the patient's anatomy and let them not only treat the problem area,
but also identify other issues that might affect surgical outcomes.
Surgical visualization will evolve to offer a greater understanding of
a patient's pathology, even down to a cellular or genetic level, accord-
ing to Dr. Barad. He says that capability would prove useful when try-
ing to determine the exact source of knee pain in patients with menis-
cus tears. "Our level of understanding is really quite primitive, and I
think that's where you're going to see a significant change in surgical
imaging moving forward," says Dr. Barad. "From now until then,
there's a lot that still needs to happen."
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