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Pioneering Patient-Specific Approaches for Precision Surgery Using Imaging and Virtual Reality
Published on: April 5, 2024
Surgery, virtual reality, and the future
Kirby G Vosburgh1, Alexandra Golby, Steven D Pieper
1Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,USA. kirby@bwh.harvard.edu
Abstract:
MMVR has provided the leading forum for the multidisciplinary interaction and development of the use of Virtual Reality (VR) techniques in medicine, particularly in surgical practice. Here we look back at the foundations of our field, focusing on the use of VR in Surgery and similar interventional procedures, sum up the current status, and describe the challenges and opportunities going forward.
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