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More »Researchers in the field of interventional radiology have looked relentlessly for new ways to improve the accuracy, outcomes, and cost of their image-guided treatments. They have experimented with various tracking and navigational devices as well as robotics. Until now, these technologies have...
More »The mechanical precision seemed otherworldly -- at the very least, out of place -- as Siemens Medical Solutions’ Artis zeego executed one interventional pirouette after another. It turned, then twisted, raised, then lowered, its C-arm mounted x-ray tube and solid-state detector during its debut...
More »Siemens Medical Solutions demonstrated on the RSNA exhibit floor a novel marriage between industrial robotics and advanced C-arm technology. Its new work-in-progress, Artis zeego, is based on technology developed for heavy equipment manufacture.
More »Traditional physical therapy for neurologic conditions can be boring for the patient and tiring for the physical therapist, making it difficult to put in the required number of training hours. That is why researchers are developing a new generation of physical therapy tools that use video games,...
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More »NEW YORK—Urologic surgeons at Beth Israel Medical Center are turning for help to a robot "assistant" that makes the difficult and time-consuming procedure of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy easier and more efficient.
More »BOSTON—For the cancer patient who can’t hold a breath or stay still during radiation therapy, a team of medical experts and engineers is working on a tracking solution worthy of James Bond—spy cameras and robotic vision.
More »Telemedicine vendors bank on broadband as key to home and physician markets
More robust networks make robotics a tangible realityA variety of technological and regulatory advances are fostering an increasingly favorable environment for
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