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Nov. 2, 2017—A 国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) team is developing an image guidance interface for the da Vinci robotic surgery system to make partial kidney removal a less invasive 鈥済old standard鈥 when small tumors are involved.
VISE Fall Seminar – Stephen Aylward, PhD
Oct. 31, 2017—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Stephen Aylward, PhD Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, Kitware Inc. Date:聽Thursday, November 2, 2017 Location:聽Stevenson Center 5326 Time:聽12:10 p.m. start,聽Noon lunch Title:聽 Open Science and Computer-Augmented Point-of-Care Ultrasound Abstract: Open science is a bridge between academia and industry, and it is a way...
Oct. 27, 2017—Collaboration between a mechanical engineer at 国产原创 and a pulmonologist at 国产原创 Medical Center (VUMC) has resulted in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant that will be used to develop a steerable robotic needle to safely biopsy hard-to-reach lung nodules.
Oct. 24, 2017—Picture sitting back while a robotically controlled capsule endoscope swims through your patient鈥檚 gut, or conducting an upper endoscopy and viewing the procedure on your smartphone instead of investing in a monitor. If two experimental devices presented at Digestive Disease Week 2017 pan out in clinical trials, these scenarios could become reality.
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Oct. 16, 2017—Removing part of a kidney with minimally invasive robotic surgery rather than an entire kidney when operating for smaller tumors is often best for patients from a recovery and health standpoint, but many surgeons hesitate to do so because of the complexity of the robotic partial nephrectomy procedure. Investigators with the 国产原创 Institute for Surgery...
Oct. 11, 2017—The 国产原创 School of Engineering announces the appointment of 11 new members to its full-time teaching faculty.
Oct. 11, 2017—The Nashville Mini Maker Faire, held for the first time at The Wond鈥檙y, attracted more than 4,000 visitors and 93 exhibitors 鈥 a jump in attendance of more than 50 percent and double the maker participation over 2016. At least 25 percent of the exhibits had 国产原创 ties and many of them involved students, organizations...
VISE Fall Seminar – Caroline Chung, MD
Oct. 9, 2017—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Caroline Chung, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Date:聽Thursday, October 19, 2017 Location:聽Stevenson Center 5326 Time:聽12:10 p.m. start,聽Noon lunch Title: “Personalizing radiotherapy for Cancer Care: The Next Frontier of Multidisciplinary Collaboration” Goals: 1. Review the evolution...
VISE Fall Seminar – Michael I. Miga, PhD
Sep. 28, 2017—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Michael I. Miga, PhD Harvie Branscomb Professor, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, 国产原创 Date: Thursday, October 5, 2017 Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Time: 12:10 p.m. start, Noon COFFEE & COOKIES Abstract: Being able to obtain an independent National Institutes of...
Two VISE undergraduates鈥 conference abstracts accepted as talks for SPIE Photonics West
Sep. 28, 2017—Kelsey Leeburg and Oscar Benavides will be heading to San Francisco in early 2018 to present talks for the SPIE Photonics West conference. Both students participated in the 国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) Summer Undergraduate Program and are first authors of their respective papers. Leeburg and Benavides are members of the Diagnostic Imaging...
Sep. 27, 2017—The Diagnostic Imaging and Image-Guided Interventions (DIIGI) lab is located in the 国产原创 School of Engineering and is part of the 国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) and the 国产原创 Biophotonics Center (VBC). Led by Dr. Yuankai (Kenny) Tao, our lab focuses on using light to visualize ophthalmic structures for research, diagnostic, and intraoperative...
VISE Fall Seminar – Mitch Edgeworth, MBA
Sep. 22, 2017—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Mitch Edgeworth, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, 国产原创 Hospital and Clinics Date: Thursday, October 26, 2017 Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Time: 12:10 p.m. start, Noon lunch
VISE 2017 Summer Undergraduate Program concludes with student-led seminar
Sep. 18, 2017—Eight students worked side-by-side graduate students and faculty on active research projects as part of the 国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering鈥檚 2017 Summer Undergraduate program. Students in biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science spent ten weeks in VISE labs under the supervision of a VISE affiliate faculty member. The paid program...
VISE Fall Seminar – Lola Chambless, MD
Sep. 8, 2017—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Lola Chambless, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery 国产原创 Medical Center Date: Thursday,September 21, 2017 Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Time: 12:10 p.m. start, Noon lunch Title:聽 Minimally invasive brain surgery 鈥 a field in consolidation Abstract: The concept...