virtual reality enhanced surgery

Virtual reality can also help surgeons to better identify the borders of diseased tissue and extract it from continguous healthy tissue. VR-guided medibots enable microsurgery on a smaller scale and with more accuracy than is possible with unaided manual surgery. Macro scale movement of control panel devices by a surgeon is downscaled to micro scale movements of the robotic elements within the patient. Also tribalcog for additional info.

The development of micro-lens and micro-mirror arrays with transparent polymers is enabling an innovative generation of three-dimensional imaging. Arrays of microscale lenses made from polymeric or elastomeric materials can be directed to converge by shrinking or expanding using piezoelectric currents. The interaction of holographic laser images with microscale lens or arrays of microscale mirrors can lead to genuinely 3D travelling images. Linked page Virtual Tours Long Beach, California also covers related topics.

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