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Augmented reality is popular in various fields, and the importance of this technology has been increasing. Its medical application has also been widely studied. Particularly, augmented reality can be a...
The author herein reviews recent series of projects aimed at developing computer- and robot-assisted otological surgery. The author's team and its collaborating institutions have developed devices for image-guided surgery and...
An important trend of surgical procedure is minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Neurosurgery is an important part of the surgical field that may lead in trends. The MIS provides surgeons use...
Sinus is a cavity within a bone. Most are commonly found in the bones of the face. Specially, paranasal sinuses are air cavities in the cranial bones, especially those near...
Recently robotic thyroidectomy has gained its popularity for the treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer and benign thyroid tumors. It has been developed to overcome the drawbacks of conventional open trans-cervical...
The interventional procedure is a percutaneous treatment modality using various devices such as a guide-wire and a catheter under a minimal incision. It is usually done under a fluoroscopy (X-ray...
Many different forms of the neurosurgical robots have been suggested for stereotactic surgery. Recently, their position accuracies exceed the ones of the conventional stereotactic devices and their assisting role for...
Our hospital has started laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 1991, and thereafter many surgeons have been trained in the era of laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery. Since then numerous procedures have been...
Various microrobots are being studied for potential biomedical applications including targeted cell transportation, precise drug delivery, opening blocked blood vessels, micro-surgery, sensing, and scaffolding. Precise magnetic field control system is...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is an important public health problem in South Korea. MDR-TB is difficult to control, and treatment is less effective than for drug-sensitive tuberculosis. The aim of...