Novel CO2 laser robotic controller outperforms experienced laser operators in tasks of accuracy and performance repeatability

Laryngoscope

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1738-1742

  Wong, Yu Tung ^a   Finley, Charles C ^a   Giallo II, Joseph F ^b   Buckmire, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 laser; micro laryngeal surgery; Robotics

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HELIUM NEON LASER; HUMAN; OPERATOR; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; LARYNX; LASER; MICROSURGERY;

HUMANS; LARYNX; LASERS, GAS; MICROSURGERY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ROBOTICS;

EID: 79960952733     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.21853     Document Type: Article

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