OBJECTIVE Advances in imaging resolution have resulted in superior visualization of intracranial anatomy. Because of the inherent complexity of the surgical exposure of these lesions, intraoperative localizing techniques are required. Currently, C-arm fluoroscopy provides only two-dimensional localization for these anatomic structures. The recently described ACUSTAR I system, developed in conju...

An autonomous navigation system for a robot is key it to be self-reliant in any given environment. Precise and localization of robots will minimize the need guided work areas specifically designed utilization robots. The existing solution very expensive restricting its implementation satisfy wide variety applications This project aims develop low-cost methodology complete robot. For localizatio...

Clinical or subclinical hyperparathyroidism is one of the most common endocrine disorders. Excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone is most frequently caused by an adenoma of >or=1 parathyroid gland. Unsuccessful surgery with persistent hyperparathyroidism, due to inadequate preoperative or intraoperative localization, may be observed in about 10% of patients. The conventional surgical approa...

OBJECTIVE To describe our initial experience with CT-guided percutaneous barium marking for the localization of small pulmonary nodules prior to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). MATERIALS AND METHODS From October 2010 to April 2011, 10 consecutive patients (4 men and 6 women; mean age, 60 years) underwent CT-guided percutaneous barium marking for the localization of 10 small pulmo...

Abstract Defect detection and localization are key to preventing environmentally damaging wellbore leakages in both geothermal oil/gas applications. In this study, a multistep, machine learning approach is used localize two types of thermal defects within model. This includes comsol heat transfer simulation generate base data, neural network classify defect orientations, algorithm synthesize se...

BACKGROUND With the increasing number of non palpable breast carcinomas, the need of a good and reliable localization method increases. Currently the wire guided localization (WGL) is the standard of care in most countries. Radio guided occult lesion localization (ROLL) is a new technique that may improve the oncological outcome, cost effectiveness, patient comfort and cosmetic outcome. However...

Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is the treatment of choice for early breast cancer. The adequacy of surgical margins (SM) is a crucial issue for adjusting the volume of excision and for avoiding local recurrences, although the precise definition of an adequate margins width remains controversial. Moreover, other factors such as the biological behaviour of the tumor and subsequent proper systemi...

We describe a novel method using electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) without dye marking to perform vectorial localization for an impalpable peripheral lesion in the right lower lobe during diagnostic surgical resection in a 52-year-old woman. After the ENB registration process, the anesthetist changed the single-lumen endotracheal tube to a double-lumen endobronchial tube. Guided by ...

in wireless sensor networks (wsns), localization algorithms could be range-based or range-free. the approximate point in triangle (apit) is a range-free approach. we propose modification of the apit algorithm and refer as modified-apit. we select suitable triangles with appropriate distance between anchors to reduce pit test errors (edge effect and non-uniform placement of neighbours) in apit a...

background: bilateral neck exploration is the gold standard for parathyroid adenoma localization in primary hyperparathyroidism. but surgeons do not have adequate experience for accurate surgical exploration and new methods are developed for surgery like unilateral exploration and minimally invasive surgery, thus, preoperative localization could reduces time and stress in surgical performance. ...