Kantor Taylor, Mahajan Prashant, Murthi Sarah, Stegink Candice, Brawn Barbara, Varshney Amitabh, Reddy Rishindra M
University of Michigan, Department of Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
Center for Surgical Innovation, Department of Surgery, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2024 Nov;11(6):062607. doi: 10.1117/1.JMI.11.6.062607. Epub 2024 Dec 5.
eXtended Reality (XR) technology, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR), is a growing field in healthcare. Each modality offers unique benefits and drawbacks for medical education, simulation, and clinical care. We review current studies to understand how XR technology uses medical imaging to enhance surgical diagnostics, planning, and performance. We also highlight current limitations and future directions.
We reviewed the literature on immersive XR technologies for surgical planning and intraoperative augmentation, excluding studies on telemedicine and 2D video-based training. We cited publications highlighting XR's advantages and limitations in these categories.
A review of 556 papers on XR for medical imaging in surgery yielded 155 relevant papers reviewed utilizing the aid of chatGPT. XR technology may improve procedural times, reduce errors, and enhance surgical workflows. It aids in preoperative planning, surgical navigation, and real-time data integration, improving surgeon ergonomics and enabling remote collaboration. However, adoption faces challenges such as high costs, infrastructure needs, and regulatory hurdles. Despite these, XR shows significant potential in advancing surgical care.
Immersive technologies in healthcare enhance visualization and understanding of medical conditions, promising better patient outcomes and innovative treatments but face adoption challenges such as cost, technological constraints, and regulatory hurdles. Addressing these requires strategic collaborations and improvements in image quality, hardware, integration, and training.
扩展现实（XR）技术，包括虚拟现实（VR）、增强现实（AR）和混合现实（MR），是医疗保健领域中一个不断发展的领域。每种模式在医学教育、模拟和临床护理方面都有独特的优点和缺点。我们回顾当前的研究，以了解XR技术如何利用医学成像来加强手术诊断、规划和操作。我们还强调了当前的局限性和未来的方向。
我们回顾了关于用于手术规划和术中增强的沉浸式XR技术的文献，排除了关于远程医疗和基于二维视频的培训的研究。我们引用了突出XR在这些类别中的优点和局限性的出版物。
对556篇关于XR在手术中用于医学成像的论文进行回顾，借助ChatGPT筛选出155篇相关论文进行评审。XR技术可能会缩短手术时间、减少错误并优化手术流程。它有助于术前规划、手术导航和实时数据整合，改善外科医生的人体工程学并实现远程协作。然而，采用该技术面临着高成本、基础设施需求和监管障碍等挑战。尽管如此，XR在推进手术护理方面显示出巨大潜力。
医疗保健中的沉浸式技术增强了对医疗状况的可视化和理解，有望带来更好的患者治疗效果和创新治疗方法，但面临着成本、技术限制和监管障碍等采用挑战。解决这些问题需要战略合作，并在图像质量、硬件、整合和培训方面加以改进。
