Advanced technology in surgery

Current Problems in Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 745-830

  Bloom, Matthew B ^a   Salzberg, Arnold D ^a   Krummel, Thomas M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYZER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MONITOR; NEUROSURGERY; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SENSOR; SIMULATOR; SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VIRTUAL REALITY; ANATOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; ELECTRONICS; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; SAFETY; SEMICONDUCTOR;

ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; DEVICE APPROVAL; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; ROBOTICS; SEMICONDUCTORS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0036691359     PISSN: 00113840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/msg.2002.124897     Document Type: Article

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