Article Intro - SI on Vascular Robotics in the Era of Intelligent Surgery

The Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal Editorial Team published a Special Issue: Vascular Robotics in the Era of Intelligent Surgery

“Intelligent surgery  refers to the integration of smart technologies into surgical practice aimed at enhancing precision, safety, efficiency, and outcomes. The term started gaining traction in the 2010s when clinicians began integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning into medical imaging, robotic systems, and decision support tools.

Today, intelligent surgery typically includes advanced AI, robotic surgery systems with adaptive learning abilities, real-time intraoperative analytics, and smart operating rooms. According to one producer of digital surgical systems, their product was used in performing more than 2,683,000 procedures in 2024 alone—a 17% increase from the year before.

This issue of the Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal offers a fascinating snapshot of today’s cardiovascular care using robotics, imaging, and AI. It also provides a glimpse of the future and anticipates what will be needed to reach the next frontier of vascular intervention—advances that will require not only clinicians but engineers and researchers as well.

We extend our deepest thanks to the expert authors who have contributed their knowledge and insights, and we are especially grateful to our guest editors, Stuart Corr, PhD, and Alan Lumsden, MD, for their guidance and dedication while curating this timely issue on vascular robotics in the era of intelligent surgery."

• FROM DATA TO DECISION: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF REAL-TIME ANALYTICS AND SMART TECHNOLOGIES IN THE SURGICAL SUITE by Jacob B. Watson, MD; Carlos Quintero-Peña, PhD; Anna C. Moise, BS; Alan B. Lumsden, MD; Stuart J. Corr, PhD
• ROBOTIC SYSTEMS IN CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS: EVOLVING PLATFORMS AND THE PATH FORWARD by Srikanth Reddy Mandhumula, MSc; M. Ali Tavallaei, PhD
• ROBOTIC-ASSISTED VASCULAR SURGERY: A CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE by Jacob Watson, MD; Alan Lumsden, MD; Charudatta Bavare, MD
• TECHNICAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT IN ROBOTIC SURGERY: A REVIEW OF RECENT METHODS by Jacob L. Laughlin, BS; Lianne R. Johnson, MS; Bhargav Ghanekar, MS; Marcie K. O’Malley, PhD
• REMOTE AND TELEROBOTIC ULTRASOUND IMAGING by Wayne L. Monsky, MD, PhD; Ryan C. James, PhD; Achyuthan Unni Krishnan, MS; Stephen P. Seslar, MD, PhD
• INNOVATIONS IN MRI AND AI INTEGRATION FOR VASCULAR PLAQUE EVALUATION AND OVERVIEW OF DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUES IN PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE by Eniko Pomozi, MD; Carlos Quintero-Peña, PhD; Judit Csore, MD, PhD; Alexander Crichton, MBChB; Guangyu Wang, PhD; Christof Karmonik, PhD; Trisha Roy, MD, PhD, FRCSC
• THE FUSION OF ROBOTICS AND IMAGING: A VISION OF THE FUTURE by Carlos Quintero-Peña, PhD; Austin R. Shelton, MBE; Stuart J. Corr, PhD; Alan B. Lumsden, MD

Source: The Methodist DeBakey CV Journal 

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