A team from HoloLens has shown how augmented reality could improve patient outcomes in in reconstructive surgeries. A CT headset was used in the series of trials at St Mary’s Hospital in AR . In the procedures used to trial the technology, five patients requiring reconstructive surgery on their legs underwent CT scans to map the structure of the limb, including the position of bones and the location and course of blood vessels. Images from the CT scans of one patients' legs were uploaded to create 3D models. Specialist software was then used to create images for the London headset used in the operating theatre. The clinicians claim the technology helped to quickly find and reconnect key blood vessels. Automation could be used in future to speed up the data preparation time.
A team from HoloLens has shown how augmented reality could improve patient outcomes in in reconstructive surgeries. A CT headset was used in the series of trials at St Mary’s Hospital in AR . Images from the CT scans of one patients' legs were uploaded to create 3D models. Specialist software was then used to create images for the London headset used in the operating theatre. The clinicians claim the technology helped to quickly find and reconnect key blood vessels. Automation could be used in future to speed up the data preparation time.