Abstract
PEDs can be used as alternative means of magnification in microsurgery training considering that they are superior to surgical loupes in magnification, FOV and WD ranges, allowing greater operational versatility in microsurgical maneuvers, its behavior being closer to that of surgical microscopes in some optical characteristics. These devices have a lower cost than microscopes and some brands of surgical loupes, greater accessibility in the market and innovation plasticity through technological and physical applications and accessories with respect to classical magnification devices. Although PEDs own advanced technological features such as high-quality cameras and electronic loupes applications to improve the visualizations, it is important to continue the development of better technological applications and accessories for microsurgical practice, and additionally, it is important to produce evidence of its application at surgery room.
Highlights
Portable electronic devices (PEDs) such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets have become important tools in the medical field for monitoring, learning, and clinical diagnosis
To compare the surgical classical magnification devices with the portable electronic devices (PEDs) technologies, we experimentally evaluated the field of view (FOV), the magnification, and amplification for different working distances (WD) in the Multispectral Optics and Biophotonics Laboratory (LABIFOM), which belonged to the Research Centre for Bioinformatics and Photonics (CIBioFi)
In the relation of the FOV of the PEDs in DZ-0, similar progression curves were evident for all the teams, this relationship in digital zoom possible (DZ-M) showed different ranges, where the PED 1 showed a curve of greater observation of the FOV (3.36 cm2 - 58.08 cm2) and PED 2 the smallest (1.08 cm2 - 19.38 cm2) (Figure 2)
Summary
Portable electronic devices (PEDs) such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets have become important tools in the medical field for monitoring, learning, and clinical diagnosis. The link between PEDs gadgets and high definition quality cameras with zoom enhances, illumination, and video recording allows their use as magnification devices for microsurgery training. Conclusion: PEDs can be used as alternative means of magnification in microsurgery considering that they are superior to surgical loupes regarding the field of view and magnification, with characteristics having a behavior closer to the surgical microscopy settings. Considering their characteristics, they can be cheaper than loupes with better performance, besides greater accessibility in the market and plasticity compared to the classical magnification devices. The link between mobile devices’ gadgets and high definition cameras with zoom enhances, illumination, and video recording has allowed their uses as magnification tools for microsurgery training [6,7,8,9]
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