Chapter 795 Attracting the Phoenix to the Nest After returning, Grandpa Fang was relieved of his pressure and his spirits improved significantly.
He was awake for longer and longer periods. Later, sitting in the yard, he would point to the old radio and clearly say to the old lady, "Old woman, change the station and listen to the news."
Occasionally, when she sees Lu Qingyang come home from get off work, she can accurately call out his name: "Qingyang is back."
On one occasion, watching her great-grandson running around in the yard, she murmured to Fang Zhongwen beside her, "If only Little Hammer could see these peaceful days..."
This change brought joy to the whole family.
Chen Mo prepared the Chinese medicine, and the girl drank it more readily.
Grandma Fang's wrinkles smoothed out, and she began to think about getting some new clothes for herself.
Meanwhile, at the hospital, the team led by Dr. Chen, after preliminary training and repeated practice, had become quite proficient in operating the CT scanner and several advanced monitors and analytical devices donated by Lu Qingyang.
From initially being cautious and flustered, the doctors are now able to operate the equipment calmly and interpret images and data accurately.
These new machines greatly improved the hospital's diagnostic capabilities and research capabilities, making the hospital an instant sensation in Beijing's medical community, attracting a constant stream of colleagues to come and learn from them.
However, no one dares to remove the old shrapnel from Old Master Fang's brain.
The hospital organized several larger-scale expert consultations, both inside and outside the hospital, for this purpose.
"It's located very deep, right next to the vital centers and key functional areas. Look, these tiny networks of blood vessels around it are like fuses in a minefield..."
"The old man is getting on in years, and his brain tissue's ability to compensate and repair is far inferior to that of a young person. Any slight disturbance during the surgery could cause irreversible damage."
"The success rate... frankly speaking, is still not optimistic. With our current technology and experience, taking rash action would be far more risky than rewarding."
A respected professor, considered a leading figure in the field of neurosurgery in China, lightly touched the most dangerous location of the shrapnel on the film with a pencil, and finally slowly shook his head, his tone heavy:
"This surgery requires not only technology, but also... a level of precision and control that we may not yet have. My personal opinion is to maintain the conservative treatment plan, continue to observe, and consolidate the foundation."
Lu Qingyang was keenly aware that the existing neurosurgical techniques in China were not yet sufficient to handle such a high-risk surgery.
It's even more unrealistic to send my elderly grandfather, whose health is unstable, across the ocean for medical treatment.
In that case, why not "attract the phoenix to the nest"?
놛 has 놅's biggest advantage: it can be exchanged for various front-end instruments.
Lu Qingyang tried to convey some information to several top medical research institutions and neurosurgical centers in Europe and America.
This information is not complete data, but rather summaries of several white papers on a certain "novel intraoperative image navigation system that is currently in the research and development phase, about to undergo clinical trials, and possesses ultra-high resolution and real-time three-dimensional imaging capabilities."
Several images of cerebral blood vessels were generated in a simulated environment using a "digital subtraction angiography system," and the clarity of these images far surpasses that of current technology.
These materials have had an unimaginable impact within certain circles.
Initially, foreign experts were skeptical upon receiving the information, believing it might be an exaggeration.
But when we carefully examined the details of those images—the branches of blood vessels, the simulated hemodynamics, and the theoretically high resolution data—our professional expertise told us that the level of technology behind it far surpassed the top-tier equipment we could access at the time.
Curiosity is one of the biggest driving forces behind scientists.
Soon, a small delegation consisting of three top neurosurgeons from the United States and Germany and a senior medical device engineer arrived in Beijing discreetly under the guise of a private academic visit, with a somewhat skeptical attitude.
This small delegation of experts from the three countries had more doubts than expectations when they set foot on Chinese soil.
Professor Blake, a leading neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, couldn't help but mutter a complaint in English to Dr. Wolfgang, a medical device expert from the University of Munich, Germany, on the way from the airport to his residence:
"To be honest, I think this trip was a bit... impulsive. It was a pharmaceutical company that I had never heard of at any top academic conference, and those so-called technical parameters sounded like science fiction."
"It is indeed beyond the conventional understanding of the existing industry system. Hopefully, we are not wasting our time on some carefully manipulated pictures and exaggerated publicity."
Another surgical expert from Switzerland, Mr. Xia Bangjie, remained relatively silent, merely gazing out the window at the somewhat monotonous street scene with a slight frown, clearly also holding reservations about the value of this academic exchange.
When they arrived at the hospital, this doubt reached its peak.
Professor Blake even exchanged a knowing look with Wolfgang, a wry smile playing on his lips.
However, when they were led to a separate imaging center and saw the few brand-new pieces of equipment that seemed somewhat out of place with the surrounding environment, they couldn't help but slow down.
When the hospital arranged for a young doctor to start the equipment and prepare for a demonstration, the experts still held a critical attitude.
The demonstration uses a set of complex cerebrovascular case data.
When the first high-resolution 3D vascular reconstruction image was clearly displayed on the giant monitor, Professor Blake unconsciously lowered his arms, which he had been casually holding in front of his chest.
As the operator skillfully switches between sections to simulate dynamic blood flow, they can display tiny plaques on the vessel wall and even clearly distinguish perforating vessels thinner than a hair…
“This is impossible…” Dr. Wolfgang leaned forward instinctively, and Kim almost pressed his face against the screen, as if trying to find a flaw in the image synthesis. “This resolution and signal-to-noise ratio… current technology shouldn’t be able to achieve this…”
Professor Blake stared intently at an extremely tiny aneurysm image on the screen, where even the minute bumps and depressions on the surface of the aneurysm were clearly visible.
He forgot to speak, but his Adam's apple bobbed up and down.
As a top neurosurgeon, I know all too well what such clear imaging means for preoperative planning and surgical success rates.
Even Mr. Xia Bangjie, who had been the most composed person, couldn't help but slightly open his mouth and subconsciously reached for the eyeglass cloth in his white coat pocket, as if he wanted to wipe the lenses to confirm whether what he saw was his perception.
Several experts from the world's top medical centers seemed to be frozen in place. All their doubts, contempt, and sense of superiority crumbled and shattered silently in the face of these exquisite images that surpassed their understanding.
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