Despite OpenAI Shakeup, Augmented Reality Is Game-Changer, Neurosurgeons Say
By Admin | January 28, 2024
With all the shakeup surrounding OpenAI over the past week, many grew concerned about the widespread impact this could have on innovations in the medical field, like augmented reality for surgical procedures. Many of the key advancements in AR, like real-time guidance for surgeons during procedures, have been powered by Artificial Intelligence. AR still promises to revolutionize the approach to complex surgical procedures by enhancing precision, efficiency and accuracy in the operating room. This could translate to fewer errors, better outcomes and better quality of life for patients who have been suffering from diseases of the spine, brain tumors and a host of other conditions.
When Dr. Timothy Witham, professor of neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, performed the first-ever augmented reality surgical navigation spine surgery in the U.S. in June 2020, he had already completed thousands of successful spine surgeries with excellent outcomes. As director of the Johns Hopkins Neurosurgery Spinal Fusion Laboratory, Dr. Witham sees ARSN as, “An opportunity to provide even better and more precise care for my patients.”
ARSN integrates computer-generated images like an MRI or CT scan with intraoperative visualization of the surgical field, essentially merging the virtual and physical worlds. AR overlays the images onto the surgeon’s view of the patient, which provides the surgeon with real-time feedback on precise anatomical locations. Without ARSN, the patient and surgical team may have increased exposure to...(More)
For more info please read, Despite OpenAI Shakeup, Augmented Reality Is Game-Changer, Neurosurgeons Say, by Forbes
