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Video microsurgery: Early experience with an alternative operating magnification system
Author(s) -
Southern S.J.,
Ramakrishnan V.,
Villofane O.,
Watt D.A.L.,
Sharpe D.T.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1011
Subject(s) - microsurgery , magnification , operating microscope , medicine , medical physics , surgery , computer science , artificial intelligence
Since Nylen first used an operating microscope in 1921, its basic design has remained fundamentally unchanged. Microsurgical procedures are still performed while viewing the subject through binocular eyepieces. This article examines the potential to perform microsurgery using video technology, operating with a television monitor. The development of the videomicroscope is discussed together with its early trials. The results show the potential to perform simple microsurgical procedures while viewing the procedure in a two‐dimensional format. The advantages and disadvantages of such a system are discussed, together with future implications. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. MICROSURGERY 21:63–69 2001