Application of augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality in laparoscopic liver surgery

doi:10.3877/cma.j.issn.2095-3232.2025005

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Abstract:

In recent years, laparoscopic liver surgery has developed rapidly along with the progress in laparoscopic technology and concept, equipment and device updates and deepening understanding of liver anatomy.At present, the integration of medicine and artificial intelligence technology has been increasingly strengthened.The potential application of emerging technology extended reality (XR) including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) in the field of medicine has captivated widespread attention.Especially in the intraoperative imaging registration, which is the key development direction of precision medicine.XR may bring unprecedented innovation to endoscopic liver surgery in the future.

Key words: Liver surgery, Augmented reality (AR), Virtual reality (VR), Mixed reality (MR), Extended reality (XR), Artificial intelligence (AI), Intraoperative imaging, Minimally invasive surgery

Ziyang Peng, Zhibo Wang, He Ba, Yan Yan, Haoqian Peng, Yu Li, Xuemin Liu, Junxi Xiang, Rongqian Wu, Yi Lyu. Application of augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality in laparoscopic liver surgery[J]. Chinese Journal of Hepatic Surgery(Electronic Edition), 2025, 14(01): 13-17.

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