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"ENT is known as the
specialty of gadgets,"
says Jeffrey M. Gallups,
MD, FACS, the founder
and medical director of
The Ear, Nose & Throat
Institute in Alpharetta,
Ga. "If someone has a
new product, I promise that they'll bring it to someone like me."
He's had more than his fair share of products to choose from in
recent years, including some advances in diagnostics and surgical
navigation. Here's a sampling.
• Portable low-dose CT scanners. These let ENT surgeons conduct
intraoperative diagnostics while the patient is still under anesthesia.
These CTs can then be uploaded to image-guidance systems to evalu-
ate the completeness of surgery.
• Sound systems. Some surgical navigation systems come equipped
with high-fidelity sound systems for your favorite playlists, making the
OR just a little more comfortable — even if you prefer Metallica to
Mozart.
• Ultra HD. Big, 55-inch screens with 4K ultra high-definition
endoscopy mean ENT surgeons now have 4 times the resolution, with
better light and a wider color spectrum to improve visualization for the
entire surgical team. —Bill Donahue
• SOUND ON Put the OR at ease with navigation sys-
tems equipped with high-fidelity sound systems.
• ON THE FLY Low-dose CT scanners work in tandem
with image-guidance systems.
Medtronic
Xoran
Technologies
WISH LIST
Advances in ENT
Diagnostics and
Navigation
