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Biodiagnostics and Imaging (Halifax)
New Clinical Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Lab
The lab will be used to diagnose brain disease such as epilepsy and brain tumours, especially in children.
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World's first simulation-based brain surgery performed in Halifax
Dr. David Clarke, a staff neurosurgeon at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, made medical history by becoming the first to successfully remove a patient’s brain tumour with the assistance of a virtual-reality neurosurgical simulator developed by the National Research Council (NRC).
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[Click here to view video of virtual neurosurgery]
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Located in Capital Health and the IWK Health Centre, research at the NRC Institute for Biodiagnostics (Atlantic) focuses on:
- Improving diagnosis and treatment of brain illness;
- Advancing the research and development of non-invasive technologies in medicine; and
- Transferring R&D innovation to the clinical and commercial sectors
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- IWK Health Centre
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