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ArticleScientific reports2024

Human robotic surgery with intraoperative tissue identification using rapid evaporation ionisation mass spectrometry.

Eftychios Manoli, James Higginson, Neil Tolley, Ara Darzi, James Kinross, Burak Temelkuran, Zoltan Takats

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Palpation sensing for robotic-assisted surgery.Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Eftychios ManoliDepartment of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK.
James HigginsonDepartment of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Neil TolleyDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Ara DarziDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
James KinrossDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Burak Temelkuran *Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Zoltan Takats *Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK. z.takats@imperial.ac.uk.
Imperial College London · GBInserm · FR

Funding

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Micro-Robotics for Surgery EP/P012779
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Instantaneous, continuous, and reliable information on the molecular biology of surgical target tissue could significantly contribute to the precision, safety, and speed of the intervention. In this work, we introduced a methodology for chemical tissue identification in robotic surgery using rapid evaporative ionisation mass spectrometry. We developed a surgical aerosol evacuation system that is compatible with a robotic platform enabling consistent intraoperative sample collection and assessed the feasibility of this platform during head and neck surgical cases, using two different surgical energy devices. Our data showed specific, characteristic lipid profiles associated with the tissue type including various ceramides, glycerophospholipids, and glycerolipids, as well as different ion formation mechanisms based on the energy device used. This platform allows continuous and accurate intraoperative mass spectrometry-based identification of ablated/resected tissue and in combination with robotic registration of images, time, and anatomical positions can improve the current robot-assisted surgical platforms and guide surgical strategy.

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RoboticsRobotic Surgical ProceduresCeramidesHumansMass SpectrometryPhysical PhenomenaCeramides

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PMID38200062
PMCPMC10781715
OpenAlexW4390705120

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