UK Surgeons Are the First To Operate In 3D 64
MrSeb writes "A team at Manchester Royal Infirmary hospital, England, claim to be the first surgeons to perform keyhole surgery using 3D cameras and monitors — and embarrassingly clunky spectacles. Furthermore, if that wasn't high-tech enough, the lead surgeon also used a hand-held robotic claw. 3D vision during surgery makes perfect sense: After all, your anatomy is three-dimensional, and when you're making minute incisions with a foot-long instrument, through an entry hole that's just an inch long, depth perception is obviously a huge boon. According to spokeswoman from the hospital, the 3D approach provides much better accuracy, 'therefore reducing the risks of muscle and nerve damage.' The same spokesperson also said that the 3D projection would reduce surgeon fatigue, presumably because trying to make sense of a 2D image for hours on end is incredibly strenuous."
Google team up. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Speaking of sick... (Score:5, Funny)
Me too! That's why I have started wearing an eyepatch.
Re:The first in what sense? (Score:5, Funny)
Surgeries have always been 3D. A 2D surgery doesn't do much on a three dimensional patient.
Re:What % of surgeons can use it? (Score:5, Funny)
I'd love to know what percentage of surgeons can see 3D images and look at them for hours without getting a headache. Personally I find 2D images much less stressful to look at.
I have so many questions...
What does your parrot think of this?
Is it tiring to walk with a wooden leg?
Do you have a map with a big red X on the spot where you hid you plunder?
What do you mean by YARRR?
Re:The first in what sense? (Score:3, Funny)
3D surgeries are a step forward. When I was at the hospital, they still used four dimensions. Now, without surgeries consuming time...