Surgical Theater, NordicNeuroLab launch VR diffusion tensor imaging

Surgical Theater said today it inked a partnership deal with NordicNeuroLab to integrate its nordicBrainEx diffusion tensor imaging into Surgical Theater’s Precision VR medical visualization platform. With the newly integrated application, Mayfield Village, Ohio-based Surgical Theater’s platform will be able to process DTI and MRI perfusion scans to allow users of the Precision VR to perform evaluations of healthy brain structures, eloquent areas and targeted pathological tissues. “Partnering with NordicNeuroLab was a natural next step for Surgical Theater. Our Precision VR platform and nordicBrainEx complement each other while bringing vital imaging capabilities and valuable datapoints immediately to neurosurgeons in the clinic and operating room. This immersive view has become essential for surgical planning and navigation as well as a powerful tool for patient engagement,” Surgical Theater co-found & CEO Moty Avisar said in prepared remarks. Surgical Theater’s Precision VR platform allows neurosurgeons to “virtually walk inside the patient’s anatomy” using virtual reality headsets that allow users to be completely immersed in the virtually-created patient body. The company said that the platform allows operating physicians to perform virtual explorations to see inside the brain through craniotomy openings to explore the make-up and vital structure of the brain. “Transitioning from a 2D image on a flat screen to the 360...
Source: Mass Device - Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Tags: Business/Financial News Software / IT Surgical NordicNeuroLab Surgical Theater Source Type: news