Surgeons use virtual surgery to reconstruct patient’s jaw
The 12-hour procedure was pre-planned by performing “virtual surgery” on a 3D model, before leg bone was used to recreate the patient’s jaw.
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Alder Hey surgeons get hands-on with Microsoft’s mixed reality tech
Microsoft HoloLens is being introduced to operating theatres in a bid to make more patient information available to surgeons during operations.
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St Bartholomew’s Hospital hails ‘new era’ of lung cancer treatment
The new procedure involves using software to create a 3D map of the lung, which guides surgeons as they pass a catheter through the patient’s mouth and airways in order to reach the tumour.
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Double robot surgery carried out at The Royal Marsden Hospital
Surgeons Shahnawaz Rasheed and Marielle Nobbenhuis sat on opposite sides of the da Vinci Xi robotic console to perform a hysterectomy on 63-year-old Christine Lockton as well as removing part of her colon.
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London surgeons using Microsoft mixed reality tech for safer operations
Surgeons in London are using Microsoft HoloLens to look inside patients before they operate on them, in an effort to make procedures safer and more time-efficient.
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Robot surgeons at Barts Health NHS trust start operating
Da vinci robots, which provides minimally invasive surgery for patients, have been introduced at Barts Health NHS trust thanks to £5.5m of funding.
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The march of the robots
Robotics can help the healthcare sector deliver better care with limited resources, argues Jeremy Russell. But for uptake to accelerate, companies will need to find ways to make products affordable, and organisations will need to earmark money for investment in the area.
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Laura’s digital disruptors: virtual realit-knee
Digital Health News reporter Laura Stevens goes to Bournemouth to try her hand at (virtual reality) surgery. She learns she shouldn’t give up the day job; but those people who are cut out to be surgeons may well train this way in future.
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NHS Highland develops smart glasses tech
NHS Highland is working with an Inverness-based technology company to develop the use of smart glasses in health care.
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London surgery broadcast via virtual reality tech
An operation performed tomorrow (14 April) at a London hospital on a patient with colon cancer will be the first in the world to be broadcast live through virtual reality technology.
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