Open AccessInitial experience of ORBEYE™ surgical microscope for carotid endarterectomy
Author(s) -
Tsuyoshi Izumo,
Kenta Ujifuku,
Shirō Baba,
Yoichi Morofuji,
Nobutaka Horie,
Takayuki Matsuo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_242_18
Subject(s) - microscope , medicine , operating microscope , neurovascular bundle , carotid endarterectomy , stereoscopy , zoom , surgery , stenosis , radiology , computer vision , optics , computer science , pathology , lens (geology) , physics
Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is widely performed under operative microscopes. They provide magnified and stereoscopic vision of operative field suitable for precise maneuver. However, the microscope has some shortcomings, which are a narrow field-of-view, shallow depth-of-field, and the operator's fatigue due to fixed gaze posture through eyepieces. To overcome them, we introduced ORBEYE™ Surgical Microscope, which was 4K ultra high-definition three-dimensional (3D) system. We present our initial experience of the system for CEA and discuss its usefulness compared with the operating microscopes.