Rock Jack P, Schultz Lonni, Dempsey Robert, Cohen Jonathan
Neurological Surgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, USA.
Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Jul 5;16(7):e63888. doi: 10.7759/cureus.63888. eCollection 2024 Jul.
International bootcamps are important for providing access to advanced education and training to physicians around the world. In countries where resources are scarce, the opportunity to be exposed to advanced training and the latest technologies is limited. We set out to evaluate the educational value of integrating augmented reality (AR) into the curriculum of a global neurosurgery bootcamp. AR was integrated into this year's neurosurgical bootcamp in Hanoi, Vietnam, organized by the Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery (FIENS). Participants had not experienced this technology before a surgical adjunct. A study was conducted to evaluate how AR impacts the surgical approach to a cranial tumor for boot camp participants with limited neurosurgical experience. Without the use of AR, the majority of participants (66%) chose the incorrect surgical approach to a frontal tumor. However, after using AR to visualize the lesion in 3D, all participants chose the correct surgical approach. Additionally, participants were more precise when planning with AR as the distance from the skull insertion point to the tumor was significantly shorter with AR than without AR. This study demonstrated the potential of AR to improve the education and enhance the experience trainees have at international bootcamps. Importantly, it is our hope that industry involvement in these global initiatives continues to grow as it is critical for trainees in developing countries to be exposed to common as well as emerging medical technologies.
国际培训营对于为世界各地的医生提供接受高等教育和培训的机会至关重要。在资源匮乏的国家，接触先进培训和最新技术的机会有限。我们着手评估将增强现实（AR）融入全球神经外科培训营课程的教育价值。AR被融入了今年由国际神经外科教育基金会（FIENS）在越南河内举办的神经外科培训营。参与者在将AR作为手术辅助工具之前未曾体验过这项技术。开展了一项研究，以评估AR对神经外科经验有限的培训营参与者处理颅部肿瘤手术方法的影响。在不使用AR的情况下，大多数参与者（66%）选择了错误的额叶肿瘤手术方法。然而，在使用AR以三维方式可视化病变后，所有参与者都选择了正确的手术方法。此外，当使用AR进行规划时，参与者更加精确，因为与不使用AR相比，使用AR时从颅骨插入点到肿瘤的距离明显更短。这项研究证明了AR在改善教育以及提升学员在国际培训营的体验方面的潜力。重要的是，我们希望行业对这些全球倡议的参与能够持续增加，因为对于发展中国家的学员来说，接触常见以及新兴医疗技术至关重要。
