RibMR - A Mixed Reality Visualization System for Rib Fracture Localization in Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures: Phantom, Preclinical, and Clinical Studies.

ABSTRACT: In surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRF), the current standard relies on preoperative CT imaging and often incorporates ultrasound (US) imaging. As an alternative, mixed reality (MR) technology holds promise for improving rib fracture localization. This study presents an MR-based visualization system designed for SSRF in a clinical setting. We developed RibMR - a visualization system using an MR head-mounted display that projects a patient-specific 3D hologram onto the patient. RibMR enables the localization of rib fractures in relation to the patient's anatomy. We conducted phantom study using a human mannequin, a preclinical study with two healthy patients, and clinical study with two patients to evaluate RibMR and compared it to US practice. RibMR localized rib fractures with a

SUBMITTER: Jung H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12572520 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature