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In this work, a sensitivity exploratory analysis of the Scalar Wave P1/3 (SWAP1/3) model to the presence of absorptive inclusions in biological media is performed. Several numerical experiments with finite slab geometries containing absorptive inclusions are carried out with this purpose. For comparison, similar numerical experiments are conducted with the diffusion equation (DE). In all the cases,...
In the last decade, the idea of mimicking in vivo physico-chemical stimuli into in vitro cell cultures paved the way to the development of advanced cell culture systems. Microfabrication allows the development of micron-scale biocompatible culture system with the addition of technical features including physical and chemical cues. We here describe the development and validation of a microbioreactor...
Diabetes is one of the greatest todays public health problems with enormous social and economic implications for society. Diabetic foot disorders represent a substantial economic burden with detrimental effects on quality of life with special impairment in physical domain. Early detection strategies of these complications should be implemented in order to avoid possible wounds, ulcerations and amputations...
A-phases are transient events with a length between 2 and 60 s that can be observed in the EEG during NREM sleep. Recent studies have characterized the properties of the A-phases based on the spectral components of the EEG signal. These studies have given interesting insight about the Aphases and have helped to develop automatic algorithms for their detection. The characterization includes the evaluation...
At the University Hospital of Lille, the operative rooms' planning is based on estimated durations of surgery, so that a theoretical time is automatically affected depending on types of surgery independently of surgeons and techniques. As a result, this estimated duration of surgery is not updated, and does not take into account the evolution of surgical techniques or increasing surgeon's experience...
The lack of force feedback is considered one of the major limitations in Robot Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgeries. Since add-on sensors are not a practical solution for clinical environments, in this paper we present a force estimation approach that starts with the reconstruction of a 3D deformation structure of the tissue surface by minimizing an energy functional. A Recurrent Neural Network-Long...
Provides an abstract for each of the keynote presentations and a brief professional biography of each presenter. The complete presentations were not made available for publication as part of the conference proceedings.
Provides an abstract for each of the tutorial presentations and a brief professional biography of each presenter. The complete presentations were not made available for publication as part of the conference proceedings.
Manual micro-surgical tasks are fundamentally divided into grasping, cutting and injecting maneuvers performed on biological tissues. Efficient dissection of fibrous tissue from the surface of the retina often requires grasping and cutting maneuvers carried out simultaneously. True bimanual surgery requires that the surgeon contend with the innate hand tremor of two hands at once as well as unpredicted...
Reduction is a crucial step in the treatment of broken bones. Achieving precise anatomical alignment of bone fragments is essential for a good fast healing process. Percutaneous techniques are associated with faster recovery time and lower infection risk. However, deducing intra-operatively the desired reduction position is quite challenging due to the currently available technology. The 2D nature...
In retinal surgery, microsurgical instruments such as micro forceps, scissors and picks are inserted through the eye wall via sclerotomies. A handheld intraocular light source is typically used to visualize the tools during the procedure. Retinal surgery requires precise and stable tool maneuvers as the surgical targets are micro scale, fragile and critical to function. Retinal surgeons typically...
This paper presents a method to evaluate the hand-eye coordination of the master-slave surgical robot by measuring the activation of the intraparietal sulcus in users brain activity during controlling virtual manipulation. The objective is to examine the changes in activity of the intraparietal sulcus when the user's visual or somatic feedback is passed through or intercepted. The hypothesis is that...
3D UltraSound (US) probes are used in clinical applications for their ease of use and ability to obtain intra-operative volumes. In surgical navigation applications a calibration step is needed to localize the probe in a general coordinate system. This paper presents a new hand-eye calibration method using directly the kinematic model of a robot and US volume registration data that does not require...
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