4D-simulator breakthrough in brain surgery
A new training technology will improve patient safety during future procedures: a new 4D simulator enables the planning, testing and optimization of the procedure.
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First-ever living 3D-printed aneurysm
Using 3D printing, researchers replicated an aneurysm in vitro and performed an endovascular repair procedure on the printed aneurysm.
Navigation the brain's arteries with a steerable catheter
For the first time, a steerable catheter will give neurosurgeons the ability to steer the device in any direction they want while navigating the brain's arteries and blood vessels.
3D-bioprinted model of a blood vessel
A team of Texas A&M University has designed a 3D-bioprinted model of a blood vessel that mimics the native vascular function and disease response.
Medtronic taps augmented reality 'flight simulators' for surgery
Medtronic partners with Surgical Theater to provide the first augmented reality platform for use in real-rime during complex cranial procedures.
A conductive hydrogel for medical applications
Researchers have developed a method to produce graphene-enhanced hydrogels with an excellent level of electrical conductivity.
Microrobots of metal and plastic
Researchers have developed a technique for manufacturing micrometre-long machines by interlocking multiple materials in a complex way.
How AI can improve medical imaging
AI offers not only the possibility of better detection of a tumor, a skin lesion or some other indication but also can improve accuracy and efficiency for radiologists.
Brain-computer allows paralysed patients to text
Two ALS patients, implanted with a brain-computer interface via the jugular vein and without the need for open brain surgery, successfully controlled their personal computer through direct thought.
Using bioprinting and computer modeling to examine cancer spread
Scientists have paired 3D-printed, living human brain vasculature with advanced computational flow simulations to better understand tumor cell attachment to blood vessels.
Using 3D printing to study common heart defect
Researchers have combined machine learning, 3D printing and high performance computing simulations to accurately model blood flow in the aorta.
Virtual reality simulation improves cardiovascular interventions
Engineers are developing a massive fluid dynamics simulator that can model blood flow through the full human arterial system at subcellular resolution.
Surgeons successfully treat brain aneurysms using a robot
Using a robot to treat brain aneurysms is feasible and could allow for improved precision when placing stents, coils and other devices.
Robotic system for endovascular instrument guidance
Researchers have developed a new method to guide endovascular instruments into complex vascular structures that were inaccessible to endovascular surgeons until now.
Retinal screening in diabetes: diagnosis by robot
Physicians have been using automatic digital retinal screening, without assistance from an ophthalmologist, to detect diabetic retinal disease.
AI rivals radiologists at detecting brain hemorrhages
An algorithm did better than experts radiologists at finding tiny brain hemorrhages in head scans — an advance that one day may help doctors treat patients with strokes.
Sensor could monitor healing of cerebral aneurysms
A wireless sensor small enough to be implanted in the blood vessels of the human brain could help clinicians evaluate the healing of aneurysms.
Robotic thread to clear stroke clots
Engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that can actively glide through narrow, winding pathways, such as the labrynthine vasculature of the brain.
Integrated sensor could monitor brain aneurysm treatment
Engineers have developed a highly flexible and stretchable sensor that can be integrated with the flow diverter in order to monitor hemodynamics in a blood vessel without costly diagnostic procedures.
Virtual reality enhances physicians’ treatment planning
VR brings medical images to life on screen, showing interventional radiologists a patient’s unique internal anatomy to help physicians effectively prepare and tailor their approach to complex treatments.