Augmented Reality Surgery: Doctors Will Be Able To Operate Better & Safer
Augmented reality surgery has helped two doctors at NYU’s Langone Medical Center achieve a breakthrough like no one before them. Dr. Pierre Saadeh and Dr. Timothy Rapp used the latest technological advancements to plan as well as an execute a complex surgery for a cancer patient.
The doctors used augmented 3D reality technique to practice the approach of the surgery and plan the entire procedure, as understood from the report on Black Channel. They used a 3D map to understand the depth of the gap created.
This enabled the team to work towards sculpting the bone to the exact size required to fill the gap made by the tumour. While there are many who are calling the move by the two doctors a bold one, it is indeed their decision not to stick to the script that has led to the discovery of a new method to cure.
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