Faculty Information - YOSHIMITSU Kitaro

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（Last updated : 2025-12-18 17:04:07）

YOSHIMITSU Kitaro
Department Graduate School of Medical Science, Graduate School of Medical Science

Position Assistant Professor

■ Books

1.	Chapter contribution	Deployment of Smart Cyber Operating Theater-Based Digital Operating Room to a Mobile Operating Theater, Artificial Intelligence in Surgery Recent Advances and Future 2025/08/07
2.	Translation	BIODESIGN （2nd Edition） 2022/08/01
3.	Chapter contribution	Development of scrub nurse robot (SNR) systems for laparoscopic surgery, Computer-Assisted Surgery: New Developments, Applications and Potential Hazards 2015/01
4.	Chapter contribution	MRI Based Sulcal Pattern Analysis for Diagnosis and Clinical Application in Neurosurgery, Computer Aided Surgery, Proceedings in Information and Communications Technology 2012
5.	Chapter contribution	Video Information Management System for Information Guided Neurosurgery, Computer Aided Surgery, Proceedings in Information and Communications Technology 2012
6.	Chapter contribution	Advanced Surgical Management of Gliomas: Technological Requirements, Concept of Information-guided Resection, and Clinical Results., Diagnostic Techniques and Surgical Management of Brain Tumors 2011
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■ Published papers

1.	Original article	Bridging between clinical nursing practice and robotics: which nursing tasks canbe delegated to robots? 2025/11/22
2.	Review article	Trajectory-based evaluation system for surgical proficiency: toward a spiral learning framework 2025/07/25
3.	Original article	Enhancing surgical efficiency with an automated scrub nurse robot: a focus on automatic instrument insertion. 2025/06/06
4.	Review article	Prototype of 1.5 kW wireless power supply system for operating rooms 2025/03
5.	Review article	Advancing Precision Surgery Through Intraoperative Imaging and AI Integration 2025/01
6.	Original article	Exploring the potential of service robots in guiding patients and assisting mobility in medical facilities 2024/12/17
7.	Original article	Analyzing the image quality using a quantitative index for the robotic ultrasound probe maneuver system 2024/10/14
8.	Original article	Precise Brain-shift Prediction by New Combination of W-Net Deep Learning for Neurosurgical Navigation. 2023/07/15
9.	Original article	Accident/Incident Investigation Related to Medical Equipment and Electric Wire Lines in the Hospital 2022/11/24
10.	Review article	The Practical Use Cases of Intraoperative Imaging in Surgical Operations 2022/09
11.	Review article	Practical Usecase of Remote Surgical Support Solution Utilizing 5G for Mobile Smart Cyber Operating Theater 2022/04/01
12.	Original article	Clinical Evaluation of a New Touchless Interface That Uses Hand-gestures and Voice Operation Named "Opect3D" in Cerebral Blood Vessel Cases 2020/12/25
13.	Original article	Quantitative Evaluation of Efficacy of Intraoperative Examination Monitor for Awake Surgery 2019/06
14.	Other	The Use of an Opect Optic System in Neurosurgical Practice 2018/01
15.	Review article	Development and Possibilities of ER by the Simple Panel Assembler Method at the Time of an Urgent Disaster 2015/11
16.	Other	Experience with the Investigator Initiated Trial (IIT) and Medical Engineering Human Resource Development from the Clinical Standpoint 2015/08
17.	Original article	A novel four-wire-driven robotic catheter for radio-frequency ablation treatment 2014/09
18.	Other	INFORMATION-GUIDED SURGERY USING INTRAOPERATIVE MRI AND FUNCTIONAL MAPPING FOR GLIOMAS 2014/07
19.	Other	Development and initial clinical testing of "OPECT": an innovative device for fully intangible control of the intraoperative image-displaying monitor by the surgeon. 2014/03
20.	Original article	Intelligent Operating Theater:Technical Details for Information Broadcasting and Incident Detection System 2013/01
21.	Review article	Clinical and Practical Investigation for the Intraoperative Examination Monitor for Awake Surgery (IEMAS) as a medical device 2012/10
22.	Other	Special Talk : Multiple channel information recording and analyzing system for surgical workflow analysis : System implementation and clinical application 2012/09
23.	Original article	Information-Guided surgery of Intracranial Gliomas : Overview of an Advanced intraoperative technology 2012/08
24.	Review article	Development of Medical Equipment & Regulatory Science : The Definition of the Evaluation System of the Medical by a Science of a Harmonizing Judgement and a Decision with a Society to have Taken Account of a Cost Performance 2012/05
25.	Original article	Semi-automatic Potential Risk Factor Candidate Detection using Intraoperative Video Image 2011/09
26.	Review article	Usefulness and Future Aspect of Intraoperative MRI for Neurosurgery 2011/08
27.	Original article	Wireless modification of the intraoperative examination monitor for awake surgery. 2011/06
28.	Case report	Information-guided surgical management of gliomas using low-field-strength intraoperative MRI. 2011/04
29.	Other	Construction of a hyper flame in the animal intelligent operating theater for sharing intraoperative information 2010
30.	Other	Development of modified intraoperative examination monitor for awake surgery (IEMAS) system for awake craniotomy during brain tumor resection 2010
31.	Other	Surgical strategic desk for information-guided neurosurgery 2010
32.	Original article	Development and Assesment of Real-Time Visual Recognition System for Scrub Nurse Robot 2007
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■ Academic conference presentation

1.	Robotic Instrument Grasping System with a Jamming Gripper for Oral Surgery （Speech，General） 2025/11/23
2.	Research on an AI-Based Prediction Tool to Assist Scrub Nurses in Surgery （Speech，General） 2025/11/22
3.	The classification model for people in a care facility using integrated data from a robot and the environment （Poster notice，General） 2025/09/08
4.	Human Resource Development for Clinical Value Co-Creation in Healthcare Innovation （Speech，General） 2025/08/28
5.	Modelling, AI and clinical decision making in the OR of the future （Speech，Special/Invited Lecture） 2025/06/17
6.	Demonstrating Telemedicine in Surgical Care With a Mobile Treatment Unit and 5G. （Poster notice，General） 2025/05/03
7.	The Implementation and Effectiveness of Mobile Smart Cyber Operation Theater and Telemedicine Support Utilizing 5G （Speech，General） 2025/03/07
8.	Motion analysis method using skeletal data of the elderly people during physical exercise （Speech，General） 2025/03/03
9.	Classification of Oral Cancer and Leukoplakia Using Oral Images and Deep Learning with Multi-Scale Random Crop Self-Training （Speech，General） 2025/02/23
10.	Demonstrating telemedicine in surgical care with a mobile treatment unit and 5G (Vol. 1): A Focus on the Role of Nurses （Poster notice，General） 2025/02/14
11.	Demonstrating telemedicine in surgical care with a mobile treatment unit and 5G（Vol.2）: Discussion on future education to improve nurses' patient observation skills （Poster notice，General） 2025/02/14
12.	Investigating the Role of Advanced Medical Vehicle and 5G Technology in Enhancing Telemedicine Services （Speech，General） 2024/11/09
13.	Ultrasound Robotic System with Hand Detachable Mechanism for Humanoid Robot （Speech，General） 2024/09/27
14.	Bridging between clinical nursing practice and robotics: Which nursing tasks can be transferred to robots? （Poster notice，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Other)） 2024/05/17
15.	Brain Function Location Estimate Method using a Standard Brain Model Integrated with Information from Previous Cases in Awake Surgery for Glioma （Speech，General） 2023/12/03
16.	Medical-Engineering Collaboration for Social Implementation of Intraoperative MRI ―Focus on Insurance Coverage― （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Applied)） 2023/12/01
17.	Observation of the elderly people’s reaction to the smart robot functions for interacting with people （General） 2023/09/19
18.	Automated Surgical Procedure Capture and Analysis System for Surgical Performance Evaluation （Speech，General） 2023/06/20
19.	Recent advances on remote surgical guidance in smart cyber operating theater and experimental telesurgery via surgical robot （Speech，Special/Invited Lecture） 2023/06/20
20.	The studies of visualized haptic feature imaging and ultrasound image indices for an autonomous diagnostic humanoid （Poster notice，General） 2023/05/29
21.	Smart Cyber Operating Theater (SCOT) for Cerebrovascular Surgery （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Appointed)） 2023/03/17
22.	Acquisition of digital information in nursing facility and construction of ethical environment for experiments （Speech，General） 2022/08/20
23.	The Latest Next-Generation Operating Room -Smart Cyber Operating Theater- （Speech，Special/Invited Lecture） 2022/06/18
24.	Network configuration for medical data transmission toward the realization of Mobile SCOT （Speech，General） 2022/06/10
25.	Current Status of Ultrasound Therapy for Treating Cancer （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Appointed)） 2022/06/09
26.	Surgical Tool Detection Method of Microscopic Images for Surgical Process Identification in Awake Surgery （Poster notice，General） 2022/06/09
27.	Clinical experiences of robotic scrub nurse system in neurosurgery （Speech，General） 2022/06/08
28.	Construction of Surgical Process Identification System via 5G network in awake brain tumor surgery （General） 2022/06/08
29.	Predicting surgery using normalized brain-function database and the application of tele-surgery support in 5G network （Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Applied)） 2022/06/08
30.	Evolving Hyper version of Smart Cyber Operating Theater (SCOT) （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Appointed)） 2022/04/15
31.	The actual remote DTx solution by Smart Cyber Operating Theater (SCOT)x 5G （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Appointed)） 2022/04/15
32.	Building of surgical support environment by surgical support analysis via high-speed network in brain tumor surgery （Speech） 2022/01/25
33.	Verification of reliability of residual tumor estimation in glioma resection utilizing spatial coordinate logs of surgical navigation system （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Applied)） 2021/12/07
34.	Overlay Method of Information by the Position of Surgical Tools Using Stereomicro-scope Images in Brain Tumor Surgery （Speech，General） 2021/11/23
35.	Accident/Incident Investigation Related to Electric Wire Lines of Medical Equipment and Development of Wireless Power Supply in the Operating Room. （Speech，General） 2021/11/21
36.	Practical Use‒Case of Remote Surgical Support Solution Utilizing 5G for Mobile Smart Cyber Operating Theater （Speech，General） 2021/11/21
37.	Predicting Glioma Surgery Using Normalized Brain‒Function Database and the Appli-cation of Tele‒Surgery Support （Speech，General） 2021/11/21
38.	Research and development of smart cyber operating theater by remote surgery data linkage using JGN and 5G and AI analysis （Speech，General） 2021/04/24
39.	The Smart Cyber Operating Theater (SCOT) and expansion to mobility unit （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Applied)） 2021/02/14
40.	Prototype of Robotic Neurosurgical Microscope based on ORiN Architecture （Speech，General） 2019/06/26
41.	Trial Installation of Cardboard Unit for Fever Screening （Poster notice，General） 2017/11/27
42.	Clinical Use of Interoperative Desision-making Supporting System （Speech，General） 2017/11/10
43.	Future prospect at the Hyper Smart Cyber Operating Theater(SCOT) （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Appointed)） 2017/10/13
44.	Markerless Tablet AR navigation system using 3D camera （Poster notice，General） 2017/10/13
45.	Robotic Surgical Microscope for Neurosurgery （Speech，General） 2017/06/24
46.	Role of preoperative DTI tractography for surgical management of gliomas （Speech，General） 2017/06/24
47.	Proposal for identification and modeling of surgical processes using pre-operative and intra-operative information in awake surgery for glioma （Speech，General） 2017/06/23
48.	Clinical evaluations of surgical instruments exchange with robotic scrub nurse system in neurosurgical operating cases （Poster notice，General） 2017/06/22
49.	Digitized Brain-mapping and Functional Database for the Future-predicting Glioma Surgery - Progress Overview FY2016- （Speech，General） 2017/03/09
50.	Implementation of Intel RealSense on PACS; contribution of gesturebased interface for intraoperative surgical decision making （Speech，General） 2016/10/07
51.	Design optimization for robotic scrub nurse in neurosurgical operations （Speech，General） 2016/10/06
52.	Simple AR Navigation System using a Tablet PC with hybrid sensing （Speech，General） 2016/10/06
53.	Intel RealSense Driven Gesture based Three Dimensional Vascular Model Manipulatable Air projector with Al Plate （Poster notice，General） 2016/08/19
54.	CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH INTRAOPERATIVE ADOVANCED TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS FOR NEUROSURGERY （Speech，General） 2016/06/24
55.	Digitized brain-mapping localization and their compiled brain-function database can lead the future-predicting glioma surgery （General） 2016/06/23
56.	Fabrication of flexible maneuverable laser therapeutic device for photo dynamic therapy (PDT) in malignant brain tumor cases （Speech，General） 2016/04/26
57.	Digitized Brain-mapping Localization and their Compiled Brain-function Database For the Future-predicting Glioma Surgery -Progress Overview FY2015 （Speech） 2016/02/12
58.	Evaluation of Extensive Resection and Residual tumor volume by Volumetric Analysis Authors （Speech，General） 2015/08/21
59.	Good collaboration leads a novel medical devise and therapy （Speech，General） 2015/08/21
60.	History of Robotic Scrub Nurse project （Speech，Special/Invited Lecture） 2015/08/20
61.	Advanced Intraoperative Technology for Surgery of Intracranial Gliomas （Speech，General） 2015/08/14
62.	ORiN for SCOT (Smart Cyber Operating Theater) （Speech） 2015/06/27
63.	Preoperative MRI-based delineation of the sulcal and gyral anatomy and its usefulness for glioma resection in neurosurgery （Speech，General） 2015/06/27
64.	Implementation of touchless dynamic manipulatable interface(Opect 3D) for three-dimensional arteries models （Speech，General） 2015/06/26
65.	Clinical result of 132 newly diagnosed glioblastoma based on volumetric analysis with 3D slicer from a single institution （Poster notice，General） 2015/06/25
66.	Fabrication of microscope compatible laser device for photodynamic therapy (PDT) in malignant brain tumor cases （Poster notice） 2014/12/20
67.	Intraoperative computer-based adjuncts for neurosurgery 2014/12/12
68.	Beyond the Internet of Things: The NEXT BIG THING （Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Other)） 2014/11/18
69.	"Innovative Technologies for Advanced Techno-Surgery",2014 （Speech，Special/Invited Lecture） 2014/11
70.	Struggling Innovative Technologies for Advanced Techno-Surgery 2014 （Speech，Special/Invited Lecture） 2014/11
71.	High-accuracy HIFU positioning manipulator with multimodal navigation system （Speech，Special/Invited Lecture） 2014/06/27
72.	An insertion position illuminated needle guide template for transperineal prostate interventions （Speech，Special/Invited Lecture） 2014/06
73.	Development and evaluation of optical needle depth sensor for percutaneous diagnosis and therapies （Speech） 2014/02/15
74.	Workflow assessment of 3T MRI-guided transperineal targeted prostate biopsy using a robotic needle guidance （Speech） 2014/02/15
75.	The treatment results of awake surgery with language-related functional mapping in 168 glioma cases. （Poster notice，General） 2013/10/18
76.	Design Optimization for MRI-compatible Robotic Catheter using Novel Four-wire Driven Approach" 2013/06/28
77.	Robotic positioning system for High-intensity focused ultrasound therapeutic device （Speech，General） 2013/06/28
78.	Optimization for MRI-compatible Robotic Catheter using Novel Four-wire Driven Approach （Speech，General） 2013/06/26
79.	Role of Preoperative Functional MRI in Surgical Management of Gliomas （Speech，Special/Invited Lecture） 2012/06/18
80.	Clinical trials of the non-touch intraoperative image controllable interface system using KINECT(TM) （Speech，General） 2012/06
81.	Advanced Information-guided Surgery of Brain Tumors: Summary of Tokyo Women's Meidcal University Experience （Speech，Special/Invited Lecture） 2012/05/27
82.	Administrative Collaboration among Researchers and Companies as "Director-General for Research Stratagem" for Medical Device Production through the Government Project （Speech，General） 2012/05
83.	Development of 3rd Version of Intraoperative Examination Monitor for Awake Surgery (IEMAS) for Glioma Resection （Speech，General） 2012/05
84.	Direct Intuitive Controllable Interface System For Intraoperative Information With Kinekt ^TM Sensor （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Other)） 2012/03/31
85.	SCOT(Smart Cyber Operating Theater)project:Advanced Medical Information Analyzer for guidance of the Surgical Procedures （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Other)） 2011/12/13
86.	Development of Medical Equipment & Regulatory Science- The Definition of the Evaluation System of the Medical by a Science of a Harmonizing Judgement and a Decision with a Society to have Taken Account of a Cost Performance- （Speech，Panelist at Symposium/Workshop (Other)） 2011/11/24
87.	Overview and Trend of Medical Robotics Research in Japan （Speech，General） 2011/11
88.	Automatic Surgical phase estimation using multiple channel video data for post-operative incident analysis （Speech，General） 2011/09/22
89.	A Method to evaluate degradation of reflective markers of navigation systems,and long term observation of the degradation by reuses in surgeries （Speech，General） 2011/08/26
90.	Clinical Trial Center and Medical Instrument Evaluation Center for New Medical Instrument Parmaceutical Affair Approval （Speech，General） 2011/08/26
91.	Current Situation And Problems Of Investigator-Initiated Medical Instrument Trials （Speech，General） 2011/08/26
92.	Development of the Non-Touch Intraoperative Image Controllable User Interface System for Avoidance of the Pitfalls during Glioma Removung Operation in the Intelligent Operating Theater （Speech，General） 2011/08/26
93.	Development of Wireless Intraoperative Examination Monitor for Awake Surgery(IEMAS) for Glioma Resection （Speech，General） 2011/08/26
94.	MRI based sulcal pattern analysis for diagnosis and clinical application in neurosurgery （Speech，General） 2011/08/26
95.	New Collaboration Framework between Researchers and Administrators in Medical Engineering Field;Tokyo Wemen's Medical University Experience （Speech，General） 2011/08/26
96.	Video Infoemation Management System for Information Guided Neurosurgery （Speech，General） 2011/08/26
97.	Development of the Contactless Air Controller for Avoidance of the Pitfalls in Intraoperative Assisting Systems （Speech，General） 2011/06/22
98.	Intraoperative multichannel audio-visual information recording and automatic surgical phase and incident detection （Speech，General） 2010/09
99.	Development of Scrub Nurse Robot (SNR) systems for endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery. in Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS) 2010/06/26
100.	Construction of a hyper flame in the animal intelligent operating theater for sharing intraoperative information （General） 2010/06/23
101.	Surgical strategic desk for information-guided neurosurgery （General） 2010/06/23
102.	Surgical Model Based Automatic Instrument Inserting Control of Scrub Nurse Robot for Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery （Speech，General） 2009/09/21
103.	Evaluation of Controlling Algorithm for Automatic Instrument Inserting Function of Scrub Nurse Robot(SNR) （Speech，General） 2009/06/17
104.	Development and evaluation of the second version of scrub nurse robot (SNR) for endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery. 2007/06/26
105.	Prototype development of scrub nurse robot for laparoscopic surgery. 2005/06/26
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■ Conference activities & talks

1.	2014/11	"Struggling Innovative Technologies for Advanced Techno-Surgery" (Tallinn,Estonia)
2.	2014/11	Innovative Technologies for Advanced Techno-Surgery (Novosibirsk)

■ Awards & honors

1.	2015/06	ISCAS Kikuchi Frugal Technology Award (Implementation of touchless dynamic manipulatable interface (Opect 3D) for three-dimensional arteries models)
2.	2015/05	2nd Place ( Intel REALSENSE Application challenge) (Opect3D for RealSense)

■ Education

1.	2006/04～2009/03	〔Doctoral course〕〔Doctorial Course〕, Tokyo Denki University, Completed,
2.	2014/11/21 Degree Acquisition	Tokyo Women's Medical University,

■ Academic & professional experience

1.	2017/04～2020/06	HITACHI, Ltd. Healthcare Business Unit Surgical Treatment Solution Division Senior Engineer
2.	2012/07～2014/02	Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School Department of Radiology Research Associate