{"id":1660,"date":"2021-03-19T17:29:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T21:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwvconsultants.com\/blog\/?p=1660"},"modified":"2021-03-19T17:29:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T21:29:05","slug":"virtual-reality-isnt-just-for-gamers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwvconsultants.com\/blog\/virtual-reality-isnt-just-for-gamers\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Reality Isn&#8217;t Just For Gamers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-virtual-reality-has-many-applications-including-in-healthcare-the-latest-innovation-involves-using-patient-s-actual-scans-to-create-a-pre-surgery-training-platform\">Virtual reality has many applications, including in healthcare. The latest innovation involves using patient&#8217;s actual scans to create a pre-surgery training platform.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, technology innovations have been a focus for many industries. We\u2019ve seen new innovations created to fill the virtual void where that technology didn\u2019t exist, and we\u2019ve seen rapid advancements in other areas. Virtual reality is benefitting from tech advancements and innovations, even though many people still view VR as something traditionally used by gamers. The truth is, though, that VR was used for other things long before it was used for gamers. And the latest advancement in VR technology helps neurosurgeons prepare for complicated brain surgery using the actual patient\u2019s brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MetroHealth, a healthcare system in Cleveland, Ohio, has partnered with Chicago-based medical technology company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.immersivetouch.com\/-about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ImmersiveTouch<\/a>. No matter the area of the body, every surgeon requires scans prior to a procedure. These could be CT, MRI, X-Ray, ultrasound or any other form of imaging. From those scans, ImmersiveTouch creates a 3D virtual reality simulation. According to their website, \u201cImmersiveTouch\u00ae is equipped with a suite of revolutionary features designed to enable clinicians to rapidly visualize and engage with patient-specific anatomy in 3D virtual reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Ben Roitberg, MetroHealth\u2019s neurosurgery department chair, was brought to the system in the summer of 2017. Roitberg is also a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and he has been working with ImmersiveTouch since 2006. Even back then he saw the potential for VR, but it could not be utilized for actual patients at the time. Converting the scans from 2D to 3D took too long to be economical or practical, but times have changed. Where training used to be simply for those who need practice, now models can be developed for particularly tough cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo me, that was always deficient. It\u2019s not only the early trainees who need rehearsal. The specialists need rehearsal, too, but at a very different level,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/medical\/2021\/03\/virtual-reality-giving-metrohealth-neurosurgeons-a-chance-to-pre-do-brain-surgery-brain-tech-in-cleveland.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Roitberg said<\/a>. \u201cThe specialists need rehearsal ahead of a difficult and unusual case.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specialists can now train directly on a model of their patient\u2019s brain. It\u2019s a huge shift for surgeons in general, but especially for neurosurgeons. Difficult and complicated procedures often take place around the skull base or are vascular procedures for aneurysms and other blood vessel disorders. Neurosurgeon\u2019s can now use VR for a \u201cpre-do,\u201d to get an idea of what the actual procedure might look like. The surgeon simply load\u2019s a patient\u2019s MRI or CT scan to a disc and sends the images to ImmersiveTouch, which uses those images to create the virtual model, they then upload to a computer system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Deven Reddy, a neurosurgeon with MetroHealth, has been using this technique to prepare for complicated cases. \u201cThe advantage I think it gives us is the ability to get a more comprehensive perspective of what we\u2019re dealing with,\u201d Reddy said. \u201cIt allows me to visualize the area of interest, whether that\u2019s a tumor or an aneurism, in a 3D, immersive, virtualized platform that allows me to plan in advance a strategy for surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The system works much like a VR gaming headset accompanied by hand controls. If you walked into a doctor\u2019s office while \u201cpracticing\u201d for their next procedure, no one would fault you for thinking they were playing Medal of Honor or some other VR game. But you would be wrong.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtual reality has been used in training exercises in the medical field for years, but only recently have we had the capability to use a patient\u2019s actual scans for surgeons to prepare. Especially for complicated brain surgery, there is no \u201cdo over,\u201d You can\u2019t just go back and try again if you mess up. Messing up that kind of surgery can result in nerve damage, paralysis, cognition problems, loss of brain function and death. And it\u2019s not something you can fix once it\u2019s done, the brain just doesn\u2019t work that way. So having this technology available for doctors is a fabulous way to decrease the risks associated with specific surgeries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Dr. Roitbert and Dr. Reddy agree that this technology will continue to evolve. It will, all technology does, and future innovations could include haptic feedback or other ways to more accurately simulate what a procedure will be like. Both men also believe that this technology will become standard practice for complex cases in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Humans have long been innovative and inventive problem-solvers. Just because we\u2019ve tackled one problem doesn\u2019t mean that\u2019s the end, it\u2019s usually just the beginning. Technology is no different, and as we continue to build on what we know and what we are learning, we will find more ways to make our lives easier, extend the human lifespan, keep people healthier, and more. We\u2019re not finished, we are just getting started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neurosurgeons in Cleveland use virtual reality to prepare for complicated brain surgery. 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