“We can simulate or rehearse the entire surgical procedure beforehand, so that when we get to surgery it’s not a surprise, it’s as if we already performed the surgery before.”

"There's a lot of really important vital structures, nerves, blood vessels, organs that with x-ray you don't see, with small dissections in surgery you don't see. When you overlay the entirety of the anatomy on the patient, you're able to see those so that really drives up the safety."

“Integrating augmented reality into the operating room has the potential to improve surgical precision and patient outcomes at hospitals around the world.”

“The success of the surgery is determined before the surgeon walks in, and that’s why this technology is really, really helpful,”... I think that walking into the surgery with optimism, with hope, fundamentally changes the trajectory of the patient’s health care journey."

"You're taking 2D images and converting them to multi-colored 3D renderings in VR…It's much easier for them to comprehend, for example, where a tumor is and what it does. It's also much easier for doctors to explain the intervention.”

“In a case like this one, you need to go into surgery with a clear plan and a realistic assessment of potential pitfalls. It’s like a military operation—you really need to know what your contingencies are, so you don’t get in there and realize there are land mines you didn’t expect.”

“You can see your instruments in relation to the map of the brain and know exactly where you are. You can see around corners and see through tissue.”

“I’m a believer. “As we do more complex cases, I’m realizing the value of having the Surgical Theater’s 360° XR visualization platform. Patients appreciate it; it definitely wows them, but it is far more than that. Patients really understand better. They can see the relationship between the skull base tumor and surrounding important structures such as the optic nerve and carotid artery."

“This gives me what I like to call Superman vision which allows me to kind of see structures that I’m not able to see. To see through things, what’s around, what’s on the other side of a tumor.”