Dextrobeam

The Dextrobeam is a highly interactive console that enables collaborative examination of three-dimensional (3-D) medical imaging data for planning, discussing, or teaching neurosurgical approaches and strategies.{{Cite journal|last1=Serra|first1=Luis|last2=Kockro|first2=Ralf|last3=Goh|first3=Lin Chia|last4=Ng|first4=Hem|last5=Lee|first5=Eugene Chee Keong|date=2002-01-01|title=The DextroBeam: a stereoscopic presentation system for volumetric medical data|journal=Studies in Health Technology and Informatics|volume=85|pages=478–484|issn=0926-9630|pmid=15458136}}{{Cite journal|last1=Kockro|first1=Ralf A.|last2=Stadie|first2=Axel|last3=Schwandt|first3=Eike|last4=Reisch|first4=Robert|last5=Charalampaki|first5=Cleopatra|last6=Ng|first6=Ivan|last7=Yeo|first7=Tseng Tsai|last8=Hwang|first8=Peter|last9=Serra|first9=Luis|date=2007-11-01|title=A Collaborative Virtual Reality Environment for Neurosurgical Planning and Training|journal=Operative Neurosurgery|volume=61|issue=suppl_5|pages=ONSE379–ONSE391|doi=10.1227/01.neu.0000303997.12645.26|pmid=18091253|s2cid=22068005|issn=2332-4252}}{{Cite journal|last1=Kockro|first1=Ralf A.|last2=Amaxopoulou|first2=Christina|last3=Killeen|first3=Tim|last4=Wagner|first4=Wolfgang|last5=Reisch|first5=Robert|last6=Schwandt|first6=Eike|last7=Gutenberg|first7=Angelika|last8=Giese|first8=Alf|last9=Stofft|first9=Eckart|date=2015-09-01|title=Stereoscopic neuroanatomy lectures using a three-dimensional virtual reality environment|journal=Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger|volume=201|pages=91–98|doi=10.1016/j.aanat.2015.05.006|pmid=26245861}}{{Cite journal|last1=Liu|first1=Kaijun|last2=Fang|first2=Binji|last3=Wu|first3=Yi|last4=Li|first4=Ying|last5=Jin|first5=Jun|last6=Tan|first6=Liwen|last7=Zhang|first7=Shaoxiang|date=2013-09-01|title=Anatomical education and surgical simulation based on the Chinese Visible Human: a three-dimensional virtual model of the larynx region|journal=Anatomical Science International|language=en|volume=88|issue=4|pages=254–258|doi=10.1007/s12565-013-0186-x|pmid=23801001|s2cid=20866832|issn=1447-6959}}{{Cite journal|last1=Chen|first1=Gang|last2=Li|first2=Xue-cheng|last3=Wu|first3=Guo-qing|last4=Wang|first4=Yi|last5=Fang|first5=Bin|last6=Xiong|first6=Xiao-feng|last7=Yang|first7=Ri-gao|last8=Tan|first8=Li-wen|last9=Zhang|first9=Shao-xiang|date=2010-01-01|title=The use of virtual reality for the functional simulation of hepatic tumors (case control study)|journal=International Journal of Surgery (London, England)|volume=8|issue=1|pages=72–78|doi=10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.11.005|issn=1743-9159|pmid=19944191|doi-access=free}}{{Cite journal|last1=Kockro|first1=Ralf A.|last2=Hwang|first2=Peter Y. K.|date=2009-05-01|title=Virtual temporal bone: an interactive 3-dimensional learning aid for cranial base surgery|journal=Neurosurgery|volume=64|issue=5 Suppl 2|pages=216–229; discussion 229–230|doi=10.1227/01.NEU.0000343744.46080.91|issn=1524-4040|pmid=19404102|s2cid=27638020|url=https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/32296/2/vorschalt_-4v.pdf|access-date=2020-08-30|archive-date=2018-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104132219/https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/32296/2/vorschalt_-4v.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{Cite journal|last1=Chen|first1=Gang|last2=Yang|first2=Shi-zhong|last3=Wu|first3=Guo-qing|last4=Wang|first4=Yi|last5=Fan|first5=Gui-hua|last6=Tan|first6=Li-wen|last7=Fang|first7=Bin|last8=Zhang|first8=Shao-xiang|last9=Dong|first9=Jia-hong|date=2009-11-01|title=[Development and clinical application of 3D operative planning system of live in virtual reality environments]|journal=Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi [Chinese Journal of Surgery]|volume=47|issue=21|pages=1620–1623|issn=0529-5815|pmid=20137395}} The console is designed to work in combination with a 3D stereoscopic display. The console enables two-handed interaction by means of two 6 Degree-of-Freedom motion tracking devices. A set of built-in software tools gives users the ability to manipulate and interact with patients’ imaging data in a natural and intuitive way.

The stereoscopic display (a large monitor or a projector) displays volumetric 3D medical structures from patients’ multimodality images allowing groups, large and small, to gain a deeper understanding of complex anatomical relationships.

The Dextrobeam was used as a teaching tool at the following congresses and courses:

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Institution |Conference/Event

Congress of Neurological Surgeons |Live 3-D Cadaveric Demonstration of Surgical Approaches, CNS 2006 & 2007

Dept. Neurosurgery, St. Louis Hospital (MO, USA) |Practical Anatomy & Surgical Education Courses, 2006 and 2007

Dept. Neurosurgery, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany) |Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery courses (four times a year), 2004-2007

Dept. Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute (Singapore) |- Neurosurgical Instructional Course featuring Virtual Reality, 2006-2007 - Virtual Temporal Bone Surgery Training Course 2002, 2001

Dept. Neurosurgery, National University Hospital (Singapore) |Masterclasses in Difficult Neurosurgery course, 2007

School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga (Portugal) |[null Hands-on Course: Sulci, Gyri and Ventricles] 2007

The Dextrobeam was installed at the following institutions:

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Medical/Research Institution	Main Use
[https://web.archive.org/web/20161118010729/http://www.unimedizin-mainz.de/neurosurgery/medical-technology/planning-and-neuro-navigation.html Johannes Gutenberg University Hospital] (Mainz, Germany)	Neurosurgery & Medical Education
Third Military Medical University (Chong Qing, China)	Medical Education
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160110082424/http://www.astc.sg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74&Itemid=91 Advanced Surgery Training Centre of the National University Hospital] (Singapore)	Medical Education
[http://njms.rutgers.edu/departments/neurosurgery/cerebral_vascular.cfm Rutgers New Jersey Medical School] (Newark, USA)	Neurosurgery, ENT, Education
Prince of Wales Hospital (Hong Kong)	Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Education

The Dextrobeam was developed and commercialized by Volume Interactions Pte Ltd. It received USA FDA 510(K) - class II (2002) clearance, CE Marking - class I (2002), China SFDA Registration - class II (2004) and Taiwan Registration - type P (Radiology) (2007).