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World's first pediatric deformity case using immersive augmented reality surgical navigation (press release)
Dr. Scott Luhmann, an orthopedic surgeon at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, performed the world's first pediatric deformity case using the VisAR immersive augmented reality surgical navigation. Ten pedicle screws were successfully placed during the surgery, which was conducted at St. Louis Children's Hospital on the Washington University Medical Campus.
The immersive nature of VisAR enables greater accuracy during surgery with a shorter learning curve. Typically, surgeons need to look back and forth from a screen to the patient in order to use navigation software. With VisAR, 3D image datasets are superimposed on the patient's body, enabling the surgeon to look directly at the patient throughout the surgery using an augmented reality headset. The entire OR footprint is a small AR headset on the doctor's head, reducing clutter in operating rooms.
Dr. Wendell Gibby, CEO of Novarad who has used VisAR in many surgical environments, commented that "it is unique among navigation syst...
