This surgical holographic navigation platform has helped doctors do 10,000 operations
Release date: 2017-05-12 Arterial Network has learned that expert surgical navigation and medical augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) technology company Scopis have announced the launch of a holographic navigation platform designed to provide more accurate and rapid surgical guidance using HoloLens's surgeons. Has helped doctors do 1000 operations. The surgical navigation system is based on medical imaging data such as nuclear magnetic resonance and CT, and displays the internal condition of the patient on a computer. In this way, where the probe in the doctor's hand points, the system updates the display in real time, allowing the doctor to see the anatomical position of the surgical instrument at a glance, making the surgery faster, more accurate, and safer. The company, called Scopis, was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and is a provider of surgical navigation systems. Its Holographic Navigation Platform integrates the HoloLens device into the Scopis image navigation system, which projects the AR overlay directly onto the patient to assist the surgeon in performing spinal surgery. Scopis adds extra 3D tracking to the overlay to improve accuracy. How does the "holographic navigation platform" assist doctors in spinal surgery? Scopis integrates the surgical navigation system into HoloLens, allowing MR images to be placed on the patient. The surgeon wears HoloLens, which displays the correct mounting position of the surgical screw on the patient to help the doctor quickly find the location. Support real-time calibration by displaying precise angles. Using the gestures to separate the spine map is useful for doctors to view and analyze. Zooms in and out of the holographic interface, allowing some important information to stay within the field of view. To make the MR image overlay more accurate, Scopis added an extra 3D tracking with an infrared camera, so we saw a small anchor point on the HoloLens and the surgical instrument. 3D tracking increases the accuracy of holographic image coverage, even if the position of the patient is moved without loss of precision, it will move with the patient. The "holographic navigation platform" also has a great advantage in reducing the risk of radiation exposure from patients and doctors. Because the doctor wants to judge the position, angle and depth of the operation through data such as MRI and CT, but with the help of it, it can reduce the time for doctors to judge. Professor Christian Woiciechowsky, director of the Department of Spinal Surgery at Vivantes Humboldt Hospital, said: "The Scopis holographic solution may make spine surgery more efficient, safe and accurate." Integrating mixed reality tools into surgery is a huge technological advancement for surgeons. It will also bring greater benefits to patients. " The Scopis holographic navigation platform is a versatile solution that is convenient for spinal surgery and can be used in many other areas where accuracy and speed are critical. Bartosz Kosmecki, CEO and founder of Scopis, says it can be used to locate brain tumors more quickly and accurately in neurosurgery. Source: Arterial Network Yancheng Rongtai Labware Co.,Ltd , https://www.rongtailab.com