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Chapter and Conference Paper
Method for End Time Prediction of Brain Tumor Resections Using Analysis of Surgical Navigation Information and Tumor Size Characteristics
The rapid development in science and technology in recent years has led to corresponding developments in medical technology. At the same time, however, surgical treatments and procedures are complicated by a v...
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Article
Development of an articulating ultrasonically activated device for laparoscopic surgery
Ultrasonically activated devices (USADs) offer excellent coagulating dissection performance and are broadly used, particularly in endoscopic operations. Traditional USADs, however, have fixed linear shape and ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Intraoperative Local Demarcation System of Brain Tumor Based on 5-Aminolaevulinic Acid Induced Porphyrin Fluorescence
A lightweight intraoperative spectrum measurement system for 5-ALA induced PpIX fluorescence was developed. The developed system includes a semiconductor LASER for excitation light (output light wavelength: 40...
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Comparison of polymerase chain reaction methods for the detection of Theileria equi infection using whole blood compared with pre-extracted DNA samples as PCR templates
Rapid, efficient, and reproducible procedures for isolating DNA before PCR gene amplification are essential for the diagnosis of piroplasms. In this study, we evaluated the ease and reliability of detecting Theil...
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Chapter
Usefulness of intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging for glioma surgery
Background. Radical resection of gliomas can increase patient’ s survival. There is known concern, however, that aggressive tumour removal can result in neurological morbidity. The objective...
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Article
A new concept of three-dimensional endoscope for endoscopic surgery
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Article
A huge congenital arachnoid cyst in a rheumatoid arthritis patient
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Open MRI compatible HivisCAS video microscope system for neurosurgery
We are develo** a video microscope system “HivisCAS (High Definition Visual Computer Aided Surgery system)”, which guides the surgeon by enhancing the live microscope image with superimposed computer graphic...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A dual-view endoscope with image shift
We present a new endoscopic system that provides two different views simultaneously, one is a wide view (120 degrees) and the other is a zoomed view with image-shift mechanism. A Porro prism (II) is used to sh...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A New Approach to the Control of Central Deafferentation Pain—Spinal Intrathecal Baclofen
We investigated the short-term effects of an intrathecal bolus injection of baclofen on central pain due to stroke or spinal cord injury. Pain relief was obtained in 64% of the patients. The effects developed ...
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A cationic surfactant is bound to poly(vinylpyrrolidone) in high pH media
Interaction of tetradecylpyridinium bromide with poly(vinylpyrrolidone) was studied by use of an electrode sensitive to the cationic surfactant. In a neutral medium, there was no sign of interaction: potentiom...
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Article
A Method for evaluating limiting drawing ratios
Sufficient data have now been generated to assess the influence of material, process, and tooling variables on the limiting drawing ratio, when deep drawing cylindrical cups from circular blanks. The influence...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
An Ultrasound-Guided Stereotactic Apparatus for Intracranial Mass Lesions
One of disadvantages of conventional stereotactic operation for intracranial mass lesions is that it is basically a blind procedure even if the operation is performed in a gantry of a CT scan. High resolution ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Bilateral Versus Unilateral Percutaneous High Cervical Cordotomy as a Surgical Method of Pain Relief
The present report is concerned with the results of bilateral percutaneous high cervical cordotomy (60 patients) compared with those of unilateral cordotomy (161 patients). The result of pain releif is classif...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Short Latency Somatosensory-Evoked Potentials—Direct Recording from the Human Midbrain and Thalamus
Short latency somatosensory-evoked potentials were recorded from the human thalamus and the midbrain during stereotactic operations. Several subcomponents were recognized on the peak of N 18. These were record...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Surgical Treatment of Hypertensive Intracerebral Haematoma by CT-guided Stereotactic Surgery
Ninety consecutive cases of hypertensive intracerebral haematoma were treated with CT guided stereotactic evacuation. The patients were composed of 61 males and 29 females, ranging from 42 to 87 years old. The...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Rostral Mesencephalic Reticulotomy for Pain Relief Report of 15 Cases
Rostral mesencephalic reticulotomy was performed for relief of intractable pain in 15 patients. The target was 14 mm posterior to the midpoint of the AC-PC line, 5 mm below the AC-PC line and 5 mm lateral from...
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Article
Light and electron microscopic investigation of ATPase activity in musculature during anuran tail resorption
The histochemical activity of adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) was studied at light and electron microscopic levels in larval tail musculature of Rana catesbeiana and Rana ornativentris during late metamorphic s...
