Augmented reality helping doctors perform surgeries with more precision
and last updated 2021-02-10 12:20:50-05
Augmented reality (AR) is now being used to help doctors be more precise in their practices. But at first glance, the technology involved might look like a strange headset. But then, you notice the camera and when you put it on, it projects images in your field of vision.
AR is technology that superimposes a computer-generated image into your view of the world. Itâs now being used for surgery.
âWhat weâre talking about is using augmented reality to make spine surgery and the placement of hardware safer and more precise during surgery,â said Dr. Brent Kimball, spine surgeon at Sky Ridge Medical Center.