For the trial, urologists with Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals in the United Kingdom wore Google Glass while conducting simulated data entry on cystoscopy findings. The smart glasses enabled surgeons to enter notes on the detection of lesions with speech and head movements while leaving their hands free to perform the procedure.
Study participants said the technology holds potential to improve surveillance of cancer patients and provide surgeons with more accurate data.
“These technologies are becoming more affordable by the day and would also save time and money by speeding up data entry and removing the need to employ a transcriber or note taker,” said Daniel Roggen with the University of Sussex’s School of Engineering and Informatics. “Most of the surgeons we spoke to in our study were really positive about the potential for this technology and could easily see how they could integrate it into their procedures.”
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