Emerging Technologies in Surgery
Emerging Technologies in Surgery
Tremendous; acceleration; and changes in scientific discovery; and progress are presently occuring.These important emerging technologies that will affect the practicing surgeon within the next 10 to 20 years are illustrated in detail in this volume. Its purpose is not to review clinical experience of the common surgical practice of the past decade, but to outline and illustrate the future trends. International experts in this field;demonstrate emerging procedures and significant advances.
1;Foreword;6 2;Preface;7 3;Contents;8 4;List of Contributors;11 5;Part I Introduction;13 5.1;Overview of Emerging Technologies;14 5.2;Economics of New Surgical Technologies;17 5.3;The Scientific, Social, and Ethical Implications of Disruptive Technologies;21 6;Part II Education and Training;27 6.1;The World Virtual University and the Internet: http:// www. websurg. com;28 6.2;Virtual Reality: Objective Assessment, Education, and Training;35 6.3;Organizing Surgical Simulation Centers in Response to Disruptive Technologies;42 6.4;Ideal VR systems: Is There a " Holy Grail" in Simulation System Land?;54 6.5;The Medical Informatics Challenge in Surgery;63 7;Part III Robotics and Novel Surgical Approaches;78 7.1;Robotics in General Surgery: Today and Tomorrow;79 7.2;Evolving Endoluminal Therapies;88 8;Part IV Innovations in Surgical Instruments;90 8.1;Microtechnology in Surgical Devices;91 8.2;Innovative Instruments in Endoscopic Surgery;100 8.3;New Hemostatic Dissecting Forceps with a Metal Membrane Heating Element;108 8.4;Radiofrequency and Hepatic Tumors;114 8.5;Technological Innovations in Kidney and Liver Living- Donor- Related Transplantation;123 9;Part V Bioengineering;130 9.1;Tissue Engineering;131 10;Part VI Beyond the Future;150 10.1;Adapting to Future Technologies;151 11;Subject Index;158
Satava, Richard M.
Gaspari, Achille
Di Lorenzo, Nicola
| ISBN | 9783540396000 |
|---|---|
| Article number | 9783540396000 |
| Media type | eBook - PDF |
| Copyright year | 2007 |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
| Length | 168 pages |
| Language | English |
| Copy protection | Digital watermarking |
