Augmented Reality in Surgery: A Scoping Review
Augmented reality (AR) is an innovative system that enhances the real world by superimposing virtual objects on reality. The aim of this study was to analyze the application of AR in medicine and which of its technical solutions are the most used. We carried out a scoping review of the articles publ...
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| author | Eleonora Barcali Ernesto Iadanza Leonardo Manetti Piergiorgio Francia Cosimo Nardi Leonardo Bocchi |
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| description | Augmented reality (AR) is an innovative system that enhances the real world by superimposing virtual objects on reality. The aim of this study was to analyze the application of AR in medicine and which of its technical solutions are the most used. We carried out a scoping review of the articles published between 2019 and February 2022. The initial search yielded a total of 2649 articles. After applying filters, removing duplicates and screening, we included 34 articles in our analysis. The analysis of the articles highlighted that AR has been traditionally and mainly used in orthopedics in addition to maxillofacial surgery and oncology. Regarding the display application in AR, the Microsoft HoloLens Optical Viewer is the most used method. Moreover, for the tracking and registration phases, the marker-based method with a rigid registration remains the most used system. Overall, the results of this study suggested that AR is an innovative technology with numerous advantages, finding applications in several new surgery domains. Considering the available data, it is not possible to clearly identify all the fields of application and the best technologies regarding AR. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd4dbe5b45e24542a2d945e38d672ff62023-12-03T14:35:00ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-07-011214689010.3390/app12146890Augmented Reality in Surgery: A Scoping ReviewEleonora Barcali0Ernesto Iadanza1Leonardo Manetti2Piergiorgio Francia3Cosimo Nardi4Leonardo Bocchi5Department of Information Engineering, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyEpica Imaginalis, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical Experimental and Clinical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, ItalyAugmented reality (AR) is an innovative system that enhances the real world by superimposing virtual objects on reality. The aim of this study was to analyze the application of AR in medicine and which of its technical solutions are the most used. We carried out a scoping review of the articles published between 2019 and February 2022. The initial search yielded a total of 2649 articles. After applying filters, removing duplicates and screening, we included 34 articles in our analysis. The analysis of the articles highlighted that AR has been traditionally and mainly used in orthopedics in addition to maxillofacial surgery and oncology. Regarding the display application in AR, the Microsoft HoloLens Optical Viewer is the most used method. Moreover, for the tracking and registration phases, the marker-based method with a rigid registration remains the most used system. Overall, the results of this study suggested that AR is an innovative technology with numerous advantages, finding applications in several new surgery domains. Considering the available data, it is not possible to clearly identify all the fields of application and the best technologies regarding AR.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/14/6890augmented realityimage guided surgerysurgery |
| spellingShingle | Eleonora Barcali Ernesto Iadanza Leonardo Manetti Piergiorgio Francia Cosimo Nardi Leonardo Bocchi Augmented Reality in Surgery: A Scoping Review Applied Sciences augmented reality image guided surgery surgery |
| title | Augmented Reality in Surgery: A Scoping Review |
| title_full | Augmented Reality in Surgery: A Scoping Review |
| title_fullStr | Augmented Reality in Surgery: A Scoping Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Augmented Reality in Surgery: A Scoping Review |
| title_short | Augmented Reality in Surgery: A Scoping Review |
| title_sort | augmented reality in surgery a scoping review |
| topic | augmented reality image guided surgery surgery |
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