New imaging system and artificial intelligence algorithm accurately identify brain tumors
Published in Nature Medicine on January 6, the study examined the diagnostic accuracy of brain tumor image…
surgery
Healing power of honey
Layering minute amounts of Manuka honey between layers of surgical mesh acts as a natural…
Building a better breast with eye-tracking technology
What makes the female breast attractive? The answer is subjective, of course. But studies using…
Tendon stem cells could revolutionize injury recovery
The buildup of scar tissue makes recovery from torn rotator cuffs, jumper’s knee, and other…
Keep organs cool for transplantation
Rapid cooling of animal and human donor hearts may decrease accumulation of a chemical that…
3D virtual reality models help yield better surgical outcomes
A UCLA-led study has found that using three-dimensional virtual reality models to prepare for kidney…
A ‘super-cool’ method for improving donated liver preservation
A new method for super-cooling human donor livers to subzero centigrade temperatures without freezing can…
‘MasSpec Pen’ for accurate cancer detection during surgery
A major challenge for cancer surgeons is to determine exactly where a tumor starts and…
Surgery simulators are key to assessment of trainees
Machine learning-guided virtual reality simulators can help neurosurgeons develop the skills they need before they…