Recent Advances in Endoscopy and Robotic Surgery
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Diagnosis and Prognosis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 115
Special Issue Editors
Interests: medical image analysis; surgical data science; multimodal AI; robotic surgery; embodied AI
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Interests: biomedical robotics and intelligent machines; continuum actuators and machines; soft flexible actuators and sensors; medical mechatronics; multisensory perception for actuations; learning and control in image-guided procedures; deployable motion generation; actuator compliance modulation/sensing; cooperative and context-aware sensors/actuators/machines in human environments
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in endoscopy and robotic surgery are reshaping modern diagnostics and minimally invasive therapy, enabling earlier detection, higher procedural precision, and improved patient recovery. These innovations increasingly combine high-definition and molecular imaging, computer-aided detection, surgical navigation, and intelligent robotic platforms to support complex gastrointestinal and oncologic procedures with enhanced dexterity and safety.
This Special Issue of Diagnostics, “Recent Advances in Endoscopy and Robotic Surgery”, aims to gather clinicians, engineers, and translational researchers to present clinically grounded technologies and evidence that advance diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic outcomes in real-world settings. We welcome original research and reviews spanning device design, sensing and estimation, imaging and AI-assisted interpretation, workflow integration, clinical validation, and patient-centered outcomes across relevant specialties.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Advanced endoscopic imaging modalities;
- Computer-aided detection and diagnosis;
- AI-assisted risk assessment and surveillance;
- Endoscopy in cancer and inflammatory diseases;
- Quantitative endoscopic image biomarkers;
- Robot-assisted surgery and surgical data science;
- Robotic and flexible endoscopic systems;
- Intraoperative navigation and 3D reconstruction;
- Simulation, training, and competence assessment;
- Human-robot interaction;
- Prospective or multicenter clinical studies.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Long Bai
Prof. Dr. Hongliang Ren
Guest Editors
Dr. Yanan Wu
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- endoscopy
- medical imaging
- medical image analysis
- computer-aided diagnosis
- clinical validation
- cancer detection
- inflammatory disease
- robotic surgery
- endoscopic surgery
- surgical data science
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