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Pulse: The Ottawa Hospital Foundation PodcastA Canadian surgical first thanks to VR technologyIt’s not just the stuff you see in science fiction movies anymore. VR technology is changing the way complex surgeries are planned. Picture a virtual reality system taking hundreds of medical images and giving a surgeon a 3D view that allows them to move within the patient’s body — just like a video game — before surgery. It’s a whole new way of surgical planning and this new VR program was used for the first time in Canada right here at The Ottawa Hospital. Dr. Kawan Rakhra, a senior Musculoskeletal Radiologist, takes us behind the scenes...2024-04-0316 min