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48 results for surgical tissue cutting

A deep learning method automates tensioning for surgical tissue cutting.

problem Automating tensioning for surgical tissue cutting to improve accuracy and reliability.
method Deep reinforcement learning for modeling an autonomous tensioning planner.
result The proposed method outperforms existing methods in terms of performance and robustness.

New biomarker predicts MRgFUS treatment outcome without contrast agents.

problem Inaccurate assessment of treated tissue viability after MRgFUS.
method Deep learning on noncontrast multiparametric MRI images, voxel-wise registration.
result Predicted follow-up NPV with DICE coefficient 0.71, outperforming current standard.

Automated surgical workflow analysis and understanding can assist surgeons to standardize procedures and enhance post-surgical assessment and indexing, as well as, interventional monitoring. Computer-assisted interventional (CAI) systems based on video can perform workflow estimation through surgical instruments' recog…

2018-07-17abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proposes a method to align surgical videos using kinematic data.

problem Difficulty in learning from comparing novice to expert surgical videos due to variability in gesture duration and execution.
method A novel technique using Dynamic Time Warping to synchronize videos of the same gesture at different speeds.
result The proposed approach allows for the alignment of surgical videos, enabling better learning for novice trainees.

Convolutional neural networks improve surgical skill evaluation.

problem Manual feedback from senior surgeons is laborious, expensive, and subjective.
method Fully convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for classifying and regressing surgical skills.
result Deep neural networks achieve competitive performance on JIGSAWS dataset.

Paper proposes an active learning method for surgical workflow recognition using long-range temporal dependency.

problem Challenges in automatic surgical workflow recognition due to lack of large-scale labelled datasets.
method NL-RCNet with non-local block for capturing long-range temporal dependency and intra-clip dependency score for selection.
result Our approach outperforms state-of-the-art methods by selecting only 50% of samples for training.

We use partial class memberships in soft classification to model uncertain labelling and mixtures of classes. Partial class memberships are not restricted to predictions, but may also occur in reference labels (ground truth, gold standard diagnosis) for training and validation data. Classifier performance is usually ex…

2013-01-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Motivation: Understanding functions of proteins in specific human tissues is essential for insights into disease diagnostics and therapeutics, yet prediction of tissue-specific cellular function remains a critical challenge for biomedicine. Results: Here we present OhmNet, a hierarchy-aware unsupervised node feature le…

2017-07-14abs ↗pdf ↗

PHASE predicts surgical complications from physiological signals.

problem Predicting adverse surgical outcomes from physiological signals.
method Self-supervised transfer learning for physiological signals.
result PHASE outperforms other approaches in predicting five surgical complications.

Machine learning classifies colorectal tissue using photoacoustic microscopy.

problem Traditional diagnostic methods for colorectal cancer are limited in detail and painful.
method Machine learning applied to acoustic resolution photoacoustic microscopy.
result Machine learning accurately classified benign and malignant tissue.

Model learns cancer tissue images onto a low-dimensional space revealing tissue characteristics.

problem Improving cancer diagnosis through high-fidelity digital pathology.
method Deep generative model using PathologyGAN to map real images onto a latent space.
result Latent space encodes morphological characteristics and reveals distinct tissue clusters.

The study predicts surgical complications in Crohn's disease patients using machine learning.

problem Predicting surgical complications in Crohn's disease patients.
method Developed a novel algorithm using ensemble machine learning on 29 baseline covariates.
result Proposed pseudo-observation based estimators for evaluating predictive performance.

A new method for brain tissue segmentation across medical centers using a smoothness prior.

problem Tissue segmentation challenges due to center-specific acquisition protocols.
method Developed a smoothness prior that is fit to segmentations from another medical center, integrated into an unsupervised Bayesian model.
result Segmentations are similarly smooth across centers, improving generalization.

A benchmark evaluates ioUS-to-MR synthesis methods for brain tumor surgery.

problem Difficult interpretation of ioUS images for brain tumor surgery.
method Six generators trained under four inference regimes and two targets on public data.
result SynDiff-2.5D best preserved downstream segmentation (U_Dice=0.55).

Universal model for soft tissue mechanics under shock waves.

problem Modeling shock wave mechanics in soft biological tissues.
method Continuum mixture theory with phase-field mechanics.
result Universal thermodynamically consistent formulation for soft porous tissues.

Study uses deep learning to quickly estimate tissue properties for personalized radio-frequency dosimetry.

problem Time-consuming tissue segmentation limits personalized radio-frequency dosimetry.
method Developed a learning-based approach using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) for magnetic resonance images.
result Smooth distribution of dielectric properties improves SAR distribution consistency.

Paper introduces OTR for efficient offline RL in surgical robotics.

problem Lack of annotated datasets for offline RL in surgical robotics.
method OTR algorithm using Optimal Transport to assign rewards to unlabeled trajectories.
result OTR enables efficient policy learning from large datasets without handcrafted rewards.

The paper improves SVM for predicting hospital readmissions by clustering patients and personalizing recommendations.

problem Predicting and preventing hospital readmissions.
method Cluster-dependent SVM with personalized prescriptions.
result Personalized recommendations reduce hospital readmissions.

Local semi-supervised method improves brain tissue classification in child MRI.

problem Inaccurate detection of brain tissue classes due to intensity variations in early developing brains.
method Kernel Fisher Discriminant Analysis (KFDA) combined with SSIM for perceptual image quality assessment.
result Optimal brain partitioning into subdomains with different average intensity values and separating surfaces between brain parts.

We give a criterion under which a solution g(t) of the Kahler-Ricci flow contracts exceptional divisors on a compact manifold and can be uniquely continued on a new manifold. As t tends to the singular time T from each direction, we prove convergence of g(t) in the sense of Gromov-Hausdorff and smooth convergence away …

2010-03-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Applying deep learning methods to mammography assessment has remained a challenging topic. Dense noise with sparse expressions, mega-pixel raw data resolution, lack of diverse examples have all been factors affecting performance. The lack of pixel-level ground truths have especially limited segmentation methods in push…

2018-06-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Voxelwise classification approaches are popular and effective methods for tissue quantification in brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. However, generalization of these approaches is hampered by large differences between sets of MRI scans such as differences in field strength, vendor or acquisition protocols. …

2017-09-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Despite spectacular advances in defining invariants for simply connected smooth and symplectic 4-dimensional manifolds and the discovery of effective surgical techniques, we still have been unable to classify simply connected smooth manifolds up to diffeomorphism. In these notes, adapted from six lectures given at the …

2006-10-23abs ↗pdf ↗

New deep learning model generates accurate personalized human head models for electromagnetic dosimetry.

problem Challenges in generating accurate human head models for personalized electromagnetic dosimetry.
method Proposed ForkNet architecture for segmentation of whole human head structures using deep learning.
result Generated head models exhibit strong matching with manual segmentation results.

Novel method embeds generative model into Bayesian optimization for HD cardiac model parameter estimation.

problem High-dimensional optimization of patient-specific cardiac model parameters with limited data.
method Embeds a generative variational auto-encoder into the objective function of Bayesian optimization.
result Improves accuracy of parameter estimation with more than 10x gain in efficiency.

The study uses transfer learning to compare surgical outcomes across racial/ethnic subgroups.

problem Difficulty in comparing surgical outcomes due to racial/ethnic and geographic differences.
method Causal inference framework and transfer learning to incorporate data from multiple populations.
result Racial and ethnic differences in surgical outcomes are found, with non-Hispanic Black patients experiencing wide variability.

Deep learning predicts tissue properties from cell-laden hydrogels.

problem Predicting tissue properties from cell-laden hydrogels.
method Developed a process for generating mould designs, created a training set of 6500 cases, trained a deep learning model (pix2pix).
result Deep learning makes excellent predictions and is significantly faster than biophysical methods.

An important part of Digital Pathology is the analysis of multiple digitised whole slide images from differently stained tissue sections. It is common practice to mount consecutive sections containing corresponding microscopic structures on glass slides, and to stain them differently to highlight specific tissue compon…

2018-10-17abs ↗pdf ↗