Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, and Cancer Surgery
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Methods and Technologies Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 115
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The landscape of cancer surgery has already been transformed by robotics, offering unprecedented technical precision, minimally invasive approaches, efficiency, and short-term outcomes in the treatment of solid organ cancers. The promise of AI includes enhancing diagnostic accuracy through machine learning algorithms, better surgical planning with virtual/augmented models and predictive analytics, and a potential future of real-time intraoperative AI guidance of robotic platforms. The integration of AI into robotics has the potential to elevate the above-mentioned capabilities, potentially leading to individualized operations tailored to the unique biological characteristics of each patient's cancer.
We invite contributions that cover the following:
- The latest developments in AI algorithms specifically designed for cancer surgery, including image recognition, predictive models for surgical outcomes, and intraoperative decision-making tools.
- Innovations in robotic surgical systems, focusing on their application in oncological procedures, from minimally invasive techniques to complex multi-organ surgeries.
- Clinical studies that assess the efficacy, safety, and patient outcomes of AI and/or robotic approaches.
- Ethical considerations, regulatory challenges, and the socio-economic impacts of adopting AI and robotics in cancer care. What are the implications for patient privacy and data security? How do we maintain the human touch in an increasingly automated field?
- Reviews or analyses on how AI and robotics are shaping professional training, surgical education, and the future workforce in oncology.
This Special Issue seeks to not only highlight the technological breakthroughs but also to foster a much-needed discussion around the integration of these technologies into clinical practice. We encourage submissions from researchers, clinicians, engineers, ethicists, and policymakers to contribute to a holistic understanding of this rapidly evolving field.
Through this collection of works, we aim to provide a comprehensive snapshot of where we stand and where we are headed in AI, robotics, and cancer surgery.
Dr. Zaid M. Abdelsattar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cancer surgery
- artificial intelligence
- robotics surgery
- surgical outcome
- decision-making
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