{"id":160,"date":"2020-06-17T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ndicorp2020.wpengine.com\/?page_id=160"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:30:57","slug":"why-accuracy-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ndigital.com\/de\/articles\/why-accuracy-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Accuracy Matters: Precision in OEM Surgical Navigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"160\" class=\"elementor elementor-160\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5968687 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5968687\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b7db9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6b7db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Accuracy Matters: Precision in OEM Surgical Navigation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e17e02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e17e02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31966fc3\" data-id=\"31966fc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-63b7fafc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63b7fafc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-17ecc2b4\" data-id=\"17ecc2b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef89ba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef89ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/trueness-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-695\" alt=\"trueness\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/trueness-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/trueness-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/trueness.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eca518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9eca518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Trueness<\/strong> represents how close measurements are to the bullseye (the true reference value). In this example, the red and blue targets are both true, but the red measurements are less precise because they are far apart.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bf5a60\" data-id=\"8bf5a60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd24b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd24b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/precision-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-694\" alt=\"precision\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/precision-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/precision-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/precision.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233228a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"233228a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Precision<\/strong> represents how close repeated measurements are to each other (test results). In this example, the red and blue measurements are both precise, but the red measurements are less true because they are off target.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3c4593\" data-id=\"f3c4593\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72325b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72325b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/accuracy-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-693\" alt=\"accuracy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/accuracy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/accuracy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/accuracy.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2f4c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab2f4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Accuracy<\/strong> represents measurements that are close to the bullseye and close to each other. In this example, as with all NDI optical measurement and electromagnetic tracking solutions, the measurements are both true and precise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17debe7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17debe7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58c6a29\" data-id=\"58c6a29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f78ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07f78ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Measurement You Can Trust\u00ae<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a08eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87a08eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This focus on trusted measurement performance is evident throughout the design, manufacture, and integration of the Polaris, Aurora\u00ae, and 3D Guidance\u00ae solutions:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef89220 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef89220\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964a41f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"964a41f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f291d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87f291d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa25d45 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"fa25d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-edit\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb4094c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb4094c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Characterization<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e02f75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e02f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Our characterization models are based on proprietary algorithms that leverage decades of progressive applied physics and mathematics research. These models encompass every conceivable aspect of 3D tracking to maximize spatial measurement accuracy.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7d892 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c7d892\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce68d5b elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ce68d5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-expand-arrows-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d0c006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d0c006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">End-to-End Design<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492ad9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"492ad9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Solution components are designed to work together, with an emphasis on minimizing systematic noise during measurement. Accuracy and repeatability are maintained among the different system components and throughout connection points.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed7eec0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed7eec0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b27d1 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"81b27d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tools\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1fc62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e1fc62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manufacturing Process<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058275f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"058275f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The design and manufacture of Polaris, Aurora and 3D Guidance components and passive spheres adhere to numerous ISO, IEC, UL, CSA, EC and other regulatory and quality standards, providing a reliable tracking system that operates exactly to stated accuracy specifications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d05be42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d05be42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c41b420 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"c41b420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-microscope\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6acde2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6acde2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Factory Calibration<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1998e10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1998e10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The accuracy and repeatability of 3D positions are verified using a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) within our manufacturing facility for validated measurement performance that optimizes trueness and precision. No in-field calibration is required.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e561ae5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e561ae5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8539b6b elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"8539b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-handshake\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d20f45b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d20f45b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Characterization<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5046920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5046920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Our characterization models are based on proprietary algorithms that leverage decades of progressive applied physics and mathematics research. These models encompass every conceivable aspect of 3D tracking to maximize spatial measurement accuracy.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81f63b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81f63b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e53dbb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e53dbb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>NDI\u2019s optical measurement and electromagnetic tracking solutions adhere to the ISO 5725-4:2020 standard for trueness and precision. Our solutions are certified measurement systems, the outputs of which can be traced back to standards set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (i.e., NIST traceable).<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Award-Winning Vision of Team UltratopiaMeasurement accuracy and reliability are the foundation of the NDI optical measurement and electromagnetic tracking solutions. However, accuracy represents more than measurement values hitting a theoretical \u2018bullseye\u2019 \u2013 although that\u2019s important, too. It symbolizes the confidence users feel when they navigate an OEM surgical instrument\u2019s path to a physical target&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndigital.com\/de\/articles\/why-accuracy-matters\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Weiterlesen &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why Accuracy Matters: Precision in OEM Surgical Navigation<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4556,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"full-width","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"on","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-article"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Accuracy Matters in OEM Surgical Navigation | NDI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Accuracy combines trueness and precision. 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