A5068143444- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Anatomy and Medical Technology
- Soft Robotics and Applications
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Augmented Reality Applications
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Surgical Sutures and Adhesives
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Global Health and Surgery
- Infrared Thermography in Medicine
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
Delft University of Technology
2016-2025
Philips (Netherlands)
2024
Leiden University Medical Center
2003-2019
Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences
2019
University College London
2019
Wellcome Trust
2019
Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
2018
Inspire
2013-2017
Erasmus MC
2012
Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital
2012
This article is considered relevant because: 1) car driving an everyday and safety-critical task; 2) simulators are used to increasing extent for driver training (related topics: training, virtual reality, human-machine interaction); 3) the addresses relationships between performance in simulator test results--a topic those involved reality industries; 4) this provides new insights about individual differences young drivers' behaviour. Simulators being allowing possibility of collecting...
The article investigates how the difficulties caused by flexibility of endoscope shaft could be solved and to provide a categorized overview designs that potentially solution. following are discussed: paradoxical problem flexible endoscopy; NOTES or hybrid endoscopy surgery; design challenges; shaft-guidance: guiding principles; virtual track guidance; physical rigidity control; material stiffening; structural stiffening.
Alignment errors can arise during needle tip placement in deep-seated tissue structures. This lead to undesired diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes. Path correction by means of steering has been investigated scientific studies for the past decades. Several approaches exist, each them with their own strengths weaknesses. paper describes various needle-steering techniques, discusses applicability terms mechanical design choices order assess guide on-going work this research area. Included...
The Circular Economy faces a growing interest. aim of this study is to determine the feasibility circular approach towards reusing discarded hospital instruments and stainless steel waste. Secondary, aims identify if any cost savings can be realized by following instrument repair recycling approach. During 6 months SS waste from three hospitals was collected. Both as well possibilities were evaluated analyzing composition calculating percentage that could recovered turned into raw material....
The Covid-19 pandemic led to threatening shortages in healthcare of medical products such as face masks. Due this major impact on our society an initiative was conducted between March and July 2020 for reprocessing masks from 19 different hospitals. This exceptional opportunity used study the costs carbon footprint reprocessed relative new disposable aim is conduct a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) assess compare climate change disposed versus In total 18.166 high quality FFP2 were through steam...
In order to fully benefit from the functionalities of flexible endoscopes in surgery a simple shaft-guide that can be used support endoscope shaft is required. Such must during insertion into human body and rigidified when properly positioned shaft. A called 'Vacu-SL' was designed, consisting foil tube, filled with particles, by creating vacuum its tube. It expected bending stiffness loaded, Vacu-SL significantly influenced shape, hardness size filler particles used. The goal this study find...
From the clinical point of view, it is important to recognize residents' level expertise with regard basic psychomotor skills. For that reason, surgeons and surgical organizations (e.g., Acreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, ACGME) are calling assessment tools credential residents as technically competent. Currently, no method universally accepted or recommended classifying "experienced," "intermediates," "novices" according their technical abilities. This study introduces a...
Box trainers equipped with sensors may help in acquiring objective information about a trainee's performance while performing training tasks real instruments. The main aim of this study is to investigate the added value force parameters respect commonly used motion and time such as path length, volume, task time. Two new dynamic bimanual positioning were developed that not only requiring adequate control but also appropriate successful completion. Force data for these studied three groups...
Robotic needle steering requires accurate spatial information about the tip. Presumably, fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) can provide this at an appropriate update rate. We performed extensive error analysis to quantify accuracy of tip tracking with FBGs and assess suitability method for robotic steering. An FBG-based shape sensing model was determined simulations were effect design parameters on position accuracy. Inputs that investigated include wavelength measurement sensor geometry as well...
Accurate placement of the needle tip is essential in percutaneous therapies such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA) liver tumors. Use a robotic system for navigating could improve targeting accuracy. Real-time information on position needed, since deflects during insertion tissue. Needle shape can be reconstructed based strain measurements within needle. In current experiment we determined accuracy with which derived from using Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs). Three glass fibers equipped two FBGs...
Catheters are increasingly being used to tackle problems in the cardiovascular system. However, positioning precision of catheter tip is negatively affected by hysteresis. To ensure tissue damage due imprecise avoided, hysteresis be understood and compensated for. This work investigates feasibility model with a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network. A bench-top setup containing distal segment was developed for evaluation. The LSTM first tested using four groups test datasets diverse...
Myogenic response, flow-dependent dilation, and direct metabolic control are important mechanisms controlling coronary flow. A model was developed to study how these interact at different locations in the arteriolar tree evaluate their contribution autoregulatory flow control. The consists of 10 resistance compartments series, each representing parallel vessel units, with diameters determined by tone depending on either pressure [flow-dependent reduction factor (TRF ) × Tone myo ] or...