scan and facial mapping capabilities to virtually map out the surgery
before they enter the OR. That plan is then visible through augmented
reality technology during the procedure, letting surgeons follow the
virtual path they created.
"The software allows you to study, for example, the patient's frontal
sinus, and really understand that anatomy," he says. "Then you can
trace out the intricate pathway heading into the frontal sinus and the
software overlays that pathway on a virtual image or even the real
endoscopic images as you do the surgery."
Does all of this technology provide the surgeon with a higher degree
of accuracy, confidence and efficiency? "Without a doubt," says Dr.
Senior.
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