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VR-based training of craniotomy for intracranial aneurysm surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Intracranial aneurysms can be treated micro-surgically. This procedure involves an appropriate head position of the patient and a proper craniotomy. These steps enable a proper access, facilitating the subsequent steps. To train the access planning process, we propose a VR-based training system.

Method

We designed and implemented an immersive VR access simulation, where the user is surrounded by a virtual operating room, including medical equipment and virtual staff. The patient's head can be positioned via hand rotation and an arbitrary craniotomy contour can be drawn. The chosen access can be evaluated by exposing the aneurysm using a microscopic view.

Results

The evaluation of the simulation took place in three stages: testing the simulation using the think-aloud method, conducting a survey and examining the precision of drawing the contour. Although there are differences between the virtual interactions and their counterparts in reality, the participants liked the immersion and felt present in the operating room. The calculated surface dice similarity coefficient, Hausdorff distance and feedback of the participants show that the difficulty of drawing the craniotomy is appropriate.

Conclusion

The presented training simulation for head positioning and access planning benefits from the immersive environment. Thus, it is an appropriate training for novice neurosurgeons and medical students with the goal to improve anatomical understanding and to become aware of the importance of the right craniotomy hole.

SUBMITTER: Allgaier M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8873137 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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VR-based training of craniotomy for intracranial aneurysm surgery.

Allgaier Mareen M Amini Amir A Neyazi Belal B Sandalcioglu I Erol IE Preim Bernhard B Saalfeld Sylvia S

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery 20211220 3

<h4>Purpose</h4>Intracranial aneurysms can be treated micro-surgically. This procedure involves an appropriate head position of the patient and a proper craniotomy. These steps enable a proper access, facilitating the subsequent steps. To train the access planning process, we propose a VR-based training system.<h4>Method</h4>We designed and implemented an immersive VR access simulation, where the user is surrounded by a virtual operating room, including medical equipment and virtual staff. The p ...[more]

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VR-based training of craniotomy for intracranial aneurysm surgery.

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