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New Augmented Microscopy Technology may help Surgeons Save more Lives via greater Precision

University of Arizona biomedical engineering doctoral student Jeffrey Watson, left, and associate professor of biomedical engineering Marek Romanowski assemble parts for the prototype microscopy device. Credit: UA College of Engineering

University of Arizona biomedical engineering doctoral student Jeffrey Watson, left, and associate professor of biomedical engineering Marek Romanowski assemble parts for the prototype microscopy device. Credit: UA College of Engineering

It allows neurosurgeons, who use microscopes extensively while operating, to see blood flowing inside vessels and more clearly distinguish cancerous from healthy tissue. It gives a more detailed picture in real time and helps them stay on course in surgeries where being off 2mm could cause paralysis, blindness and even death.

Prof Marek Romanowski, UA said “Our augmented technology provides diagnostic information under the microscope on demand and in color, appearing directly over tissue a surgeon is operating on, as if the tissue was painted to help direct...

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