Medical Moment: How doctors are using augmented reality to prepare for the OR - WNDU

(WNDU) - Pokemon GO a mixed world crippled that captivated millions of radical urging them to find this 3D hologram quality superimposed successful their ain reality, is present becoming a world successful the OR.

“The mixed world headset allows america to usage the patient’s anatomy successful a 3D constructed programme that allows america to program for their case,” said Brain Rebolledo, MD, orthopedic surgeon astatine Scripps Clinic La Jolla.

Scripps orthopedic surgeon Brian Rebolledo is 1 of the archetypal successful the state to usage 3D hologram exertion to springiness him much penetration astatine the operating array during surgery.

“It gives america a elaborate representation of the patient’s anatomy and we bring that representation into the operating country with us. So, we’re capable to usage the headset with the 3D hologram and bring that close adjacent to the diligent portion we’re putting the implants in,” Dr. Rebolledo said.

Before surgery, CT scans are utilized to make a hologram of the patient’s shoulder.

“The exertion works with a headset that we usage successful the operating room, and this is by dependable bid and manus power commands,” Dr. Rebolledo said.

Surgeons tin rotate and zoom successful oregon retired of the hologram exemplary portion comparing it successful existent clip to the patient’s ain anatomy.

“What that allows america to bash is minimize the hazard of improper placement, to minimize the risk, hopefully, of loosening implicit time, and to minimize hazard to the brushed insubstantial astir the shoulder,” Dr. Rebolledo finished.

Making this caller tech a existent crippled changer successful the OR.

Before 3D holograms, surgeons relied connected x-rays and CT scans to assistance usher them. This gives them an adjacent much realistic presumption of what’s truly going on. Scripps Clinic is 1 of 33 healthcare providers successful the U.S. utilizing mixed world exertion for enarthrosis replacement surgery.

At Summit, enarthrosis surgeons including Dr. Freehill are utilizing computer 3D modeling technology to person a patient’s preoperative imaging studies to a 3D machine model.

Using that model, Dr. Freehill said, “We tin behaviour a virtual simulation of the surgery, trial antithetic implants to spot however they fit, and find however the implant would beryllium champion positioned wrong the enarthrosis itself. Using this technology, we tin foretell the implant type, however it volition beryllium seated, and adjacent make a peculiar usher to align the implant optimally during enarthrosis replacement surgery.”

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