Concurrent Segmentation and Localization for Tracking of Surgical Instruments
International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, 2017 Real-time instrument tracking is a crucial requirement for various computer-assisted interventions. In order to overcome problems such as specular reflections and motion blur, we propose a novel method that takes advantage of the interdependency between ...
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Bacterial Contamination of Surgical Instruments Used at the Surgery Department of a Major Teaching Hospital in a Resource-Limited Country: An Observational Study. [PDF]
Diseases, 2022 Surgical instruments, be they disposable or reusable, are essential in any surgical procedure. Reusable surgical instruments should be properly sterilized or disinfected before use. However, the protocols are not always followed accordingly. This results
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From Forks to Forceps: A New Framework for Instance Segmentation of Surgical Instruments [PDF]
IEEE Workshop/Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision, 2022 Minimally invasive surgeries and related applications demand surgical tool classification and segmentation at the instance level. Surgical tools are similar in appearance and are long, thin, and handled at an angle.
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Minimising carbon and financial costs of steam sterilisation and packaging of reusable surgical instruments. [PDF]
Br J Surg, 2022 Background The aim of this study was to estimate the carbon footprint and financial cost of decontaminating (steam sterilization) and packaging reusable surgical instruments, indicating how that burden might be reduced, enabling surgeons to drive action ...
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Optical-Waveguide Based Tactile Sensing for Surgical Instruments of Minimally Invasive Surgery. [PDF]
Front Robot AI, 2021 In recent years, with the rapid development of minimally invasive surgery (MIS), the lack of force sensing associated with the surgical instrument used in MIS has been increasingly a desirable technology amongst clinicians.
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Mask then classify: multi-instance segmentation for surgical instruments. [PDF]
Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg, 2021 The detection and segmentation of surgical instruments has been a vital step for many applications in minimally invasive surgical robotics. Previously, the problem was tackled from a semantic segmentation perspective, yet these methods fail to provide ...
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Comparison of the effects of virtual training by serious game and lecture on operating room novices' knowledge and performance about surgical instruments setup: a multi-center, two-arm study. [PDF]
BMC Med Educ, 2022 Game-based training is increasingly implemented in different nursing fields, as it allows students to learn experientially, with the flexibility to regulate their training based on their personal progresses and abilities.
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Female Sex is Associated With Increased Reported Injury Rates and Difficulties With Use of Orthopedic Surgical Instruments. [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 Introduction: Orthopedic instrumentation is generally made as one-size-fits-all. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of hand size and sex on ease of use and injury rates from orthopedic tools and surgical instruments.
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Musculoskeletal disorders and discomfort for female surgeons or surgeons with small hand size when using hand-held surgical instruments: a systematic review. [PDF]
Syst RevBackground Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), also referred to as work-related musculoskeletal injuries (MSKIs), cause surgeons pain and discomfort. Implementing ergonomics in the operating room has helped reduce such symptoms.
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ATP Bioluminescence for Assessing the Efficacy of the Manual Cleaning Procedure during the Reprocessing of Reusable Surgical Instruments. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel), 2021 Achieving sterilization by adopting proper practices is essential to ensure that surgical instruments do not transmit microorganisms to patients. As the effectiveness of sterilization mandates effective cleaning, it is necessary to verify the success of ...
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