# Early experience with robotic technology for thoracoscopic surgery

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/early-experience-with-robotic-technology-for-thoracoscopic-surgery/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Franca Melfi |
| Citations | 393 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s1010-7940(02)00102-1 |
| Fields | Engineering,Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2129842192 |
| PMID | 12062276 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2002 |

## Paper authors

- [Franca Melfi](https://scholariq.org/researchers/franca-melfi/)

## Paper journal

- [European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery](https://scholariq.org/journals/european-journal-of-cardio-thoracic-surgery/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/lung-cancer-diagnosis-and-treatment/)

## Paper topics

- [Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/lung-cancer-diagnosis-and-treatment/)
- [Soft Robotics and Applications](https://scholariq.org/topics/soft-robotics-and-applications/)
- [Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/pleural-and-pulmonary-diseases/)

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