ArticleInternational journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2024
Fully immersive virtual reality for skull-base surgery: surgical training and beyond.
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- Extended reality in skull base surgery: a systematic literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluating the Efficacy of a Novel Multimaterial 3D-Printed Phantom for Otologic Surgical Education and Simulation.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2026Article
- Digital Twin-Based Virtual Reality Framework for Interaction and AI-Assisted Control of a Parallel Surgical Robot.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Role of Virtual and Augmented Reality in Transsphenoidal Surgical Approaches to the Sellar and Parasellar Area-A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Empowering surgeons with integrated synthetic data: solutions for mastering complex clinical scenarios.NPJ digital medicine · 2026Review
- [Skull base surgery-where do we stand?]HNO · 2025Review
- A multimodal digital twin for autonomous micro-drilling in scientific exploration.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2025Article
- Exploring interaction paradigms for segmenting medical images in virtual reality.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2025Article
- Critical Anatomy-Preserving & Terrain-Augmenting Navigation (CAPTAiN): Application to Laminectomy Surgical Education.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2025Article
- Automated Volumetric Milling Area Planning for Acoustic Neuroma Surgery via Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- ENTRI: Enhanced Navigational Toolkit for Robotic Interventions.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2024Article
- An endoscopic chisel: intraoperative imaging carves 3D anatomical models.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2024Article
- Volumetric Imitation Generative Adversarial Networks for Anatomical Human Body Modeling.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Narrative review of patient-specific 3D visualization and reality technologies in skull base neurosurgery: enhancements in surgical training, planning, and navigation.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Review
- Research and application of a teaching platform for combined spinal-epidural anesthesia based on virtual reality and haptic feedback technology.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Twin-S: a digital twin for skull base surgery.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeA virtual reality (VR) system, where surgeons can practice procedures on virtual anatomies, is a scalable and cost-effective alternative to cadaveric training. The fully digitized virtual surgeries can also be used to assess the surgeon's skills using measurements that are otherwise hard to collect in reality. Thus, we present the Fully Immersive Virtual Reality System (FIVRS) for skull-base surgery, which combines surgical simulation software with a high-fidelity hardware setup.
methodsFIVRS allows surgeons to follow normal clinical workflows inside the VR environment. FIVRS uses advanced rendering designs and drilling algorithms for realistic bone ablation. A head-mounted display with ergonomics similar to that of surgical microscopes is used to improve immersiveness. Extensive multi-modal data are recorded for post-analysis, including eye gaze, motion, force, and video of the surgery. A user-friendly interface is also designed to ease the learning curve of using FIVRS.
resultsWe present results from a user study involving surgeons with various levels of expertise. The preliminary data recorded by FIVRS differentiate between participants with different levels of expertise, promising future research on automatic skill assessment. Furthermore, informal feedback from the study participants about the system's intuitiveness and immersiveness was positive.
conclusionWe present FIVRS, a fully immersive VR system for skull-base surgery. FIVRS features a realistic software simulation coupled with modern hardware for improved realism. The system is completely open source and provides feature-rich data in an industry-standard format.
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