Overview

Technologies now emerging will have tremendous effects on surgeons and surgical practice. This volume looks ahead 10 to 20 years to predict and illustrate these trends in detail. The book opens with an overview of disruptive technologies, and their economic, scientific, ethical and social implications. Next comes a section on the dramatic effects of online technology in surgical education: the many ways that the Internet, virtual reality and simulation technology will change training and education. A section on Robotics covers computer-guided surgery, robotics and endoluminal therapies. Innovations in the design and use of surgical instruments, including MEMS and Nanotechnology are outlined, along with new techniques for hemostatic dissection. Focusing on Bioengineering, the book reviews tissue engineering and artificial organs, genetic engineering, stem cells and delivery systems, emerging transplantation technologies and the brain-machine interface. A concluding section, entitled Beyond the Future, discusses ways of adapting to future technologies.

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Author:   Richard M. Satava ,  Achille Gaspari ,  Nicola Lorenzo
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2007 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   0.672kg
ISBN:  

9783540395997

ISBN 10:   3540395997
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   16 July 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Overview of Emerging Technologies.- Economics of New Surgical Technologies.- The Scientific, Social, and Ethical Implications of Disruptive Technologies.- Education and Training.- The World Virtual University and the Internet: http://www.websurg.com.- Virtual Reality: Objective Assessment, Education, and Training.- Organizing Surgical Simulation Centers in Response to Disruptive Technologies.- Ideal VR systems: Is There a “Holy Grail” in Simulation System Land?.- The Medical Informatics Challenge in Surgery.- Robotics and Novel Surgical Approaches.- Robotics in General Surgery: Today and Tomorrow.- Evolving Endoluminal Therapies.- Innovations in Surgical Instruments.- Microtechnology in Surgical Devices.- Innovative Instruments in Endoscopic Surgery.- New Hemostatic Dissecting Forceps with a Metal Membrane Heating Element.- Radiofrequency and Hepatic Tumors.- Technological Innovations in Kidney and Liver Living-Donor-Related Transplantation.- Bioengineering.- Tissue Engineering.- Beyond the Future.- Adapting to Future Technologies.

Reviews

.,. Many books about the technology and the future become outdated and even farcical in a short amount of time. Think about Cold War era predictions about colonizing the moon and mining on Mars at the turn of the millennium, or predictions of early computer experts that computers would be limited to government and a few large companies. The authors of this book combine future predictions with discussions about the process of change and education to make a powerful and enduring contribution to the field... (T.D. Light, University of Iowa, Doody's, December 2007)

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