Mixed Reality in Modern Surgical and Interventional Practice: Narrative Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mixed reality (MR) and its potential applications have gained increasing interest within the medical community over the recent years. The ability to integrate virtual objects into a real-world environment within a single video-see-through display is a topic that sparks imagination. Given these characteristics, MR could facilitate preoperative and preinterventional planning, provide intraoperative and intrainterventional guidance, and aid in education and training, thereby improving the skills and merits of surgeons and residents alike.

Objective

In this narrative review, we provide a broad overview of the different applications of MR within the entire spectrum of surgical and interventional practice and elucidate on potential future directions.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Vervoorn MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9947976 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature