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Ascension to Showcase
new microBIRD Tracker at CARS
BURLINGTON, VERMONT; JUNE
10, 2004: Ascension
Technology will show
its new microBIRD™
motion tracker in action in
Booth #108 at the Computer
Assisted Radiology and Surgery
18th International Congress
and Exhibition June
23-26, 2004, in Chicago, Illinois.
Joining Ascension in the booth
will be Cedara
Software. Together they will
demonstrate how pre-acquired
3D ultrasound data is modeled
for real-time lesion targeting,
using microBIRD and Cedara
software.
The microBIRD has been designed
for minimally invasive medical
procedures including computer-assisted
and robotic surgery. Development
of microBIRD is being funded
in part by a grant from the
Defense Advanced Research
Project Agency (DARPA).
microBIRD applications include
3D measurement of instruments
such as biopsy needles, catheters,
probes, robotic end-effectors
and scopes—all of which need
precise 6 degrees-of-freedom
tracking when inserted in
the human body. Employing
a pulsed DC magnetic field
sensing technology to minimize
metallic distortion, microBIRD
also overcomes the limitations
of line-of-sight tracking
devices which are bulky and
easily occluded. Additional
technological developments
to further minimize real time
metallic distortion will be
made as the DARPA project
progresses.
All conference attendees
and media representatives
are invited to stop by the
Ascension booth (#108) to
see the 3D ultrasound exhibit
and obtain more information
about Ascension’s tracking
products and their diversified
medical applications.
Cedara Software Corporation,
headquartered in Mississauga,
Ontario, is a leading independent
provider of medical imaging
software for many of the world’s
leading medical device and
healthcare information system
companies. For more information,
visit www.cedara.com.
Ascension Technology Corporation,
based in Burlington, Vermont,
USA, is a world leader in
magnetic motion tracking solutions
for medical applications.
More information about Ascension
trackers is available at www.ascension-tech.com.
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VISIT US AT CARS IN BOOTH
#108!
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