title: The viewing wand--its introduction and uses.
abstract: The Innovated Systems Group (ISG) Viewing Wand was developed in Toronto, Canada, for use in Neurosurgery. In June 1992, Frenchay Hospital was the first centre in Europe to pioneer the use of the ISG Viewing Wand, which is an intraoperative image display system. This equipment has in the main replaced stereotaxic surgery by removing the need for a cumbersome frame and intra-operative scanning. However, there is still a need for stereotaxic surgery for point source localisation of small deep seated targets e.g. thalamotomy and pallidotomy. The aim of this article is to explain what the Viewing Wand is, what it does and the effect this hi-tech equipment has had on theatre nursing practice.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing