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Augmented reality (AR) surgical navigation is advancing quickly, reviewing visualization, registration, and tracking techniques. While promising, AR-guided surgery requires more clinical trials before widespread adoption.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Technology
  • Computer-Aided Surgery
  • Surgical Navigation

Background:

  • Augmented reality (AR) surgical navigation systems have seen rapid advancements.
  • These systems integrate virtual information with the real surgical environment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and analyze visualization, registration, and tracking techniques in AR surgical navigation.
  • To examine the applications of AR in various surgical fields.
  • To identify current challenges and future trends in AR-guided surgery.

Main Methods:

  • Categorization of AR visualization into 'in situ' and non-'in situ' types.
  • Analysis of diverse registration methods (manual, point-based, surface, marker-based, calibration-based).
  • Review of tracking techniques including self-localization, camera-integrated, external, and hybrid tracking.

Main Results:

  • AR visualization encompasses various rendering contents.
  • Multiple registration and tracking methods are employed in AR systems.
  • Applications span across different surgical specialties.

Conclusions:

  • Current AR navigation methods are primarily evaluated through experimental models, with limited clinical validation.
  • AR-guided surgery shows significant potential but has not yet reached clinical maturity.
  • Continued development is expected to lead to widespread clinical utility.