XR (extended reality: virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality) technology in spine medicine: status quo and quo vadis

T Morimoto, T Kobayashi, H Hirata, K Otani… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, with the rapid advancement and consumerization of virtual reality,
augmented reality, mixed reality, and extended reality (XR) technology, the use of XR …

Autonomy in surgical robotics

A Attanasio, B Scaglioni, E De Momi… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
This review examines the dichotomy between automatic and autonomous behaviors in
surgical robots, maps the possible levels of autonomy of these robots, and describes the …

[HTML][HTML] The HoloLens in medicine: A systematic review and taxonomy

C Gsaxner, J Li, A Pepe, Y **, J Kleesiek… - Medical Image …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The HoloLens (Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA), a head-worn, optically see-through
augmented reality (AR) display, is the main player in the recent boost in medical AR …

Potentials and challenges of augmented reality smart glasses in logistics and supply chain management: a systematic literature review

A Rejeb, JG Keogh, GK Leong… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates the potentials and challenges of applying augmented reality (AR)
smart glasses in logistics and supply chain management (SCM). A systematic literature …

Augmented reality in neurosurgery, state of art and future projections. A systematic review

D Cannizzaro, I Zaed, A Safa, AJM Jelmoni… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Extended reality for biomedicine

J Yuan, SS Hassan, J Wu, CR Koger… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Extended reality (XR) refers to an umbrella of methods that allows users to be immersed in a
3D or a 4D (spatial+ temporal) virtual environment to various extents, including virtual reality …

Recent advancements in augmented reality for robotic applications: A survey

J Fu, A Rota, S Li, J Zhao, Q Liu, E Iovene, G Ferrigno… - Actuators, 2023 - mdpi.com
Robots are expanding from industrial applications to daily life, in areas such as medical
robotics, rehabilitative robotics, social robotics, and mobile/aerial robotics systems. In recent …

History of virtual reality and augmented reality in neurosurgical training

MR Paro, DS Hersh, KR Bulsara - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are rapidly growing technologies. Both have
been applied within neurosurgery for presurgical planning and intraoperative navigation, but …

The use of artificial intelligence and virtual reality in doctor-patient risk communication: A sco** review

R Antel, S Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi… - Patient Education and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives While the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR)
technologies in medicine has been significant, their application to doctor-patient …

STTAR: surgical tool tracking using off-the-shelf augmented reality head-mounted displays

A Martin-Gomez, H Li, T Song, S Yang… - … on Visualization and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of Augmented Reality (AR) for navigation purposes has shown beneficial in
assisting physicians during the performance of surgical procedures. These applications …