Deck 7: Information Technology in Surgerythe Cutting Edge

Question 1

_______________ is a computer-controlled,image-directed robot that performs its hip replacements.The FDA approved it in 2008.

A)HIPDOC
B)ROBODOC
C)AESOP
D)ZEUS

Answer 1

ROBODOC

Question 2

________________ is a robot that can be clamped on a patient's back.Doctors take a picture of where the spine surgery will take place and a computer plans the robot's path.

A)BackRobot
B)SpineHelper
C)SURGIman
D)SpineAssist

Answer 2

SpineAssist

Question 3

_________________ using light energy can be used in surgery to cut,vaporize tumors,and seal small blood vessels.

A)Lasers
B)Lights
C)Knives
D)None of the above

Answer 3

Lasers

Question 4

With _____________ reality technology,the computer can create simulations and an environment that seems real,but is NOT.

A)augmented
B)virtual
C)simulated
D)None of the above

Question 5

One form of minimally invasive robotic surgery is called ________ surgery.It does NOT require incisions.It is also called natural orifice surgery.

Question 6

The earliest use of a robot in surgery was in hip replacement operations,using the robot called _______________.

Question 7

_______________ is surgery performed through small incisions.

Question 8

Most minimally invasive procedures are done using a/an _______________-a thin tube,which can be connected to a minuscule camera.

Question 9

Currently in clinical trials __________Cardiovascular Valve Repair System is being used for the treatment of mitral valve regurgitation.

A)CoreValve
B)ValveRepair
C)AValve
D)Evalve

Question 10

________________ is an eye surgery that uses lasers to correct vision by changing the shape of the cornea.

A)EYELSIK
B)CORNEASLIK
C)LASIK
D)None of the above

Question 11

________ is a robotic surgical system,which will make possible minimally invasive microsurgery.It has three interactive robotic arms,one of which holds the endoscope,whereas the other two manipulate the surgical instruments.

A)HIPDOC
B)ROBODOC
C)AESOP
D)ZEUS

Question 12

______________ or telepresence surgery performed by robotic devices controlled by surgeons at another site has been successfully performed.

A)Distance
B)Virtual
C)Augmented
D)None of the above

Question 13

In the ____________________,images from all sources will be integrated and available to surgeons and other personnel displayed on one central screen.

A)new operating room
B)computer operating room
C)operating room of the future
D)None of the above

Question 14

Distance (or _______________)surgery performed by robotic devices controlled by surgeons at another site has been successfully performed.

Question 15

One form of minimally invasive robotic surgery is called ___________________ surgery.It does NOT require incisions.It is also called natural orifice surgery.

A)augmented
B)virtual
C)simulated
D)endoluminal

Question 16

Much computer-aided surgery is ______________ invasive,performing surgery through small incisions.

A)maximally
B)middling
C)minimally
D)None of the above

Question 17

The surgeon does NOT look at the patient;instead,he or she looks at a monitor on which is projected a picture of the patient.Thus,much computer-assisted surgery is said to be _______________-directed.

A)picture
B)image
C)graphically
D)None of the above

Question 18

____________ is used as an assistant in endoscopic procedures.It holds and moves the endoscope under the direction of the surgeon.

A)HIPDOC
B)ROBODOC
C)AESOP
D)ZEUS

Question 19

Most minimally invasive procedures are done using a/an __________________-a thin tube,which can be connected to a minuscule camera.It projects an image of the surgical site onto a monitor.

A)camerascope
B)SurgiScope
C)endoscope
D)None of the above

Question 20

________________ is a series of NASA missions in which groups of scientists live in Aquarius.

A)NIMO
B)NEEMO
C)CAPTainNemo
D)None of the above

Question 21

_______________ is a robot developed to perform stereotactic neurosurgical procedures.

Question 22

With _______________ technology,the computer can create an environment that seems real,but is NOT.

Question 23

Through a combination of hardware and software,a _______________ may be able to "see" via video devices and to "hear" through microphones using speech-recognition software.

Question 24

Because much computer-assisted surgery is image-guided,software has been developed that enhances what the surgeon sees.This kind of surgery is called ________________ surgery.It makes use of computer-generated imagery to provide the surgeon with information that otherwise would be unavailable.

Question 25

Computer-assisted surgical planning involves the use of ____________________ technology to provide surgeons with realistic accurate models on which to teach surgery and plan and practice operations.

Question 26

_______________ is system software required to connect the operating room hardware into a network that a surgeon can control with voice commands.

Question 27

_________________ disease has been treated with minimally invasive techniques for many years.

Question 28

Much computer-assisted surgery is said to be _______________-directed;the surgeon looks at a monitor,NOT directly at the surgical field.

Question 29

Telepresence surgery (distance surgery)was first developed by _______________.

Question 30

Minimally invasive heart surgery is now (2011)in clinical trials at 40 sites in the United States.It uses a device called ___________________,which is made of a special alloy and heart material from a pig.