surgery

Multi-Stage Robotic System for Enhanced Precision in MRI-Guided Stereotactic Neurosurgical Procedures A groundbreaking study from Zhuoliang He and colleagues at Johns Hopkins University represents a pivotal step forward in integrating robotics with intra-operative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to significantly enhance precision in stereotactic neurosurgical procedures. Published on December 10, 2023, this research introduces a novel robotic system that ingeniously combines manual dexterity with automatic fine-tuning, facilitated by soft robotics, to accurately position instruments such as biopsy needles and electrodes during brain surgeries.

J. de Ridder and colleagues conducted a study on the development and use of a neural network classifier called Sturgeon for classifying central nervous system (CNS) tumors during surgery. They have recently published their work in Nature (DOI:10.1038/s41586-023-06615-2). The team addressed the limitations of current methods for determining precise tumor types prior to surgery and explored the potential benefits of using rapid nanopore sequencing to obtain a methylation profile during surgery.