High-Tech ‘Smart Needle’ Developed To Make Brain Surgery Safer, University of Adelaide Reveals
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have developed a high-tech medical device in an effort to increase safety during brain surgery.
Called a "smart needle," the device is a small imaging probe. Fitted inside a brain biopsy needle, it provides surgeons a look at at-risk blood vessels when the needle is inserted, helping prevent potentially fatal bleeding in the brain. Aside from offering surgeons a view of the surgical site, the device is also able to recognize blood vessels on its own, giving out warnings when at-risk blood vessels are in proximity.
Called a "smart needle," the device is a small imaging probe. Fitted inside a brain biopsy needle, it provides surgeons a look at at-risk blood vessels when the needle is inserted, helping prevent potentially fatal bleeding in the brain. Aside from offering surgeons a view of the surgical site, the device is also able to recognize blood vessels on its own, giving out warnings when at-risk blood vessels are in proximity.