CONJOINED TWINS SEPERATED USING VIRTUAL REALITY

  • 01/08/2022

Brazilian twins who were linked at the head were successfully separated using virtual reality.

Bernardo and Arthur Lima, both three years old, underwent procedures in Rio de Janeiro under the supervision of Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.

The scientists spent months testing strategies based on CT and MRI scans of the twins in virtual reality.

Noor ul Owase Jeelani, a surgeon, described it 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.

The twins had seven surgeries, involving more than 27 hours of operating time in the final operation alone, and almost 100 medical staff.

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