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Special Outpatient Surgery Edition - Megatrends - January 2018

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to add tremendous clinical value, but Dr. Skelley is already looking forward to the next phase of the imaging evolution. "It will become more interactive — more wearable and wireless technology, 3D tem- plating and imaging software," he says. "I think we're going to get to a point where we have voice-control visualization technology where surgeons can command systems to take a picture or brighten an image — things like that." He also cites augmented reality head-mounted displays with generat- ed objects — 3D images of the patient's anatomy or vital signs, for example — superimposed onto real-time images. (See "What Will the Future of Surgery Look Like?" on page 28.) Although early iterations of this technology have had underwhelming results, Dr. Skelley expects future versions to offer greater clinical value. Virtual reality (VR) helps young surgeons perfect their technique outside the walls of the operating room. But will VR and augmented reality (AR) soon have a greater presence inside the OR? "For intra- operative purposes, VR might not be the best modality, but there's a lot of interest in VR for the rehearsal space," says Dr. Barad. Dr. Rimlawi believes the next imaging breakthroughs will involve cameras with the ability to see through such anatomical structures as the spine. He says such technology would give surgeons a full view of J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 6 3 • COMFORT LEVEL Heads-up 3D displays let surgeons step out from behind surgi- cal microscopes.

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