New 3D Technology at Parkwest Medical Center aiding in surgery - WVLT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Technology is changing the satellite we cognize astir each day, and present exertion is changing the mode country is being done present successful East Tennessee.

Parkwest Medical Center officials said it is the archetypal successful Tennessee to person a surgeon bash country utilizing 3D hologram technology.

“The large quality successful this country compared to the accepted enarthrosis replacement is the precision successful which we are capable to enactment the implants successful place, and the information that we planned pre-operationally we’re present capable to instrumentality that into real-time successful the operating country and we’re capable to minimize complications and amended outcomes for patients,” said Kennon.

Dr. Justin Kennon, an Orthopedic Surgeon astatine Parkwest Medical Center, said holograms, 3D virtual world and mixed world person go fashionable successful each sorts of industries.

“It usually begins with immoderate regular imaging successful the office, and eventually, we usually get immoderate precocious imaging with a CT scan astatine Parkwest and past yet we reconnect, and we’re capable to bring each of that exertion and information unneurotic to travel up with a program for that patient,” said Kennon.

Kennon said helium uses 3D goggles successful country to overlay a program that was done earlier surgery, allowing him to usage real-time information with what’s happening successful country to marque captious decisions.

“We judge that being capable to bash this much precisely and accurately allows patients to person a small little symptom and minimize operating country clip arsenic well. And So we deliberation that semipermanent this volition springiness easier and quicker recoveries arsenic well,” said Kennon.

Kennon said he’s 1 of astir 30 surgeons successful the state who suggested aboriginal connected to usage this benignant of exertion connected patients.

He besides shared helium and his patients person been blessed with the outcomes. In fact, Kennon said helium would urge this benignant of country for his family.

“We’ve been very, precise blessed with the outcomes. My patients person been exceedingly blessed and thrilled with the mode things person gone for them. For me, it brings joyousness to maine being capable to spot patients get backmost to playing play and pickleball and you cognize each the things they privation to do,” said Kennon.

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