Hololens

[bexx87]

I have been waiting for this kind of thing to happen:

digitaljournal.com/tech-and...

[brumatmed]

Hang on there Bex, there is an older and easier way of knowing the workings of the body, admittedly Microsoft have nothing to do with it and it isn't sexed up... If doctors/ surgeons or whatever study a cute little (well quite big actually) book (a book is a by product of cutting down trees) called 'Greys Anatomy' - This is a huge anatomical display of the human body. Imagine what would happen mid surgery and there was a short in his glasses (assuming two things of course, the first that the surgeon is male and the second that the glasses are in correctly earthed and not powered by battery) I think that doctors/ surgeons have to learn a lot while in training however using gimmicky things like surgical 'x-ray specs' is fraught with dangers.

I think that using old fashioned methods is better in this case. Certainly in this example. These glasses would be next to no use in the complex and nano-world of neurosurgery and, unfortunately, I also feel that unless they have a huge microscope attachment they may do more harm than good. So while Microsoft may class this as a medical breakthrough, I still think they are a gimmick - unfortunately

[bexx87 in reply to brumatmed]

I just think its cool and would love to see a floating 3d imagine of my brain and have been waiting for this to break though

[Kirk5w7 in reply to brumatmed]

I think you are missing the point here, yes everyone is basically the same but everyones body can have vessels in slightly differing places so this would locate that quicker and the article did say it would be particularly useful where someone had undergone previous reconstive surgery and vessels may not be innthe expected place.

Janet

[Kirk5w7]

Looks like this could be a real help with complex cases

Janet

[brumatmed]

Its time to hold my hands up. Part of my BI is that I tend to scream off like ricocheting bullet and sort of miss the point (a bit) looking at Kirk5w7 's comment I can see that it can be advantageous in either a complex case or where the bodies make up is different though reconstruction (to be honest I hadn't even considered these points of view and in addition I had seen this as a two dimensional imaging tool as opposed to both your and Microsoft's combination of CT scan to produce a 3D image).

I still stick to the comments I made about neurosurgery, however this will (probably) be addressed in the future as the software develops further.

Au revior

Bru

[cat3]

These technological developments are why so many of us are alive today. My procedure of coiling is taken for granted now but, not so long ago, it would have seemed a preposterous idea.

I still can't quite get my head around 3D printer and Hololens technology, but that's OK ; it's just reassuring that those wonderful men/women in white coats are working away behind the scenes to save and prolong lives. 😖