While a GPS-style "navigation system" for surgeons may not seem like the best idea to anyone that's ever been led
astray by their dash-mounted co-pilot, it apparently seemed like a good enough idea for a group of researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. While they do stretch the metaphor a bit, the group's TLEMsafe system does provide surgeons with a complete 3D map of the lower body, which can actually be personalized for each individual patient, giving surgeons a reference and means to practice before any actual surgery takes place -- and, yes, even an "automated navigation system" during surgery. Coincidentally, some researchers from the University of Colorado have also just announced that they've developed a similar modeling system that would give surgeons 3D views of arteries and let them see any blockages up close. It's even already been tested on patients, while the University of Twente says its system will be ready for clinical trials in about four years' time.
posted January 28th 2010 4:33PM
Heratio Caine says:
"pshhhft... we had this tech 3 seasons ago."
wake up bloggers.....MSFT just earned 74 cents a share....
@NOOOOPedro Woah and Apple went down 8.59 today. Holy hell, people don't like that tablet.
@MarcusMaximus
I thought I was the only person who noticed the apple stock fall today. I personally think the stock price is simply adjusting back to what it should have been before all of the hype about the tablet 'which we do not speak of'.
@NOOOOPedro after investors (I lol @ them: why buy apple stock) learned that the Tablet-of-which-we-DO NOT-speak comes out in 2 months, they decided: screw this. Gonna take 2 months to rise a few cents?! And thats why the apple stock is like that today.
@NOOOOPedro
Still no article here, but AAPL got 'breaking news' for their earnings.
Softie had a massive beat this time with PC sales way up.
I guess Apple's earnings report is more interesting than dried up bread, either that or people have a massive hard on for Apple and their stupid pad thing.
[Machine voice]:"Cut the first artery to the left"
Surgeon 1:"The hell? There are no arteries to the left! There's a vein there but no artery. What do I do?"
Surgeon 2: "It must mean the vein then, just cut the vein."
Surgeon 3: "No, it it meant vein it would have said vein. There must be an artery somewhere there"
Surgeon 1: "There's no artery, I'm going to cut the vein"
[Surgeon 1 cuts the vein, the patient bleeds out while the navigation system reads "Recalculating Route"]
Cool.
In other news, .hacker was found alive in /home.
Don't give these to robots, it'll make them a more efficient killer, right?
If my surgeon needs a GPS "navigation system" to find my organs, I ain't getting on the table. :)
So will these maps be displayed on an iPad?
id rather my surgeon know enough about human anatomy so that he doesnt have to refer to a map.
-Surgery for dummies! the How-to Video
-Map of the human body: remember where to cut & now
-3D Map of the human body: No u dont need to know where everything is, we will show ya!
Not sure I want to see "Google Surgery" on the surgeon's monitor as I go under.
Researchers should just aim to give surgeons iPads.
Don't worry guys (or maybe worry more?)- surgeons have been doing some form of guided surgery for a while now. Image Guided Spinal Surgery comes to mind- a CT scan of the patient's back is converted to 3D and aligned with external "landmarks" so the screws and such go in the right place. I'm sure there are better sources, but google gave me this: http://www.spineuniverse.com/exams-tests/devices/image-guided-surgery-space-age-technology-enters . I've seen it and it is very cool. The tech above sounds like its working on more than just bone- muscles, vessels, etc.
Next to be released:
Customizable voices a la TomTom!
Ive used navigation systems for my surgeries for almost 8 years. It works and is great. We can preplan trajectories on a workstation. We have built the DICOM data we received from the CT into a virtual model to practice the surgery, so that's cool.
But GPS-like surgical navigation has been around for a while.
And with mine, I get to use lasers - pew pew pew
Think of the savings this can create. With voice instructions, hospitals can hire blind surgeons for half the price.
The second announcement from the University of Colorado is more impressive, in that it can build a 3D model of arteries. Soft tissue is much more of a challenge to scan and model than bones.
free download all 3d models, 3d Video Tutorials, 3D Materials, 3D Textures, Vray Materials, 3D Girls, and latest 3d jobs
http://www.all3dmodel.com