Advances in medical robotic systems with specific applications in surgery-a review

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-33

  Najarian, S ^a   Fallahnezhad, M ^a   Afshari, E ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Computer assisted surgery (CAS); Haptics; Minimally invasive surgery (MIS); Robotics; Surgery

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED SYSTEM; HAPTICS; MEDICAL ROBOTICS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY (MIS); OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS; OPERATOR SYSTEMS; ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGIES; SENSORY SYSTEM; SURGICAL APPLICATIONS;

MEDICINE; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

SURGERY;

COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 78650055123     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03091902.2010.535593     Document Type: Review

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