It’s currently in the beta stage. It was even seen on Gray’s Anatomy.
In fact, it’s even been tested successfully by surgeons at the Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Petah Tikvah, Tel Aviv.
For the Schneider trial concluded in October 2013, RealView Imaging used real-time data from 3D cardiac ultrasound and 3D interventional X-ray systems made by the Dutch-based Philips Healthcare. The trial successfully proved the real-time feasibility of using holographic visualization and interaction technology during minimally invasive structural heart disease procedures.
“The holographic projections enabled me to intuitively understand and interrogate the 3D spatial anatomy of the patient’s heart, as well as to navigate and appreciate the device-tissue interaction during the procedure,” said Dr. Einat Birk, pediatric cardiologist and Director of the Institute of Pediatric Cardiology at Schneider Children’s Medical Center. - I21c
It’s a revolutionary imaging system to guide your surgeons real time while they’re doing surgery. It can be used for the heart, or any other organ. No more mixed up X-Rays on an O.R. wall.
It’s not limited to Cardiology, though. In addition to cardiac applications, 3D medical holography could also be used in obstetrics, orthopedics and neurosurgery.
Read more and see vids here: http://www.realviewimaging.com/
The input? Any system supplying 3D data – Ultrasound, CT or MRI from the computer, but instead of printing the data on paper or film, it prints it in mid air, using hardware and software.
Their system is made of two parts: The first takes in the data, then it goes into an electro optical system that reconstructs the data in free space. The person can rotate, flip and move the image as he needs, without compromising sterility in 3D in the O.R. itself.
You can even hear recorded cases (with video) - http://www.realviewimaging.com/?page_id=185
Sources:
1. http://israel21c.org/health/revolutionary-hologram-guided-heart-surgery-is-a-heartbeat-away/?utm_source=Copy+of+Copy+of+07.05.2014&utm_campaign=December+25%2C+2013&utm_medium=email
2. http://www.realviewimaging.com/