Emerging Technologies in Surgery (eBook)

Richard M. Satava, Achille Gaspari, Nicola Lorenzo (Herausgeber)

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2007 | 2007
XV, 168 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-39600-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This book discusses the effects of emerging technologies on surgeons and surgical practice. The book opens with an overview of disruptive technologies, and their economic, scientific, ethical and social implications. Next comes a section describing how the Internet, virtual reality and simulation technology will change training and education. A section on Robotics covers computer-guided surgery, robotics and endoluminal therapies. Innovations in surgical instruments, including MEMS and Nanotechnology are outlined, as well. Next, the book reviews tissue engineering and artificial organs, genetic engineering, stem cells, emerging transplantation technologies and the brain-machine interface. A concluding section discusses ways of adapting to future technologies.

Inhalt

Foreword 6
Preface 7
Contents 8
List of Contributors 11
Part I Introduction 13
Overview of Emerging Technologies 14
Economics of New Surgical Technologies 17
The Scientific, Social, and Ethical Implications of Disruptive Technologies 21
Part II Education and Training 27
The World Virtual University and the Internet: http:// www. websurg. com 28
Virtual Reality: Objective Assessment, Education, and Training 35
Organizing Surgical Simulation Centers in Response to Disruptive Technologies 42
Ideal VR systems: Is There a „ Holy Grail“ in Simulation System Land? 54
The Medical Informatics Challenge in Surgery 63
Part III Robotics and Novel Surgical Approaches 78
Robotics in General Surgery: Today and Tomorrow 79
Evolving Endoluminal Therapies 88
Part IV Innovations in Surgical Instruments 90
Microtechnology in Surgical Devices 91
Innovative Instruments in Endoscopic Surgery 100
New Hemostatic Dissecting Forceps with a Metal Membrane Heating Element 108
Radiofrequency and Hepatic Tumors 114
Technological Innovations in Kidney and Liver Living- Donor– Related Transplantation 123
Part V Bioengineering 130
Tissue Engineering 131
Part VI Beyond the Future 150
Adapting to Future Technologies 151
Subject Index 158

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.8.2007
• Zusatzinfo: XVI, 168 p.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie
• Schlagworte: brain • general surgery • Medical Innovation • Robotics • Simulation • Stem Cells • Surgery • Technology • Tissue engineering • Transplantation
• ISBN-10: 3-540-39600-4 / 3540396004
• ISBN-13: 978-3-540-39600-0 / 9783540396000