It can represent a valid option for surgical training of temporal bone dissection and a new interactive tool to understand the complex temporal bone anatomy. ConclusionģD-4K-exoscope resulted adequate for a safe and effective mastoidectomy and showed a high potential for training and educational purposes. The exoscope was capable of providing a high involvement in the dissections with very effective interactions between the expert surgeon and the trainees, that had access to the same surgical field view. A high-quality magnification of the temporal bone was obtained, allowing the expert surgeon to identify all the anatomical structures without injuring them. Paired t test demonstrated a statically significant improvement between the first and the second dissection both for the novice and the intermediate surgeon (+ 4.7 and + 7 points p = 0.0002). Mean MMS scores for the novice, intermediate and expert surgeon were 11.3 ± 2.8, 13.8 ± 3.9 and 19 ± 1.3, respectively. Surgeons’ interactions, depth effect, and 3D impression were also assessed to perform a subjective analysis. Paired t test was used to assess whether novice and intermediate surgeons have a score improvement in the second dissection compared to the first one. The dissection end-product was evaluated according to the Melbourne Mastoidectomy Scale (MMS).
All dissections were entirely recorded and later evaluated independently by three other experienced surgeons. Six consecutive 3D-4K-exoscope-assisted cortical mastoidectomies were performed by a novice, an intermediate and an expert surgeon (two dissections each).
SMEXOSCOPE ARMANDO FOR FREE
There’s not an awful lot of info available at the moment, apart from a screenshot and the fact that it will also be a free download from the developer’s website.Ħ4-bit s(M)exoscope is available for free download via Armando Montanez (23.2 MB download size, ZIP archive, 32-bit & 64-bit VST/VST3 plugin format for Windows & Mac OS).To assess if 3D-4K exoscope is a valuable tool for temporal bone dissection and to evaluate its teaching potential. The plugin will probably also be uploaded to the original product page (on the Smartelectronix website) sometime in the future, but it is only available on Armando’s website at the moment.īy the way, Armando Montanez is also working on another plugin called s(M)asterscope, which expected for release sometime in (hopefully) near future. It is available as a VST and VST3 plugin for use in 32-bit and 64-bit digital audio workstations. The new 64-bit s(M)exoscope can be download completely free of charge from the product page linked below. This means that it can actually be regarded as a bit of an upgrade, in away, as opposed to a 1:1 cross-platform port. This is absolutely huge news for all s(M)exoscope users (including myself) who haven’t been able to use their favorite oscilloscope plugin in a 64-bit DAW environment.Ĭompared to the original plugin, the new JUCE ported 64-bit version of s(M)exoscope is virtually identical, apart from the fact the it has a somewhat higher frame rate, resulting in a smoother waveform display. Until now, that is.Īrmando Montanez has ported the plugin’s source code to the cross-platform JUCE framework, making it possible to build both 32-bit and 64-bit compatible versions of s(M)exoscope.
See also: Best Free Oscilloscope VST/AU Plugins!īridging 32-bit plugins to 64-bit systems is possible with utilities such as 32 Lives, but that doesn’t change the fact that s(M)exoscope never got a real substitute designed for native use in 64-bit digital audio workstations (apart from a few notable alternatives such as the MOscilloscope by MeldaProduction and Oscarizor by Sugar Audio).
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