iPad Can Be Another Pair of Eyes in Operating Room
The iPad app, which is moving through clinical evaluations, provides comprehensive access to three-dimensional surgical data. The app uses augmented reality to overlay complex vascular systems during operations. This reveals liver perfusion patterns that are invisible to the human eye, giving greater insight into the exact location of certain blood vessels. The app also shows local blood flow territories and assesses potential risks in real time. “The visualization of liver blood vessels puts surgeons at ease,” Dr. Endo explains, “and it helps to ensure that the right incisions are made at the right time.”
Using iPad apps during surgery has gained popularity in the medical community for saving lives and also for saving money. “Augmented reality and other features of the app can replace equipment that costs half a million dollars,” estimates Dr. Endo. And as he and his partners continue building on their work, more surgeons will bring iPad apps into the operating room, and more patients will experience safer, more successful operations. “Anytime I touch Apple products, I feel that dreams will come true,” says Dr. Endo. “It makes me proud to be a user of such fantastic products.”
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