Abstract: A novel, non-touch, screen pointing “magic wand ” interface is proposed for surgeon’s use in an environment requiring simultaneous display of several patients ’ data over a continuous period of time. The magic wand or passive pointing device does not have any active energy source within

Objective: The authors present the novel use of a new generation surgical ablative tool known as the WoundWand.Methods: A 66-year-old woman presented with 18 % deep-dermal and full-thickness burns affecting the left side of her body including the total left upper limb, abdomen, and left thigh

OBJECTIVE: We have integrated a neuronavigation system into an ultrasound scanner and developed a single-rack system that enables the surgeon to perform frameless and armless stereotactic neuronavigation using intraoper-ative three-dimensional ultrasound data as well as preoperative magnetic

symbol of medicine. I wish there had been mention of the fact that the winged 2-serpent wand or caduceus be-longs to Hermes, the messenger of the gods. It is frequently used wrongly as a symbol of medicine in pharmaceutical advertisements. The staff of Asklepios was put on a new Canadian quarter a

Neurosurgery requires a high degree of accuracy to avoid damage to critical brain tissues. The arrival of computers in the operating room extended the imaging technology to make 3D visualisation possible. This enables a surgeon to plan and navigate to the problem area accurately. The traditional

prostheses and who passed through airport security screenings. Methods: A consecutive series of 250 patients who presented to the office of a high-volume surgeon were asked whether they had had a hip prosthesis for at least one year and, if so, whether they had flown on a commercial airline within the past