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 A novel 3D stereoscopic viewer was designed and built, based on the principles of the Wheatstone stereoscope (Fig. 1). A pair of high-definition (HD) laparoscopic camera heads (Storz UK Ltd) were mounted, with a custom-made bracket, onto the Wolf TEMS Stereoscope, to provide independent outputs to 2 small video monitors (5.6" TVLogic VFM-056W 1280 × 800). The monitors, with paired mirrors and lenses, were mounted on a machined aluminum plate and suspended from a stainless steel frame (Gallops, UK) . This configuration of components in a box shape gave rise to its nickname among study participants—the "box viewer"—which is used in this article. The effect of the dual screens and mirrors, which is also utilized in Intuitive Surgical's daVinci console, is to mimic the most salient physiological depth cue of binocular disparity, creating the illusion of a 3D object without the need for polarizing glasses. This creates an immersive environment, which has previously been shown to benefit surgical performance. [...] AUTHORS AND DISCLOSURES read full article HERE
Aimee N. Di Marco, MA, MBBS, MRCS*, Jenifa Jeyakumar, BSc†, Philip J. Pratt, PhD*, Guang-Zhong Yang, FREng* and Ara W. Darzi, MD, FRS, FMedSci, FRCS, FACS*‡ *Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Imperial College, London, UK; †Guy's, King's & St. Thomas' School of Medicine, King's College, London, UK; and ‡Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK. Reprints Aimee N. Di Marco, MA, MBBS, MRCS, Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Imperial College, Floor 3, Patterson Centre, St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Disclosure Supported by a research fellowship funded by Cancer Research UK and the Rosetrees Trust through grant number C37990/A12990 (to A.N.D.) and a project grant from the Wellcome Trust & Department of Health (HICFT4–299). The research was supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre based at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department of Health. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. MAY YOU LOVE Science 3D collection videos  |
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