Hailed as a breakthrough that will allow for more precise and faster surgery, projection mapping is being adapted to display images of internal organs on a patient’s body for video projection.
The technique is the brainchild of optical equipment maker Mitaka Kohki Co. in Mitaka, western Tokyo, Panasonic Corp. and Kyoto University Hospital. It is expected to serve as a road map in handling liver cancer and other kinds of carcinoma.