Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, Calif., is using virtual reality
to plan and practice
neurosurgery procedures, reports
Fox La.
Four things to know:
1. The Surgical Navigation Advanced Platform, developed by
Surgical Theater, allows surgeons to navigate through the patient's brain using VR.
2. Patients'
MRI and
CT scans are uploaded to the surgical theater system, generating a 360-degree model
of brain tissue, blood vessels, bone and other structures around the brain.
3. Neurosurgeon
Robert Louis, MD, used the technology over 1,000 times in the four years since it was adapted by HMH.
4. The SNAP device at HMH was funded entirely by philanthropy.
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