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Neurosurgical Instructional Course enhances Singapore’s leadership in the advancement and development of modern neurosurgery
2 May 2006
The National Neuroscience Institute (NNI), with the support from the Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons (ACNS), is organising the first of its kind neurosurgery instructional course, using virtual reality technology from 2 – 5 May 2006.
Every year, more than 2,200 neurosurgical operations are carried out by neurosurgeons at the NNI. They can be for a variety of causes such as haemorrhagic stroke, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, removal of brain tumours, hydrocephalus, spine injuries, aneurysms and head trauma.
The course is an important contribution by the NNI to train neurosurgeons, both in Singapore and from around the world, in modern neurosurgery. It will teach anatomy and its application in a way that was simply not possible a few years ago. While neurosurgeons previously had to work with 2-dimensional anatomy learning, the course would showcase the use and hands-on experience of a virtual reality system that the NNI has developed with its academic and industrial partners to many overseas neurosurgeons.
According to Course Chairman, Senior Consultant & Head of neurosurgery department, Dr Ivan Ng, "The virtual reality technology that Singapore has developed will be able to enhance a neurosurgeon’s surgical planning and exploration experience, especially for complex neurosurgical operations, which makes up 50% of all cases seen at the NNI. We can now create 3D models using advanced and flexible visualization to better calculate, explore and understand the surgical plan ahead of the actual operation on our patients. This translates to better outcome for patients and allows us to decide on the safest way to carry out the procedure." | |
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