A Simulator for Brain Surgeons
A virtual-reality simulator promises safer operations and better training.
A new simulator that lets neurosurgeons rehearse before operating--like pilots on a flight simulator--could revolutionize how doctors train for and handle brain surgery.
NeuroTouch, the prototype simulator developed by Canada's National Research Council (NRC) and several other research groups, gives surgeons a dry run in virtual reality before entering the operating room, potentially reducing mistakes.
Virtual Neurosurgery
For more on NeuroTouch, check out the CBC report in the following video.
News Release
World’s first simulation-based brain surgery done in Halifax
Thursday, August 20, 2009: Halifax - A Halifax brain surgeon this week removed a brain tumour after using a virtual reality-based neurosurgical simulation system. This advanced technology is tailor made for patient-specific planning – a medical advance not yet available anywhere else in the world.
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