Augmented-Reality Surgery to Guide Head and Neck Cancer Re-resection: A Feasibility and Accuracy Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the complex three-dimensional (3D) anatomy of head and neck cancer specimens, head and neck surgeons often have difficulty relocating the site of an initial positive margin to perform re-resection. This cadaveric study aimed to determine the feasibility and accuracy of augmented reality surgery to guide head and neck cancer re-resections.

Methods

This study investigated three cadaveric specimens. The head and neck resection specimen was 3D scanned and exported to the HoloLens augmented reality environment. The surgeon manually aligned the 3D specimen hologram into the resection bed. Accuracy of manual alignment and time intervals throughout the protocol were recorded.

Results

The 20 head and neck cancer resections performed in this study included 13 c

SUBMITTER: Prasad K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11563582 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature