used efficiently for different types of instruments. This report presents the design of an...master thesis 2023
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Greeven, Julia (author)Liver cancer ranks seventh in global cancer prevalence and stands as the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Surgical resection is considered the gold standard for treatment of liver malignancies and has witnessed a shift toward minimally invasive techniques in recent decades. Surgeons rely on laparoscopic observations, preoperative...master thesis 2023
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Stoutjesdijk, Stephanie (author)Introduction<br/>Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR) can be used for surgical navigation to execute the pre-operative plan. HoloMA is a novel AR/MR application which can guide the user to place surgical instruments on the planned location within the patient. In this pilot study, the AR/MR-guidance of HoloMA was used to place...master thesis 2023
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Ünal, Defne (author)Surgical aerosols in other words plumes are produced during thermal tissue destruction in medical operations. The cellular debris in the form of particulate matter may contain viruses and harmful chemical compounds which can lead to an infectious transmission in case of inhalation. <br/>The goal of this study was to design and produce an...master thesis 2023
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Hupkens, Lisanne (author)Goal: Nerve injury is a typical complication of a fasciectomy, a surgical treatment for Dupuytren's contracture. This research focuses on the creation of a surgical device to prevent this medical complication.<br/>Design: A mechanical feedforward-based device with a spreading and cutting mechanism was proposed. Stretching the target tissue...master thesis 2023
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de Rouw, Lieke (author)INTRODUCTION Surgical counting of instruments forms a crucial part of safety procedures in the operating room (OR). This process has remained primitive without technological support. The manual count process is time-consuming and places heavy cognitive demands on nurses. Current technological approaches fail to detect the exact and detailed...master thesis 2023
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van den Wildenberg, Louise (author)This project focuses on the development of a novel surgical tool designed to facilitate internal tissue closure in minimally invasive surgery, specifically targeting mesenteric defect closures during Gastric Bypass procedures. <br/>The tool incorporates innovative staples and barbed sutures, distinct from conventional methods and existing market...master thesis 2023
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Wenink, Kristel (author)Introduction: Currently, there is no method available for intra-operative evaluation of the completeness (transmurality and continuity) of surgical ablation lesions. This study aimed to investigate the changes in electrogram characteristics and activation patterns caused by different (non)transmural and (dis)continuous ablation lesions in ex...master thesis 2023
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Renkli, Nagme (author)Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy (OWHTO) is an extensively used, effective treatment option for medical conditions such as medial knee osteoarthritis and varus malalignment. The current developments in the 3D printing industry facilitated using 3D printed patient-specific guides (PSSGs), making OWHTO a desirable treatment option. Although the...master thesis 2023
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Prins, Jonne T.H. (author), Van Wijck, Suzanne F.M. (author), Leeflang, M.A. (author), Kleinrensink, Gert Jan (author), Lottenberg, Lawrence (author), de la Santa Barajas, Pablo Moreno (author), Van Huijstee, Pieter J. (author), Vermeulen, Jefrey (author), Verhofstad, Michael H.J. (author), Zadpoor, A.A. (author), Wijffels, Mathieu M.E. (author), Van Lieshout, Esther M.M. (author)Background: The primary aim of this study was to determine and compare the biomechanical properties of a fractured or intact rib after implant fixation on an embalmed thorax. Methods: Five systems were fixated on the bilateral fractured or intact (randomly allocated) 6th to 10th rib of five post-mortem embalmed human specimens. Each rib...journal article 2023
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Wisotzky, Eric L. (author), Rosenthal, Jean Claude (author), Meij, S.E.P. (author), van den Dobbelsteen, J.J. (author), Arens, Philipp (author), Hilsmann, Anna (author), Eisert, Peter (author), Uecker, Florian Cornelius (author), Schneider, Armin (author)Existing challenges in surgical education (See one, do one, teach one) as well as the COVID-19 pandemic make it necessary to develop new ways for surgical training. Therefore, this work describes the implementation of a scalable remote solution called “TeleSTAR” using immersive, interactive and augmented reality elements which enhances...journal article 2023
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Ha, Xuan Thao (author), Wu, D. (author), Ourak, Mouloud (author), Borghesan, Gianni (author), Dankelman, J. (author), Menciassi, Arianna (author), Poorten, Emmanuel Vander (author)In this article, a deep learning method for the shape sensing of continuum robots based on multicore fiber bragg grating (FBG) fiber is introduced. The proposed method, based on an artificial neural network (ANN), differs from traditional approaches, where accurate shape reconstruction requires a tedious characterization of many...journal article 2023
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Culmone, C. (author), Yikilmaz, Semih Fatih (author), Trauzettel, F. (author), Breedveld, P. (author)Conventional medical instruments are not capable of passing through tortuous anatomy as required for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery due to their rigid shaft designs. Nevertheless, developments in minimally invasive surgery are pushing medical devices to become more dexterous. Amongst devices with controllable flexibility, so...review 2023
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de Vries, M. (author), Wijntjes, M. (author), Sikorski, J. (author), Moreira, P. (author), van de Berg, N.J. (author), van den Dobbelsteen, J.J. (author), Misra, S. (author)Conformity of tumour volumes and dose plans in prostate brachytherapy (BT) can be constrained by unwanted needle deflections, needle access restrictions and visualisation limitations. This work validates the feasibility of teleoperated robotic control of an active steerable needle using magnetic resonance (MR) for guidance. With this system,...journal article 2023
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Benmahdjoub, Mohamed (author), Thabit, Abdullah (author), Van Veelen, Marie Lise C. (author), Niessen, W.J. (author), Wolvius, Eppo B. (author), Van Walsum, Theo (author)Augmented reality (AR) has shown potential in computer-aided surgery. It allows for the visualization of hidden anatomical structures as well as assists in navigating and locating surgical instruments at the surgical site. Various modalities (devices and/or visualizations) have been used in the literature, but few studies investigated the...journal article 2023
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Gholinejad, M. (author), Edwin, Bjørn (author), Elle, Ole Jakob (author), Dankelman, J. (author), Loeve, A.J. (author)Background: Surgical process model (SPM) analysis is a great means to predict the surgical steps in a procedure as well as to predict the potential impact of new technologies. Especially in complicated and high-volume treatments, such as parenchyma sparing laparoscopic liver resection (LLR), profound process knowledge is essential for...journal article 2023
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- Dr Pirola, S.P. (author), Arzani, Amirhossein (author), Chiastra, Claudio (author), Sturla, F. (author) contribution to periodical 2023
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Robertson, P.D. (author), Sterke, F. (author), van Weteringen, Willem (author), Arezzo, Alberto (author), Mintz, Yoav (author), Horeman, T. (author)Background: During minimal access surgery, surgical smoke is produced which can potentially be inhaled by the surgical team, leading to several health risks. This smoke can escape from the abdominal cavity into the operating room due to trocar leakage. The trocars and insufflator that are used during surgery influence gas leakage. Therefore,...journal article 2023
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Ha, Xuan Thao (author), Wu, D. (author), Ourak, Mouloud (author), Borghesan, Gianni (author), Menciassi, Arianna (author), Poorten, Emmanuel Vander (author)Optical fiber-based shape sensing is gaining popularity in cardiac catheterization lately. Typically, these procedures are taking place under the guidance of fluoroscopy. However, fluoroscopy has several disadvantages. Thanks to fiber optic shape sensing and Electromagnetic Tracking (EMT), the 3D catheter shape can now be tracked in real-time...journal article 2023