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Image: Extreme close-up of the magnetically controlled gripping and pulling tool (Photo courtesy of Tyler Irving/ University of Toronto Engineering)

Tiny Robotic Tools Powered by Magnetic Fields to Enable Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery

Engineers have developed a set of tiny robotic instruments capable of enabling 'keyhole surgery' in the brain. More...
28 Mar 2025
Image: The haptic device allows an operator to control how the microrobots move (Photo courtesy of SMU)

Magnetic Tweezers Make Robotic Surgery Safer and More Precise

A new magnetic tweezer system enables doctors to remotely perform precise, non-invasive medical procedures on patients using a microrobot. More...
27 Mar 2025
Image: The AI-powered clinical decision aims to revolutionize liver, lung, and kidney procedures (Photo courtesy of Olympus)

AI-Powered Surgical Planning Tool Improves Pre-Op Planning

A new application leverages CT scans and MRIs to assist surgeons in preserving as much tissue as possible and improving tumor margins. More...
26 Mar 2025
Image: microUS-guided biopsy can identify prostate cancer as effectively as MRI-guided biopsy (Photo courtesy of 123RF)

High Resolution Ultrasound Speeds Up Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

A clinical trial has demonstrated that biopsies guided by high-resolution ultrasound are just as effective as those using MRI for diagnosing prostate cancer. More...
25 Mar 2025
Image: The affordable sensing system aims to restore sense of touch in minimally invasive surgery (Photo courtesy of IEEE Access, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3550948)

Novel Sensing System Restores Missing Sense of Touch in Minimally Invasive Surgery

Researchers have created an innovative sensing system designed to restore the missing tactile feedback in minimally invasive surgery. More...
25 Mar 2025
Image: High-accuracy AR guidance for intracranial drain placement using standalone head-worn navigation system (Photo courtesy of Neurosurgery, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003401)

Headset-Based AR Navigation System Improves EVD Placement

A new study has shown that using AR to guide the placement of an external ventricular drain at the bedside is more precise than freehand placement. More...
24 Mar 2025
Image: Comparison showing 3T and 7T scans for the same participant (Photo courtesy of P Simon Jones/University of Cambridge)

Ultra-Powerful MRI Scans Enable Life-Changing Surgery in Treatment-Resistant Epileptic Patients

A new technique enables ultra-powerful MRI scanners to identify tiny differences in patients' brains that cause treatment-resistant epilepsy. More...
24 Mar 2025
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