SynthesisFrontiers in surgery2022
Augmented Reality in Neurosurgery, State of Art and Future Projections. A Systematic Review.
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63 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Augmented Reality Implementation in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Future Application in Pulmonary Surgery: A Systematic Review.Surgical innovation · 2024Pooled it
- Augmented Reality Integration in Skull Base Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Augmented reality for orthopedic and maxillofacial oncological surgery: a systematic review focusing on both clinical and technical aspects.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Pooled it
- Augmented and virtual reality usage in awake craniotomy: a systematic review.Neurosurgical review · 2022Pooled it
- Comparing augmented reality-assisted and freehand external ventricular drain placement: a multicenter randomized controlled crossover phantom study.Acta neurochirurgica · 2025Trial
- A Visual Support System for Stent-Assisted Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms Using 3D Imaging and Augmented Reality.Neuroinformatics · 2026Article
- Utility of Augmented Reality Glasses With Waveguide Optics and Facial Recognition Technology for Patient Verification in a Simulated Outpatient Setting: Physician Questionnaire Survey Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- A review of head-mounted devices for surgical education, preoperative planning and intraoperative navigation.Updates in surgery · 2026Review
- Extended Reality in Neurosurgery : Surgical Planning, Navigation, Education, and Patient Communication.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2026Article
- A markerless, real-time, augmented reality-based surgical navigation system for neurosurgical biopsies.Acta neurochirurgica · 2026Article
- Real-time augmented reality navigation in brain glioma resection: a pilot feasibility study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- From scanner to scalpel: adapting IDEAL for accountable AI in radiology and image-guided neurosurgery.Frontiers in radiology · 2026Article
- Multidisciplinary Management of Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors with Brainstem Involvement.Audiology research · 2025Review
- Augmented reality advances in visualizing rare vascular anomalies of von Hippel-Lindau syndrome during neurosurgery.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- History of medical education in neurosurgical training: moving from illustrations and cadaver dissections to virtual simulation.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Intraoperative Computed Tomography, Ultrasound, and Augmented Reality in Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery-A Retrospective Cohort Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- AI in Neurology: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once Part 1: Principles and Practice.Annals of neurology · 2025Review
- Augmented reality (AR) in microsurgical multimodal image guided focal pediatric epilepsy surgery: Results of a retrospective feasibility study.Brain & spine · 2025Article
- Augmented reality and 3D modeling for preoperative planning in microsurgical resection of brain arteriovenous malformations: A proof-of-concept study.Surgical neurology international · 2025Article
- What Is Old Is New Again-Use of Augmented Reality in Craniometric Point Identification and Neuroanatomy Education.Journal of medical extended reality · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: The use of augmented reality (AR) is growing in medical education, in particular, in radiology and surgery. AR has the potential to become a strategic component of neurosurgical training courses. In fact, over the years, there has been a progressive increase in the application of AR in the various fields of neurosurgery. In this study, the authors aim to define the diffusion of these augmented reality systems in recent years. This study describes future trends in augmented reality for neurosurgeons. Methods: A systematic review of the literature was conducted to identify research published from December 1st, 2011 to November 30th, 2021. Electronic databases (PubMed, PubMed Central, and Scopus) were screened. The methodological quality of studies and extracted data were assessed for "augmented reality" and "neurosurgery". The data analysis focused on the geographical distribution, temporal evolution, and topic of augmented reality in neurosurgery. Results: A total of 198 studies have been included. The number of augmented reality applications in the neurosurgical field has increased during the last 10 years. The main topics on which it is mostly applied are spine surgery, neuronavigation, and education. The geographical distribution shows extensive use of augmented reality in the USA, Germany, China, and Canada. North America is the continent that uses augmented reality the most in the training and education of medical students, residents, and surgeons, besides giving the greatest research contribution in spine surgery, brain oncology, and surgical planning. AR is also extensively used in Asia for intraoperative navigation. Nevertheless, augmented reality is still far from reaching Africa and other countries with limited facilities, as no publications could be retrieved from our search. Conclusions: The use of AR is significantly increased in the last 10 years. Nowadays it is mainly used in spine surgery and for neurosurgical education, especially in North America, Europe and China. A continuous growth, also in other aspects of the specialty, is expected in the next future.
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