Exam 5: Information Technology in Surgery-The Cutting Edge

In the ________, images from all sources will be integrated and available to surgeons and other personnel displayed on one central screen.

Distance (or ________) surgery performed by robotic devices controlled by surgeons at another site has been successfully performed.

________ is an eye surgery that uses lasers to correct vision by changing the shape of the cornea.

________ disease has been treated with minimally invasive techniques for many years.

________ using light energy can be used in surgery to cut, vaporize tumors, and seal small blood vessels.

Much computer-assisted surgery is said to be ________-directed; the surgeon looks at a monitor, not directly at the surgical field.

________ is used as an assistant in endoscopic procedures. It holds and moves the endoscope under the direction of the surgeon.

________ works with objects "on the scale of atoms and molecules....A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter," that is, 1/75,000 of a human hair. It holds promise in regenerative medicine.

In computer-assisted surgery, the surgeon does not look at the patient; instead, he or she looks at a monitor on which is projected a picture of the patient. Thus, much computer-assisted surgery is said to be ________ directed.

Much computer-aided surgery is ________ invasive, performing surgery through small incisions.

In 2016, ________ was the first robot to operate on living soft tissue by itself.

Most minimally invasive procedures are done using a/an ________-a thin tube, which can be connected to a minuscule camera. It projects an image of the surgical site onto a monitor.

________ is a robot developed to perform stereotactic neurosurgical procedures.

________ is a series of NASA missions in which groups of scientists live in Aquarius.

Through a combination of hardware and software, a ________ may be able to "see" via video devices and to "hear" through microphones using speech-recognition software.

One form of minimally invasive robotic surgery is called ________ surgery. It does not require incisions. It is also called natural orifice surgery.

Computer-assisted surgical planning involves the use of ________ technology to provide surgeons with realistic accurate models on which to teach surgery and plan and practice operations.

With ________ reality technology, the computer can create simulations and an environment that seems real, but is not.

________ is system software required to connect the operating room hardware into a network that a surgeon can control with voice commands.

Most minimally invasive procedures are done using a/an ________-a thin tube, which can be connected to a minuscule camera.