What is the purpose of surgical navigation?

The navigation allows to locate on the patient the anatomical structures displayed on the radiographic examinations, in particular the computed tomography and the magnetic resonance. Using these tests as a map and surgical instruments such as probes, the navigator lets you know in real time where our instruments and healthy and pathological anatomical structures are located. But what are the new features that the Vostars project brings to surgical navigation? Fabrizio Cutolo, WP7 Leader and Software Development Coordinator for the Vostars project explains it in this video