- Program continues close partnership between Helsinki University Hospital and Nokia
7 June, 2017
Helsinki, Finland - Nokia announced today the world's first 'mixed reality' neurosurgical live streaming conducted at
Helsinki University Hospital, Finland. The procedure was livestreamed to approximately 100 neurosurgeons using Nokia's OZO Live to
provide a more immersive view of the surgery and operating room coordination.
The live streaming trial is part of a joint project called "Media meets Medicine", and was completed in collaboration
with Helsinki University Hospital (HUH) Neurosurgery Department, a world-leading department for its expertise in all subsections of
neurosurgery. Nokia sees virtual reality completely transforming how people can experience the world together; the live streaming
at HUH showcases how virtual reality can advance the healthcare industry by delivering an immersive experience, regardless of the
location of the viewers.
Nokia OZO was used to deliver a completely new, live broadcast mixed reality experience of a neurosurgery operation using the
OZO Reality Platform and viewed on OZO Player SDK. The experience consists of the stereoscopic 360 degree OZO camera live stream
with spatial audio, complemented by interactive microscope and graphics overlays. The Nokia OZO system delivered a live view from
the operating theatre to the participants of a live demonstration course in operative microneurosurgery at the Helsinki University
Hospital on 6-7 June as part of the the 17th Helsinki Live Demonstration Course in Operative Microneurosurgery.
"Normally, only up to 10-15 external observers can fit in an operating theatre in addition to the operating team. When using
Nokia OZO Live streaming we could have limitless observers from around the world and they can all feel as if they were there," says
Professor Mika Niemelä, Chief of Department at HUH Neurosurgery.
"HUH wants to be a forerunner in exploring, identifying and demonstrating novel opportunities in the virtual, augmented and
mixed reality domains, and drive concept creation for future virtual and augmented reality in medical context. We are really
happy that we can cooperate with the Nokia team, who are pioneers in this area," says Miikka Korja, Neurosurgeon at HUH
Neurosurgery and Chief Innovation Officer at Helsinki University Hospital.
"We are pleased to work alongside a leading neurosurgical department in the world," says Kiti Müller, Neurologist,
Medical Expert and Principal Researcher at the Digital Health Lab at Nokia Technologies. "The cooperation enables medical doctors
in different expert areas to get to know the latest technology, including a totally new way of sharing medical expertise."
"This is an excellent example of using Nokia OZO solutions to create and share an immersive experience for educational purposes.
We are very proud to work with our esteemed partner HUH to expand our cooperation in the medical field," says Paul
Melin, VP of Digital Media at Nokia Technologies.
For more information about the OZO product family, visit https://ozo.nokia.com.
About Helsinki University Hospital (HUH) Neurosurgery
HUH Neurosurgery is world-famous for its expertise in all subsections of neurosurgery. It is considered the leading center
in Europe in the microneurosurgical treatment of cerebral blood vessel diseases and complex brain tumors, and is also ranked among
the very best units in the world.
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