ArticleAnnals of surgical treatment and research2018
Preliminary study on application of augmented reality visualization in robotic thyroid surgery.
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- Augmented Reality (AR) for Surgical Robotic and Autonomous Systems: State of the Art, Challenges, and Solutions.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- Global trends and hotspots in robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery for gastrointestinal diseases: a bibliometric and visualization.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Leveraging augmented reality for dynamic guidance in 3-dimensional laparoscopic and robotic liver surgery: a prospective case series study.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2025Article
- Enhancing recurrent laryngeal nerve localization during transoral endoscopic thyroid surgery using augmented reality: a proof-of-concept study.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2025Article
- Augmented Reality-Based Visual Cue for Guiding Central Catheter Insertion in Pediatric Oncologic Patients.World journal of surgery · 2022Article
- Simulations and simulators in head and neck endocrine surgery.Annals of thyroid · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeIncreased robotic surgery is attended by increased reports of complications, largely due to limited operative view and lack of tactile sense. These kinds of obstacles, which seldom occur in open surgery, are challenging for beginner surgeons. To enhance robotic surgery safety, we created an augmented reality (AR) model of the organs around the thyroid glands, and tested the AR model applicability in robotic thyroidectomy.
methodsWe created AR images of the thyroid gland, common carotid arteries, trachea, and esophagus using preoperative CT images of a thyroid carcinoma patient. For a preliminary test, we overlaid the AR images on a 3-dimensional printed model at five different angles and evaluated its accuracy using Dice similarity coefficient. We then overlaid the AR images on the real-time operative images during robotic thyroidectomy.
resultsThe Dice similarity coefficients ranged from 0.984 to 0.9908, and the mean of the five different angles was 0.987. During the entire process of robotic thyroidectomy, the AR images were successfully overlaid on the real-time operative images using manual registration.
conclusionWe successfully demonstrated the use of AR on the operative field during robotic thyroidectomy. Although there are currently limitations, the use of AR in robotic surgery will become more practical as the technology advances and may contribute to the enhancement of surgical safety.
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