MEDIS – Medical Imaging System
Creator:
Armin Warnecke
Curator's Note
Updated: September 2017
This project is a good example of how technology can inspire a new human interaction.
The vision is based on three technological advancements; first, the expected applicability of carbon nanobuds, which could transform any three-dimensional, transparent surface into a screen. secondly, high precision medical 3D-printing, to keep the patients head perfectly in position. Lastly, the ever more precise medical data with which the procedures are planned in advance.
It will be interesting to see whether surgeons will become obsolet due to data-based surgical robots or surgeons will be augmented and supported by data and robots.
Abstract
MEDIS is a specialized imaging concept for trans-nasal tumor removal surgeries which enables surgeons to navigate the brain more precise by displaying its structure in relation to the tool on a 3D-Display located around the patients head.
The medical work environment experienced increasingly robotic „enhancements“ over the last years. Some operations are still performed entirely by surgeons due to the high precision needed on very little space for movement. Although the endoscopic surgery is less invasive it contains illogical phases in its process. A short research into the process shifted this projects key objectives further towards accurate imaging and neuro navigation.
For example, the surgeon and his assistant work downwards into the head while looking straight forward towards the monitors. This split of attention seems like a setup for potential errors. While the images themselves are highly useful and supportive their display and presentation are far away from the center of action.
The key question was focused on the gap between action and information while the inspiration for the solution came from „new“ technologies.
MEDIS is a specialized imaging concept for trans nasal tumor removal surgeries which enables surgeons to navigate the brain more precise by display- ing its structure in relation to the tool on a 3D-Display located around the patients head.
A tumor removal surgery is usually a well planned operation. Countless image based diagnosis and analysis processes have lead up to the actual surgery. This big data can now help plan the surgery movements in advance as well as guide the surgeon during the surgery process.
The improvement of the surgery process as well as an increased accuracy through a new kind of display and interface is the key thesis of this project.
