Robotics is a forward-looking discipline. Attention is focused on identifying the next grand
challenges. In an applied field such as medical robotics, however, it is important to plan the …

Fluorescence-guided surgery using tumour-targeted imaging agents has emerged over the
past decade as a promising and effective method of intraoperative cancer detection. An …

Surgical resection of cancer remains an important treatment modality. Despite advances in
preoperative imaging, surgery itself is primarily guided by the surgeon's ability to locate …

Background Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging has been proven to be an
effective tool to assess anastomotic perfusion. The aim of this systematic review and meta …

Paradigm shifts in surgery arise when surgeons are empowered to perform surgery faster,
better and less expensively than current standards. Optical imaging that exploits invisible …

Near‐infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging is gaining clinical acceptance over the last years
and has been used for detection of lymph nodes, several tumor types, vital structures and …

Background Insufficient vascular supply is one of the main causes of anastomotic leak in
colorectal surgery. Intraoperative indocyanine-green (ICG) angiography has been shown to …

Background. Indocyanine green (ICG) is a dye used in medicine since the mid-1950s for a
variety of applications in in cardiology, ophthalmology, and neurosurgery; however, its …

Background Our primary objective was to demonstrate the utility and feasibility of the
intraoperative assessment of colon and rectal perfusion using fluorescence angiography …

Background Recently major developments in video imaging have been achieved: among
these, the use of high definition and 3D imaging systems, and more recently indocyanine …