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Virtual Reality-Based Simulators for Cranial Tumor Surgery: A Systematic Review.

Travis Mazur¹, Tarek R Mansour¹, Luke Mugge¹

¹Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA.

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|December 5, 2017

Summary

Virtual reality (VR) offers promising applications in neurosurgery for presurgical planning and skills training. This review highlights VR's documented usefulness in cranial surgeries, emphasizing its potential to enhance training and establish performance benchmarks.

Keywords:

Brain tumor Surgical performance Surgical planning Virtual immersive reality

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Area of Science:

Neurosurgery
Medical Simulation
Virtual Reality Technology

Background:

Virtual reality (VR) simulators are increasingly utilized in medicine for skill assessment and presurgical planning.
Despite VR's effectiveness in various surgical fields, its application in neurosurgery is currently limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review current literature on VR simulation for presurgical planning and training in cranial tumor surgeries.
To evaluate the quality of existing studies investigating VR in neurosurgery.

Main Methods:

A comprehensive search of PubMed and Embase databases was conducted.
Studies were included if they utilized VR for presurgical planning or as a training tool in cranial surgeries, from inception to May 2017.

Main Results:

The systematic search yielded 1662 articles, with 37 full-text articles assessed for eligibility.
Nine studies met the inclusion criteria and were categorized into presurgical planning and VR training groups.

Conclusions:

VR demonstrates significant potential for enhancing presurgical planning and skills training in neurosurgery.
VR aids in establishing performance benchmarks for cranial tumor resection, validating its utility and potential for innovative neurosurgical training.
Further research is warranted to fully define VR's role and optimize its implementation in neurosurgical practice.