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A Hybrid Approach – Minimally Invasive, Image-guided Surgery in Asia

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Published on August 27, 2019
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Yao Fong, MDDirector of Thoracic Surgery, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan

“I think that such advanced technology, allows us to expand its usage to further fields so we can offer more and better options for our patients.”

Yao Fong, MD
Director of Thoracic Surgery, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan

Lung cancer screening and thoracic surgery

Procedural risk in treating small pulmonary nodules

Being able to locate small, deep and thus not-palpable lesions precisely during a surgical intervention is a quantum leap in the treatment of lung cancer
Being able to locate small, deep and thus not-palpable lesions precisely during a surgical intervention is a quantum leap in the treatment of lung cancer
Professor Chin-Hong Chang,Director of Neurosurgery, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan

“Risk is not what you can see, but what you cannot visualize.”

Professor Chin-Hong Chang,
Director of Neurosurgery, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan

Operational efficiency is key for hospitals

Defining a needle path to the lesion in different cross-sections with syngo Needle Guidance
Defining a needle path to the lesion in different cross-sections with syngo Needle Guidance

Hospital acquired infections and surgical environments

Hybrid OR with ARTIS pheno for thoracic surgery and multidisciplinary use at Chi Mei Medical Center

Impact on the patient experience

Hybrid OR with ARTIS pheno for thoracic surgery and multidisciplinary use at Chi Mei Medical Center

New therapeutic approaches

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  1. The statements by Siemens Healthineers customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer’s unique setting. Since there is no “typical” hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.

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