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SUMMARY:Digital Twin Assisted Surgery: The Future of Kidney Cancer Surgery
  - Justicia Kyeremeh (University of Cambridge)
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DESCRIPTION:\nIn the UK\, kidney cancer is the 7th most common cancer in a
 dults. Approximately 13\,300 new cases of kidney cancer were diagnosed in 
 2020. The incidence rate has increased by around 75% since the early 1990s
 . The primary focus of surgery in localized kidney cancer is to achieve a 
 complete cure by removing the tumour\, while also considering the preserva
 tion of renal function. Nephron sparing surgery (NSS) or partial nephrecto
 my (PN) is the current gold standard surgical treatment for small renal ma
 sses. Robotic surgery has provided a minimally invasive platform for surge
 ons to perform increasingly complex and larger tumours with excellent onco
 logical and renal functional outcomes. Advances in surgical technology hav
 e definitely enhanced patient outcomes\, but there is increasing interest 
 in leveraging emerging technologies like Digital Twins (DT) to further imp
 rove precision\, safety\, and efficacy in surgical procedures. DT has attr
 acted increasing attention and is defined as a technology that creates a d
 igital replica of a physical entity using real-time data and models. In su
 rgery\, a digital twin can simulate a patient&rsquo\;s anatomy and physiol
 ogy\, offering a personalized and interactive model to guide surgeons duri
 ng operations\n
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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