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Virtual Surgery
3D sinus visualisation

Indigo is developing this interactive teaching tool with a South Australian hospital.

The 3D sinus will allow doctors to explore the anatomy of the nose and sinuses and perform virtual endoscopic sinus surgery.


This is a video showing the nasal cavity, maxillary and frontal sinuses.
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(3.3MB streaming Flash video)


This is a fly-through from the nostril up into the nasal cavity and behind the middle turbinate showing the uncinate process and opening to the maxillary sinus..
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(3.3MB streaming Flash video)


This is a fly-through from behind the uncinate process looking back down to the nostril. The camera goes up the drainage pathway to the frontal sinus..
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(2.3MB streaming Flash video)