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Virtual Reality used to separa...Virtual Reality used to separate Brazilian conjoined Twin
The Silicon Review
03 August, 2022
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The Silicon Review Team
Brazilian twins who were joined at the head have been successfully separated by surgery with the help of Virtual Reality.
Brazilian three-year-olds Aurthur and Bernardo Lima underwent surgeries in Rio de Janeiro. The surgery was directed from Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. The team of surgery spent months trailing techniques using virtual reality projections of the twins based on MRI and CT scans. The surgeon Noor ul Owase Jeelani described the process as "space-age stuff."
The surgery was funded by Mr. Jeelani's charity, Gemini Untwined, founded in 2018. According to Mr. Jeelani, that separation was one of the most complex processes ever completed. He added for the first time, surgeons in different countries wore headsets and together operated in the same virtual reality room.
The twins had seven surgeries and took more than 27 hours of operating time in the final operation. It includes almost 100 medical staff. Mr. Jeelani, about the VR aspect of the surgery, said, "It's great to see the anatomy and do the surgery before you put the children at any risk." The twins are recovering well and will be supported with six months of rehabilitation.
