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Augmented Reality (AR) navigation enhances medical procedures by overlaying digital guidance onto real-world views. This review explores current and future AR applications in gastrointestinal endoscopy and laparoscopy, highlighting their potential to improve patient care.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Technology
  • Surgical Navigation
  • Augmented Reality

Background:

  • Medical navigation systems have evolved over three decades, integrating digital guidance with real-world perception.
  • Augmented Reality (AR) overlays virtual information onto a real-world view, differentiating it from Virtual Reality (VR) training solutions.
  • AR navigation in gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy and laparoscopy is currently underutilized but shows significant potential for enhancing patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current implementation status of AR navigation systems in GI endoscopy and laparoscopy.
  • To explore existing and potential future AR applications within these surgical fields.
  • To provide a practitioner-focused overview of AR technologies, their maturity, and their potential impact on clinical practice.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature and technologies related to AR navigation in medicine.
  • Analysis of AR applications from a clinical practitioner's workflow perspective.
  • Assessment of the maturity and potential impact of AR systems in GI endoscopy and laparoscopy.

Main Results:

  • AR navigation systems are beginning to be implemented in GI endoscopy and laparoscopy, with substantial room for growth.
  • Several current and future AR applications exist, offering improved physician support and patient care.
  • The underlying technologies for AR navigation vary in maturity, influencing their clinical adoption.

Conclusions:

  • AR navigation holds significant potential to transform GI endoscopy and laparoscopy by enhancing physician guidance.
  • Further development and adoption of AR systems are expected to improve clinical outcomes and patient care in these fields.
  • Understanding the practitioner's workflow is key to successfully integrating AR navigation into routine clinical practice.