Highlights
- •Virtual and augmented reality can offer benefits for surgical planning, navigation and training.
- •NeuroPlanner is a 2D/3D atlas of the human brain useful for surgical planning.
- •Intra-operative Brain Imaging System platform can help surgical navigation.
- •NeuroTouch and ImmersiveTouch have been introduced for surgical training.
Abstract
Neurosurgeons are faced with the challenge of planning, performing, and learning complex
surgical procedures. With improvements in computational power and advances in visual
and haptic display technologies, augmented and virtual surgical environments can offer
potential benefits for tests in a safe and simulated setting, as well as improve management
of real-life procedures. This systematic literature review is conducted in order to
investigate the roles of such advanced computing technology in neurosurgery subspecialization
of intracranial tumor removal. The study would focus on an in-depth discussion on
the role of virtual reality and augmented reality in the management of intracranial
tumors: the current status, foreseeable challenges, and future developments.
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Publication history
Published online: January 11, 2019
Accepted:
December 22,
2018
Received:
November 28,
2018
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