First in man in-situ augmented reality pedicle screw navigation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Augmented reality (AR) is a rising technology gaining increasing utility in medicine. By superimposing the surgical site and the operator's visual field with computer-generated information, it has the potential to enhance the cognitive skills of surgeons. This is the report of the first in man case with "direct holographic navigation" as part of a randomized controlled trial.

Case description

A pointing instrument was equipped with a sterile fiducial marker, which was used to obtain a digital representation of the intraoperative bony anatomy of the lumbar spine. Subsequently, a previously validated registration method was applied to superimpose the surgery plan with the intraoperative anatomy. The registration result is shown in situ as a 3D AR hologram of the pre

SUBMITTER: Farshad M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8819976 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature