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Archive > August, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 8

Surgery in 3D

Besides funny-looking glasses, what else do you need to know about 3-dimensional imaging?

Irene Tsikitas, Associate Editor

While the technology is still in its infancy, 3D imaging for the OR could soon move from the fringe to the mainstream thanks to technological innovations (surgeons no longer have to wear bulky headsets or nausea-inducing polarized glasses) and growing consumer demand spurred by Avatar and other successes in the entertainment industry. "Anything that happens in the consumer marketplace will create interest in other areas," says Jed Kennedy, president and CEO of Viking Systems, which manufactures 3D equipment for minimally invasive surgery. "Surgeons will question, why can I have this in my home but not in my operating room?"

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