The Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect is being used in operating theatres to view and manipulate medical imaging.
Microsoft's Kinect motion-sensing controller is being used by surgeons to manipulate medical imaging. Photo credit: Canada Global News
Surgeons and scientists at Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital are using the motion-sensing games controller to view images of the operation on screen. Instead of relying on assistants, doctors simply wave their hands in the air and the Kinect translates those movements to have scanners zoom in and out, giving them a clearer view of what is happening.
The Kinect innovation means that surgeons no longer have to leave the sterile area around the patient to view an image, according to the Winnipeg Free Press. This, in turn, cuts down on time spent scrubbing in and out, and keeps doctors focused on the task at hand.
For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Microsoft Kinect scrubs in to help surgeons operate and the blind see on CNET UK.
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