"Robotics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The application of electronic, computerized control systems to mechanical devices designed to perform human functions. Formerly restricted to industry, but nowadays applied to artificial organs controlled by bionic (bioelectronic) devices, like automated insulin pumps and other prostheses.
| Descriptor ID |
D012371
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.671.293.643 J01.897.104.834 L01.224.050.375.630
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| Concept/Terms |
Soft Robotics- Soft Robotics
- Robotic, Soft
- Robotics, Soft
- Soft Robotic
Remote Operations (Robotics)- Remote Operations (Robotics)
- Operation, Remote (Robotics)
- Operations, Remote (Robotics)
- Remote Operation (Robotics)
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Robotics" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of a Smoking Cessation Program on Sexual Function Recovery Following Robotic Prostatectomy at Kaiser Permanente Southern California. Perm J. 2017; 21:16-138.
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Factors associated with adoption of robotic surgical technology in US hospitals and relationship to radical prostatectomy procedure volume. Ann Surg. 2014 Jan; 259(1):1-6.
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Impact of median lobe anatomy: does its presence affect surgical margin rates during robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy? J Endourol. 2012 May; 26(5):457-60.