SAN DIEGO, April 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Leveraging our rich history of creating dynamic visualization experiences throughout the treatment continuum, Surgical Theater is proud to debut its first ever Augmented Reality that combines Precision VR® patient-specific models with the Magic Leap One spatial computing headset. Neurosurgeons who attend the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA may view patient-specific virtual reconstructions in Augmented Reality.

In the clinic, for the first time in Neurosurgery practices, patients and their surgeons can walk together inside the patient's specific anatomy augmented into their shared physical space. The shared 360˚AR approach to Neurosurgical consultations creates an experiential environment encouraging shared decision making and collaboration with the patient. Augmented Reality allows surgeons and all participants to maintain physical awareness and eye contact while walking through the 360˚ virtual model.

Ultimately, the combination of Surgical Theater's Precision VR® reconstructions and other data from the patient's chart viewed in Augmented Reality with the Magic Leap is limitless—seamless workflows, charting transparency, increased efficiency, and improved patient satisfaction may all become reality.

For the OR, Surgical Theater will also demonstrate SynchronizAR™, the first and only Synchronized augmented reality visualization platform for neurosurgery aligning patient specific Precision VR® reconstructions with the most advanced navigation and endoscope systems. Accelerating beyond simple hand-drawn outlines of pathology as seen with standard surgical navigations systems, SynchronizAR™ facilitates comprehensive mixed reality, offering surgeons live and synchronized augmentation including patient-specific vascular structures, pathology, and DTI white matter tracks aligned to the surgical optics.

"The evolution of Surgical Theater's technology into mixed reality allows us to leverage our core competencies in VR and AR—exceeding surgeon expectations and aligning with patient-centric value-based care," said Moty Avisar, CEO & Co-Founder of Surgical Theater. "In the OR, overlaying the 360˚ model onto the surgeons microscopic/endoscopic optics, enables them to see and therefore, preserve a hidden vessel or nerve that will be exposed during a tumor resection. In the clinic, our hospital partners have seen tremendous value in the ability for surgeons and patients to walk inside the 360˚ model—it has proven to achieve superior patient understanding, resulting in improved patient satisfaction."

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