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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451329703321

Titolo

Perspective in image-guided surgery [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of the Scientific Workshop on Medical Robotics, Navigation, and Visualization : RheinAhrCampus Remagen, Germany, 11-12 March / / edited by Thorsten M. Buzug, Tim C. Lueth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; River Edge, NJ, : World Scientific Pub., c2004

ISBN

1-281-89870-8

9786611898700

981-270-267-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (536 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BuzugThorsten M. <1963->

LuethTim

Disciplina

617.05

Soggetti

Computer vision in medicine

Surgery - Data processing

Virtual reality in medicine

Robotics in medicine

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword; CONTENTS; Registration; Advanced Navigation and Motion Racking; Calibration and Accuracy Analysis; Clinical Case Studies; Simulation and Modelling; Robotic Interventions; Sensor Feed-Back Systems; Visualization and Augmented Reality; List of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The application of computer-aided planning, navigation and robotics in surgery provides significant advantages due to today's sophisticated techniques of patient-data visualization in combination with the flexibility and precision of novel robots. Robotic surgery is set to revolutionize surgical procedures. Augmented with 3D image-guidance technology these tools give finer control over sensitive movements in diseased areas and therefore allow more surgical procedures to be performed using minimally invasive techniques. This book provides an overview of new image-guided procedures in all areas



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910148781703321

Autore

Smutz Kat

Titolo

Abraham Lincoln: History in an Hour

Pubbl/distr/stampa

HarperCollins UK

ISBN

0-00-754329-8

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Musica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States, is an American icon. To many, he is a symbol of values, sacrifice and determination. Modern notions of nationalism, liberty, and constitution all owe their debt to Lincoln, as does the unity of the American states. And yet, in his own day, Lincoln was also reviled by many as a traitor, tarnished by his associations with the wrong kind of race and the wrong end of society.Charting his ascent from humble origins to the leader of the United States during its hardest democratic and ethical conflict - the American Civil War - 'Lincoln: History in an Hour' is a succinct guide to the life of a great and controversial modernizer. Having educated himself and made good as a lawyer, he embarked on a journey that would see triumph in the abolition of slavery and then tragedy in the final drama of his own assassination. From his struggles as President to his family life and roles as husband, father and friend, this is the story of one of history's greatest leaders.Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour...