Holographic images increase accuracy of external ventricular drain insertion
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)

Researchers from Beijing have developed a new technique of external ventricular drain (EVD) insertion that involves the use of a mixed-reality holographic computer headset. Wearing this headset, the neurosurgeon can visualize holographic images of individual patients` brain structures while performing the procedure. This makes EVD insertion more accurate than the usual freehand technique, which relies only on referral to external anatomical landmarks. The new technique is described and illustrated in the article, `A wearable mixed-reality holographic computer for guiding external ventricular drain insertion at the bedside,` by Ye Li, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues, published today in the Journal of Neurosurgery.