A new telerobotic application: Remote laparoscopic surgery using satellites optical fiber networks for data exchange

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 267-279

  Rovetta, Alberto ^a   Sala, Remo ^a   Cosmi, Francesca ^a   Wen, Xia ^a   Milanesi, Santo ^a   Sabbadini, Dario ^a   Togno, Arianna ^a   Angelini, Licinio ^b   Bejczy, Antal K ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; DATA TRANSFER; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; INTEGRATION; REMOTE CONTROL; ROBOTS; SURGERY; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS; TRANSCEIVERS;

ASPIRATION; BIOPSY; INCISIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; PIG ORGANS; TELEROBOTIC SURGERY;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0030168637     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027836499601500303     Document Type: Article

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