AR surgical technology transforms complex 2D medical images to improve accuracy
By HospiMedica International Staff Writer
Posted on May 21, 2024
Surgeons often have to switch their focus between patient data displayed on the screen or clipboard and the patient himself during surgery. But that's about to change. Surgeons now have access to augmented reality (AR) headsets that project data directly onto the patient's body during surgery, creating a visual guidance system that helps with complex surgeries such as brain tumor removal and minimizes errors. Now available.
SurgicalAR from Medivis (New York, NY, USA) is an image-guided visual operating system designed to streamline clinical workflows. This AR surgical platform represents a significant advancement in surgical technology by converting complex 2D medical imaging data such as MRI and CT scans into 3D interactive visualizations derived from her DICOM scans of real patients. Masu. These 3D visuals are superimposed onto the patient's body using Microsoft's HoloLens 2 head-mounted display (HMD), allowing surgeons to intuitively understand the anatomy during surgery.
Image: AR technology enables sub-millimeter precision, potentially reducing risk (Photo credit: Medivis)
This technology reduces the need for surgeons to switch views, providing an immersive and more confident surgical approach. Multiple features enable faster and more efficient preoperative planning, including the first AI-based automatic registration for speed and accuracy, trace registration for manual precision, and landmark registration for anatomical confidence. Provides registration mode. Additionally, SurgicalAR uses her STL model importer to reveal regions of interest, allowing surgeons to see model-based surgical planning right in front of their eyes, as well as customized 3D printing.
“The marriage of augmented reality with medical imaging and computer-assisted surgery marks a transformative era in real-time decision-making and a pivotal moment in the evolution of medical technology,” said Dr. Christopher Morley, President and Co-Founder. states. -The trends are clear and our efforts to make augmented reality the standard of care are at the heart of the future. ”
