Conjoined twins separated with the help of virtual reality

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Conjoined twins separated with the help of virtual reality

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Conjoined twins separated with the help of virtual reality

Surgeons say space-age technology helped doctors in separate countries to work together.
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Brazilian twins who were joined at the head have been successfully separated with the help of virtual reality.
Three-year-olds Bernardo and Arthur Lima underwent surgeries in Rio de Janeiro, with direction from Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
The teams spent months trialling techniques using virtual reality projections of the twins, based on CT and MRI scans.
It was described by surgeon Noor ul Owase Jeelani as "space-age stuff".
It was one of the most complex separation processes ever completed, according to the charity which funded it - Gemini Untwined - which Mr Jeelani founded in 2018.
He said that, for the first time, surgeons in separate countries wore headsets and operated in the same "virtual reality room" together.
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Wow, that is amazing. Hoping their lives keep getting better/healthier.
 
Wow is right! Crazy what they can do these days. Hopefully they'll find a way to cure epilepsy.
 
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