In a Q&A, Karl West, MS, Director of Medical Device Solutions at Cleveland Clinic, discusses how he and his team are partnering with clinical teams to turn ideas into inventions.
Use of Augmented Reality in Microwave Ablation for Liver Cancer
Clinicians are using HoloLens to enhance the treatment of aortic aneurysms, ovarian cancer and even face transplant surgery. Now they’re adding treatment of liver tumors to the list.
HoloLens to Assess the Resectability of Ovarian Cancer
Feasibility study will determine how augmented reality assessment compares to the current model of minimally invasive evaluation and the standard-of-care conventional surgery for ovarian cancer.
The Long Road to Cleveland Clinic’s First Total Face Transplant — and the Path Ahead
Our first total face transplant involved far more than a single 31-hour operation. Here are essentials of the patient’s unparalleled case and what lies ahead for her and the face transplant field.
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How Augmented Reality Shaped Cleveland Clinic’s Total Face Transplant
Face transplant seemed like a natural application for the Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality platform. Here’s how clinical and biomedical engineering innovators made it a reality for the first time ever.
“GPS System for the Operating Room” to Be Tested in Patient-Specific Models
Researchers will use Microsoft’s HoloLens and an application for the mixed reality technology to visualize surgery in true 3-D.