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Richard M. Satava, Achille Gaspari and Nicola Di Lorenzo
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Front matter
3-16
Part I / Introduction
3-5
Overview of Emerging Technologies
7-10
Economics of New Surgical Technologies
11-16
The Scientific, Social, and Ethical Implications of Disruptive Technologies
19-71
Part II / Education and Training
19-25
The World Virtual University and the Internet: http://www.websurg.com
27-33
Virtual Reality: Objective Assessment, Education, and Training
35-46
Organizing Surgical Simulation Centers in Response to Disruptive Technologies
47-55
Ideal VR systems: Is There a “Holy Grail” in Simulation System Land?
57-71
The Medical Informatics Challenge in Surgery
75-86
Part III / Robotics and Novel Surgical Approaches
75-83
Robotics in General Surgery: Today and Tomorrow
85-86
Evolving Endoluminal Therapies
89-129
Part IV / Innovations in Surgical Instruments
89-97
Microtechnology in Surgical Devices
99-106
Innovative Instruments in Endoscopic Surgery
107-112
New Hemostatic Dissecting Forceps with a Metal Membrane Heating Element
113-121
Radiofrequency and Hepatic Tumors
123-129
Technological Innovations in Kidney and Liver Living-Donor-Related Transplantation
133-151
Part V / Bioengineering
Tissue Engineering
155-161
Part VI / Beyond the Future
Adapting to Future Technologies
163-168
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