• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.14-20
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• 2016

Purpose: Early diagnosis of gastric cancer is still the exception in Western countries. In the East, as in Japan and Korea, this disease is an endemic disorder. More conservative surgical procedures are frequently performed in early gastric cancer cases in these countries where sentinel lymph node navigation surgery is becoming a safe option for some patients. This study aims to evaluate preliminary outcomes of patients with early gastric cancer who underwent sentinel node navigation surgeries in Brazil, a country with non-endemic gastric cancer levels. Materials and Methods: From September 2008 to March 2014, 14 out of 205 gastric cancer patients underwent sentinel lymph node navigation surgeries, which were performed using intraoperative, endoscopic, and peritumoral injection of patent blue dye. Results: Antrectomies with Billroth I gastroduodenostomies were performed in seven patients with distal tumors. The other seven patients underwent wedge resections. Sentinel basin resections were performed in four patients, and lymphadenectomies were extended to stations 7, 8, and 9 in the other 10. Two patients received false-negative results from sentinel node biopsies, and one of those patients had micrometastasis. There was one postoperative death from liver failure in a cirrhotic patient. Another cirrhotic patient died after two years without recurrence of gastric cancer, also from liver failure. All other patients were followed-up for 13 to 79 months with no evidence of recurrence. Conclusions: Sentinel lymph node navigation surgery appears to be a safe procedure in a country with non-endemic levels of gastric cancer.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.139-145
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• 2023

의사가 병원에서 환자를 진찰할 때 의사는 환자의 상태를 직접 확인하고 환자와의 대화를 통해 대면 진단을 한다. 그러나 의사가 환자를 직접 진료하기 어려운 경우가 많다. 최근에는 여러 유형의 원격 의료 시스템이 개발되었다. 그러나 현존하는 많은 시스템이 심장질환, 목상태, 피부상태, 귀의 내부상태 등을 관찰할 수 있는 능력이 부족하다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위하여 본 논문에서는 환자의 육안 검사와 청진이 가능하도록 실내에서 자율주행이 가능한 대화형 원격진료 로봇 시스템을 개발한다. 개발된 로봇은 WebRTC 플랫폼을 통해 원격 제어가 가능하도록 다관절 로봇팔을 이용해 의사의 관찰 하에 환자에게 다가가 환자의 상태를 확인할 수 있다. 환자로부터 원격으로 얻은 영상 정보, 음성 정보, 환자의 심음 및 기타 데이터를 WebRTC 플랫폼을 통해 의사에게 전송할 수 있다. 개발된 시스템은 의사가 참석할 수 없는 다양한 장소에 적용이 가능하다.

• Journal of International Society for Simulation Surgery
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.41-44
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• 2014

The aim of this report is showing the case that we could give exact navigation of perigastric vessels for gastrectomy with 3D CTA. A 74-year-old male patient visited hospital with gastric cancer. Early gastric cancer, type IIb was found at stomach antrum great curvature side. Before surgery, he underwent 3D CT angiography. 3D volume rendering images and MIP images were made by post processing. He had replaced Lt. hepatic artery arising from Lt. gastric artery. Surgeon could get patient's specific vascular anatomy before surgery including surgically relevant anatomical distance and direction and could finish gastrectomy within 4 hours and just 53ml blood loss.

• Journal of International Society for Simulation Surgery
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.74-76
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• 2016

Computer-aided navigation system is helpful in maxillofacial surgery with real time instrument positioning and clear anatomic identification. Generally, completely impacted tooth extraction surgery have e high risk by iatrogenic injury such as, adjacent tooth injury, normal anatomical structure injury. This case report describes performing extraction of impacted supernumerary teeth on anterior maxilla by using the navigation system in a 15 years old male patient.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.64-68
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• 2020

The coexistence of craniofacial cleft and bilateral choanal atresia has only been reported in three cases in the literature, and only one of those cases involved a Tessier number 3 facial cleft. It is also rare for bilateral choanal atresia to be found in adulthood, with 10 previous cases reported in the literature. This report presents the case of a 19-year-old woman with a Tessier number 3 facial cleft who was diagnosed with bilateral choanal atresia in adulthood. At first, the diagnosis of bilateral choanal atresia was missed and septoplasty was performed. After septoplasty, the patient's symptoms did not improve, and an endoscopic examination revealed previously unnoticed bilateral choanal atresia. Computed tomography showed left membranous atresia and right bony atresia. The patient underwent an operation for opening and widening of the left choana with an image-guided navigation system (IGNS), which enabled accurate localization of the lesion while ensuring patient safety. Postoperatively, the patient became able to engage in nasal breathing and reported that it was easier for her to breathe, and there were no signs of restenosis at a 26-month follow-up. The patient was successfully treated with an IGNS.

• Journal of International Society for Simulation Surgery
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.83-86
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• 2015

Recently, computer-assisted surgery is popular for performing well-planned operations. Computer-aided navigation system is helpful in maxillofacial surgery with real time instrument positioning and clear anatomic identification. Generally, segmental mandibulectomy and reconstruction flap surgery have done by extra-oral approach such as, submandibular approach. This case report describes performing intra-oral segmental mandibulectomy and reconstruction with monocortical deep circumflex iliac artery (DCIA) flap and CT guided implant surgery by using computer-aided surgical guide and navigation for managing ameloblastoma in a 31 years old female patient.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2014

Objective : Two-dimensional fluoroscopy-based computerized navigation for the placement of pedicle screws offers the advantage of using stored patient-specific imaging data in providing real-time guidance during screw placement. The study aimed to describe the accuracy and reliability of a fluoroscopy-based navigation system for pedicle screw insertion. Methods : A total of 477 pedicle screws were inserted in the lower back of 96 consecutive patients between October 2007 and June 2012 using fluoroscopy-based computer-assisted surgery. The accuracy of screw placement was evaluated using a sophisticated computed tomography protocol. Results : Of the 477 pedicle screws, 461 (96.7%) were judged to be inserted correctly. Frank screw misplacement [16 screws (3.3%)] was observed in 15 patients. Of these, 8 were classified as minimally misplaced (${\leq}2mm$); 3, as moderately misplaced (2.1-4 mm); and 5, as severely misplaced (>4 mm). No complications, including nerve root injury, cerebrospinal fluid leakage, or internal organ injury, were observed in any of the patients. Conclusion : The accuracy of pedicle screw placement using a fluoroscopy-based computer navigation system was observed to be superior to that obtained with conventional techniques.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국컴퓨터정보학회 2014년도 제49차 동계학술대회논문집 22권1호
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• pp.409-412
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 환자가 실내 측위 기술과 스마트폰을 이용하여 대형 병원의 내부에서 진료 동선을 스스로 찾아갈 수 있도록 하는데 도움을 주는 네비게이션 모델을 제안한다. 정보기술의 비약적인 발전과 함께 실내 측위 기술을 결합한 스마트폰의 위치기반 어플리케이션들이 각광 받게 되었다. 또한, 실내 측위와 관련된 응용 서비스도 새로이 창출되어 점차 이에 대한 관심과 그 정확성을 높이기 위한 연구들이 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 기존의 실내측위 기법들 중 가장 보편적인 것은 Wi-Fi 신호를 이용 하는 삼각측량 기법으로 초기 구축비용이 저렴하며 서비스 제공 가능 범위가 넓어 본 논문에서 다루고자 하는 장소인 병원의 특성에 알맞다. 따라서 본 모델은 Wi-Fi를 이용하여 사용자의 정확한 위치를 추정하고 진료 프로세스에 따라 경로를 안내를 해주는 네비게이션 서비스를 제공한다. 이를 통하여 환자에게는 진료를 위한 효율적인 동선을 제공함과 동시에 대형 병원에서는 인적, 물적 낭비를 줄이는데 도움이 되고자 한다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2022

Purpose: This report presents the first known use of a rigid endoscope with augmented reality technology for the removal of an odontogenic cyst that penetrated the maxillary sinus and illustrates its practical use in a patient. Materials and Methods: In the preoperative period, cone-beam computed tomography was performed in a specially designed marker holder frame, and the contours of the cyst and the nearest anatomical formations were segmented in the 3D Slicer program. During the operation, a marker was installed on the patient's head, as well as on the tip of the endoscope, which made it possible to visualize the mass and the movement of the endoscope. The surgical intervention was performed with the support of augmented reality in HoloLens glasses (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, USA). Results: The use of this technology improved the accuracy of surgical manipulations, reduced operational risks, and shortened the time of surgery and the rehabilitation period. Conclusion: With the help of modern technologies, a navigation system was created that helped to track the position of the endoscope in mixed reality in real time, as well as to fully visualize anatomical formations.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.282-288
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• 2010

Surgery with the computer navigation system can make it possible to identify important anatomical structures which are difficult to be confirmed with the naked eye in the operation, and has extended their applications in various surgical fields. The head and neck surgery especially requires detailed anatomical knowledges and these knowledges have influences on postoperative functions and esthetics of a patient. In the orthognathic surgery, we should take osteotomies in the precise locations of the jawbones and move segments to the intended positions. There are so many important anatomical structures around the osteotomy-sites in the orthognathic surgery that the prevention of damage to these structures to obtain satisfactory results without any complication. There are vessels of the pterygoid plexus posterior to the pterygoid plate in the maxilla and the mandibular nerve enters the mandibluar foramen in the mandibular ramus. These locations should be confirmed perioperatively to avoid any injury to these structures. The navigation-assisted surgery may be helpful for this purpose. We performed navigational orthognathic surgeries with preoperative CT images and obtained satisfactory results. The osteotomy was performed in the proper location and damaging the surrounding important anatomical structures was avoided by keeping the saw away from them with the real-time navigation. It may be required to develop proper devices and protocols for the navigation-assisted orthognathic surgery.