Augmented reality helping doctors perform surgeries with more precision
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Augmented reality (AR) is now being used to help doctors be more precise in their practices. But at first glance, the technology involved might look like a strange headset. But then, you notice the camera and when you put it on, it projects images in your field of vision.
AR is technology that superimposes a computer-generated image into your view of the world. Itâs now being used for surgery.
âWhat weâre talking about is using augmented reality to make spine surgery and the placement of hardware safer and more precise during surgery,â said Dr. Brent Kimball, spine surgeon at Sky Ridge Medical Center.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Healthcare executive Michael Rawlings has been appointed Senior Vice President of Facilities, Construction and Support Services by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). HSS is the world s leading academic medical center specialized in orthopedics, rheumatology, and related disciplines. In Orthopedics HSS ranked No. 1 in the world by Newsweek and No. 1 in the nation – 11 years in a row – by U.S. News & World Report.
Mr. Rawlings brings over 20 years of experience in healthcare and university research leadership and facilities management to HSS. Most recently, he was Chief Operating Officer at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue. In that role, he was responsible for managing facility and support services, ancillary services, and behavioral health administration. Mr. Rawlings has led disaster management and emergency relief efforts after 9/11, Hur