Monday, February 25, 2013

Image-Guided Surgery - the future

Medical Imaging meets Minority Report:


This application YScope was developed by a Portuguese company specialized in human interaction: http://www.ydreams.com/ 

More information:
http://www.ydreams.com/blog/2012/07/27/ydreams-and-lisbons-hospital-santa-maria-launch-revolutionary-app-in-the-health-and-tech-sectors/

2 comments:

  1. Well i don't know, this actually looks quite far from clinical practice for me! The interface must be much better designed for such a handling to reach the very low acceptance rate of a usual surgeon!

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  2. I agree. The system is still in simulation tests. During the tests, no real patient is in the room. However, the company says that the medical field is very interesting for them and they will keep investing money.

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