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Jul 2026
Automatic recognition of anatomical structures and surgical phases in robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) using deep learning: a retrospective cohort study.
BACKGROUND Curative treatment of resectable esophageal cancer comprises neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and esophagectomy. Robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) is the preferred technique; however, learning RAMIE is challenging due to the complex chest anatomy, patient positioning and zoomed-in camera v...
Romy C. van Jaarsveld, Yiping Li, Ronald de Jong et al.
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