Neurosurgery notes/Augmented reality systems

Augmented reality systems

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  • Refer to fusion of virtual 3D brain models and the actual operating field,
  • May enhance the operating room workflow and improve safety by eliminating the need for surgeons to repeatedly interrupt operations and look away from the surgical field at image guidance.
  • Such systems are already commercially available for use with surgical microscopes, but have not yet been widely applied to neuroendoscopy.