Digital Video Capture and Synchronous Consultation in Open Surgery

Digital imaging and recent advances in computer software and hardware provide the medical industry with a new technology for archiving photos without film and assessing patients' expectations before surgery to make sure patients receive the results they expect. Hardware advances such as the instant-access digital video capture board, advanced digital video/still cameras, and dual Pentium processors allow complex photos to be manipulated quickly so that doctors can point out subtle changes in a patient's image and realistically create end results on a screen before beginning a surgical procedure, allowing the doctor to bring the client's expectations in line with real surgical potential. Other advantages of digital imaging over traditional photography and sketching include the elimination of photo degradation over time, a lessened need for printing with the use of an on-screen image, and a limitless file room for photo storage.

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Video real-time imaging of artificial membranes during freeze-drying by cryo-electron microscopy

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s042482010010216x ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 46 ◽

pp. 16-17

Author(s):

Alan S. Rudolph ◽

Ronald R. Price

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Self Assembly ◽

Freeze Drying ◽

Video Capture ◽

Drying Process ◽

Artificial Membranes ◽

The Past ◽

Cryo Electron Microscopy ◽

Spherical Structures ◽

Capture Techniques

We have employed cryoelectron microscopy to visualize events that occur during the freeze-drying of artificial membranes by employing real time video capture techniques. Artificial membranes or liposomes which are spherical structures within internal aqueous space are stabilized by water which provides the driving force for spontaneous self-assembly of these structures. Previous assays of damage to these structures which are induced by freeze drying reveal that the two principal deleterious events that occur are 1) fusion of liposomes and 2) leakage of contents trapped within the liposome [1]. In the past the only way to access these events was to examine the liposomes following the dehydration event. This technique allows the event to be monitored in real time as the liposomes destabilize and as water is sublimed at cryo temperatures in the vacuum of the microscope. The method by which liposomes are compromised by freeze-drying are largely unknown. This technique has shown that cryo-protectants such as glycerol and carbohydrates are able to maintain liposomal structure throughout the drying process.

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Current Issues: Advanced Digital Technology for Supervising Graduate Clinicians

Perspectives on Administration and Supervision ◽

10.1044/aas20.1.9 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 9-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Glenn Tellis ◽

Lori Cimino ◽

Jennifer Alberti

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Digital Technology ◽

Clinical Training ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Clinical Skills ◽

Slow Motion ◽

Video Capture ◽

Microsoft Excel ◽

Clinical Supervisors ◽

Training And Supervision

Abstract The purpose of this article is to provide clinical supervisors with information pertaining to state-of-the-art clinic observation technology. We use a novel video-capture technology, the Landro Play Analyzer, to supervise clinical sessions as well as to train students to improve their clinical skills. We can observe four clinical sessions simultaneously from a central observation center. In addition, speech samples can be analyzed in real-time; saved on a CD, DVD, or flash/jump drive; viewed in slow motion; paused; and analyzed with Microsoft Excel. Procedures for applying the technology for clinical training and supervision will be discussed.

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48: Single Center Comparison of Laparoscopic and Open Surgery for Adrenal Pheochromocytoma

The Journal of Urology ◽

10.1016/s0022-5347(18)30313-6 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 177 (4S) ◽

pp. 17-17

Author(s):

Monish Aron ◽

Georges-Pascal Haber ◽

Jose R. Colombo ◽

Troy R. Gianduzzo ◽

Jason M. Hafron ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Open Surgery ◽

Single Center ◽

Adrenal Pheochromocytoma

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Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer aneurysm of the innominate artery

VASA ◽

10.1024/0301-1526.38.3.263 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 38 (3) ◽

pp. 263-266 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yuan ◽

Tager

Keyword(s):

Conservative Treatment ◽

Thoracic Aorta ◽

Open Surgery ◽

Innominate Artery ◽

Ruptured Aneurysm ◽

Descending Thoracic Aorta ◽

Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer ◽

Descending Aorta

Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the aorta is uncommon, and usually develops in the descending thoracic aorta. Rarely this condition involves the branch vessels of the aorta. We report a case of ruptured aneurysm of the innominate artery resulting from penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer. Open surgery was the treatment of choice for the ruptured aneurysm, while conservative treatment was recommended for the associated penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers of the descending aorta.

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Treatment of an asymptomatic penetrating aortic ulcer in a young patient

VASA ◽

10.1024/0301-1526/a000024 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 175-179

Author(s):

Hakimi ◽

Geisbüsch ◽

Gross ◽

Hyhlik-Dürr ◽

Hausser ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Connective Tissue ◽

Aortic Arch ◽

Open Surgery ◽

Open Repair ◽

Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair ◽

Concomitant Disease ◽

Connective Tissue Disorders ◽

Penetrating Aortic Ulcer ◽

Pathological Analysis

We want to report and discuss the indication for open surgery for an asymptomatic penetrating aortic ulcer (PAU) in the era of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). A 31-year-old female presented with the diagnosis of an aneurysm in the distal aortic arch. With respect to the patients young age, the controversial status of connective tissue disorders and in the absence of concomitant disease, open repair was indicated. There was no proof of a mycotic plaque or connective tissue disease in the microbiological-, pathological analysis and at electron-microscopy. The patient was discharged on the thirteenth postoperative day. In spite of good preliminary results of TEVAR in PAU, in selective cases there is still an indication for open surgery.

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