the future of medicine

What is Image Guided Surgery (IGS)?

History Components and Procedure Advantages Neurosurgery

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X-ray : discovered in 1913

perfected in the mid to late 1990s

 two dimensional vs. three dimensional large incisions

unnecessary incisions

Global Position Systems (GPS)

Light Emitting Diodes (LED)

Images that are seen during the surgery

 more precision shorter surgery time smaller incisions safer

more people can receive surgeries

faster recovery

 What medical advances led to IGS What technologies make up IGS

Why IGS is better than traditional surgery methods

Surgeries that can use IGS systems