GG06-2019-0122-019 29/05/2019 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, present the Governor General’s Innovation Awards to Dr. Garnette Sutherland - Calgary, Alberta during a ceremony held at Rideau Hall in Ottawa,Ont. on May 29, 2019. *** Son Excellence la très honorable Julie Payette, gouverneure générale du Canada, présente le prix du Gouverneur général pour l’innovation Dr Garnette Sutherland – Calgary (Alberta) pendant une cérémonie tenue à Rideau Hall, Ottawa,Ont. le 29 mai 2019. Credit/Mention de source : Mcpl / Cplc Mathieu Gaudreault, Rideau Hall, OSGG-BSGG, 2019
Improving neurosurgical outcomes with technology.
With the goal of improving patient care, Dr. Garnette Sutherland developed a high-field intraoperative magnetic resonance (MR) system that provides surgeons with exquisitely detailed, 3-D MR images during an operation. This innovative technology has been used in treating over 40 000 neurosurgical patients worldwide. Within this environment, an image-guided robotic system called neuroArm was created at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary. It is the world’s first robot capable of performing neurosurgery on a patient inside an MR imaging machine. The technology promises to make surgeries less invasive and more standardized, thereby improving outcomes and reducing health care costs.
For a deeper understanding of Dr. Southerland’s work, please see the introductory video presented during the 2019 Governor General’s Innovation Awards ceremony:
Recent news
-
May 18, 2022
Inaugural winners of Ingenious+ youth innovation challenge announced during Canadian Innovation Week
- May 13, 2022 How do you Innovate? Join the celebration: Canadian Innovation Week, May 16 to 20, 2022
- May 10, 2022 Congratulations to the Ingenious+ Regional Winners
- May 3, 2022 E4I: Fostering an innovative mindset in youth needs to start as early as kindergarten
- May 1, 2022 Pirurvik Preschool – A Place to Grow
Related content
Innovation in digital forensics Jad Saliba, founder and chief technology officer of Magnet Forensics, started his enterprise to address the […]
Six recipients from across Canada recognized for their groundbreaking work and excellence in innovation Ottawa, ON – May 13, 2019 […]
