As robotic systems are now technically mature and widely available, they also play an increasingly important role in the clinical environment. Thus, numerous robotic assistance systems for diagnosis and therapy have shown their potential for supporting patient care. After a brief review of the history, this article describes currently available robotic assistance systems for surgery, especially those originating in Germany and Europe as well as current focal topics of research. In addition, challenges in this field as well as possibilities for close active and interdisciplinary cooperation between stakeholders from hospitals, industry and science to overcome such challenges are presented.
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Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol
January 2025
Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
Objectives: The development of valuable artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist with ultrasound diagnosis depends on algorithms developed using high-quality data. This study aimed to test the intra- and interobserver agreement of a proposed image-quality scoring system to quantify the quality of gynecological transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) images, which could be used in clinical practice and AI tool development.
Methods: A proposed scoring system to quantify TVS image quality was created following a review of the literature.
PLoS One
January 2025
Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech, Arlington, VA, United States of America.
Trade in wood and forest products spans the global supply chain. Illegal logging and associated trade in forest products present a persistent threat to vulnerable ecosystems and communities. Illegal timber trade has been linked to violations of tax and conservation laws, as well as broader transnational crimes.
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January 2025
Université Paris Cité, ECEVE, UMR 1123 Unit, Inserm.
Background And Importance: Access to healthcare remains a persistent challenge. Socially disadvantaged populations often encounter barriers to care and may frequently seek out emergency departments (EDs), including for nonurgent medical care.
Objective: The objective of this study is to study the association between nonurgent presentations to pediatric EDs and patients' socioeconomic environment in an urban setting.
ASAIO J
January 2025
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.
The use of an alteplase (Activase) purge solution to address Impella ventricular assist device "thrombosis" or "purge system occlusion" has been mainly documented with earlier generation Impella devices (CP, 2.5, 5.0).
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January 2025
School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
This article explores the existing research evidence on the potential effectiveness of lipreading as a communication strategy to enhance speech recognition in individuals with hearing impairment. A scoping review was conducted, involving a search of six electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Engineering Village, CINAHL, and PsycINFO) for research papers published between January 2013 and June 2023. This study included original research papers with full texts available in English, covering all study designs: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods.
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