Here are three things to know:
1. William Anderson, MD, of Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University, performed the successful surgery. The navigation system is now installed at 50-plus hospitals and research centers across the country.
2. ClearPoint Neuro Navigation System uses existing diagnostic or intraoperative MRI suites to perform various minimally invasive procedures in a patient’s brain.
3. MRI Interventions designed the system to enable MRI scanners to serve as the eyes of a surgeon while the procedure is being performed. Additionally, the navigation system is designed uses the power of MRI to guide therapeutic procedures.
More articles on imaging:
Perimeter Medical Imaging appoints Dr. Franklyn Prendergast to board of directors: 4 highlights
Surgical imaging market to peak $1.63B by 2022: 5 things to know
Huntsville Hospital 1st in Alabama to adopt new robot for spine surgery: 3 notes
