Augmented reality for endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery: evaluating design factors with neurosurgeons.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study investigates the potential utility of augmented reality (AR) in the endoscopic transsphenoidal approach (TSA). While previous research has addressed technical challenges in AR for TSA, this paper explores how design factors can improve AR for neurosurgeons from a human-centred design perspective.

Methods

Preliminary qualitative research involved observations of TSA procedures ( n=2 ) and semi-structured interviews with neurosurgeons ( n=4 ). These informed the design of an AR mockup, which was evaluated with neurosurgeons ( n=3 ). An interactive low-fidelity prototype-the "AR-assisted Navigation for the TransSphenoidal Approach (ANTSA)"-was then developed in Unity 3D. A user study ( n=4 ) evaluated the low-fidelity prototype of ANTSA through contextual int

SUBMITTER: Higa J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11759473 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature