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Manager's Guide to Better Surgical Visualization - January 2014

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Surgical Visualization_Layout 1 12/20/13 9:03 AM Page 36 S U R G I C A L N A V I G A T I O N Jeffrey S. Wolf, MD, FACS Baltimore, Md. ate having extra assurance when maneuvering instruments millimeters from the orbital cavity or skull base. With a quick check of the image-guided system, they know for certain if they should stop to avoid devastating complications or safely continue as planned. How does it work? Image guidance operates Brent A. Senior, MD off CT scans or MRI images brought to the OR on CD-ROM disk, USB REAL-TIME SAVER Modern units have improved processors, making surgery more fluid and potentially faster. drive or via a facility's in- The Case for Image-Guided ENT Even experienced docs gain confidence in one of surgery's most delicate specialties. I house imaging network. Two basic types of imageguided technology exist: electromagnetic and infrared. • Electromagnetic systems do not require a mage-guided ENT doesn't take the place of anatomical knowl- ence array and the image processor, edge and it isn't yet the standard meaning images will continue to be of care, but you can bet surgeons transmitted and displayed even if performing sinus surgery appreci- 3 6 direct line of sight between the refer- someone walks between the surgeon SUPPLEMENT TO O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | J A N U A R Y 2014

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