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| The O-Arm: Precision Imaging Guides Delicate Operation |
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| Chronic back and leg pain can erode your quality of life, keeping you from doing the simplest things. When more conservative treatments fail, spine surgery may bring blessed relief and restore the life you thought you had lost. It is a delicate operation, one that requires the surgeon to have an extra pair of “eyes.” Benjamin R. Remington, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, is proud that his hospital is only the second facility west of the Rocky Mountains to have the O-Arm™, a new imaging system that provides high-quality X-rays and three-dimensional CT-scans (Computed Tomography) during spine surgery, right in the operating room.
The O-Arm™ permits the surgeon to monitor procedures while they are being performed and verify surgical changes by viewing three-dimensional images before the patient leaves the operating room. “With the O-Arm, I get immediate feedback enabling me to see high-quality images of what I’m doing as I am doing it. It is a tremendous benefit to the community to have such an advanced piece of equipment at this hospital,” says Dr. Remington, who predicts that most high-end neurosurgery centers will be acquiring this new technology.
Meanwhile, Doctors Medical Center of Modesto already has the O-Arm™. It is one more example of DMC’s commitment to providing surgeons with access to emerging medical technologies, and providing patients with access to high-quality specialized medical care.
For referral to a specialist at Doctors Medical Center, just call (888) 284-6641, or log on to www.dmc-modesto.com.
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