A HoloLens application for pre-operative patient planning was approved by the American Food and Drug Administration FDA.
The HoloLens application OpenSight Augmented Reality System is one augmented reality for surgical applications, manufactured by company Novarad and enables surgeons to create interactive 2D, 3D and even 4D anatomical images of their patients, accurately projecting them onto the patient's body to enable accurate surgical planning.
Unlike previous pre-operative planning systems that use virtual reality, OpenSight uses Microsoft HoloLens® glasses, which allow doctors to view 3D images of patients in augmented reality, highlight relevant anatomy and avoid critical structures , while at the same time they can place virtually tools and systemsdriving to more precisely plan a surgical approach.
The hologram overlay can be viewed simultaneously by multiple HoloLens users, making them useful in both clinical and educational settings. In addition, an educational is provided version of software available for medical students to perform virtual dissections on cadavers.
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