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Author Spotlight: Revolutionizing Remote Surgery with Augmented Reality and Robotics for Enhanced Precision and Accessibility
Published on: August 9, 2024
Mixed reality in interventional radiology: a focus on first clinical use of XR90 augmented reality-based
Kyle Finos1, Sanjit Datta1, Art Sedrakyan2
1Division of Interventional Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA.
Introduction:
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are emerging tools in interventional radiology (IR), enhancing IR education, preprocedural planning, and intraprocedural guidance.
Areas Covered:
This review identifies current applications of AR/VR in IR, with a focus on studies that assess the clinical impact of AR/VR. We outline the relevant technology and assess current limitations and future directions in this space. We found that the use of AR in IR lags other surgical fields, and the majority of the data exists in case series or small-scale studies. Educational use of AR/VR improves learning anatomy, procedure steps, and procedural learning curves. Preprocedural use of AR/VR decreases procedure times, especially in complex procedures. Intraprocedural AR for live tracking is accurate within 5 mm live patients and has up to 0.75 mm in phantoms, offering decreased procedure time and radiation exposure. Challenges include cost, ergonomics, rapid segmentation, and organ motion.
Expert Opinion:
The use of AR/VR in interventional radiology may lead to safer and more efficient procedures. However, more data from larger studies is needed to better understand where AR/VR is confers the most benefit in interventional radiology clinical practice.
