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Training Surgical Knot Tying in Extended Reality: First Results of the Project “GreifbAR”
🌐 Read Article on ResearchGate📄 Download PDF Abstract Background: Tying surgical knots is a basic but critical skill that surgeons must master. Currently, knot tying is typically taught through instructor observation or instructional videos. These methods are either very resource consuming or offer little interactivity and customizability. Knot tying training in extended reality (XR) could…
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VolumetricOR: A New Approach to Simulate Surgical Interventions in Virtual Reality for Training and Education
🌐 Read Article on Surgical Innovation🟡 DOI: 10.1177/15533506211054240📄 Download PDF Abstract Background Surgical training is primarily carried out through observation during assistance or on-site classes, by watching videos as well as by different formats of simulation. The simulation of physical presence in the operating theatre in virtual reality might complement these necessary experiences. A prerequisite…
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Real world usability analysis of two augmented reality headsets in visceral surgery
🌐 Read Article on Wiley🟡 DOI: 10.1111/aor.13396📄 Download PDF (available soon) Abstract Recent developments in the field of augmented reality (AR) have enabled new use cases in surgery. Initial set-up of an appropriate infrastructure for maintaining an AR surgical workflow requires investment in appropriate hardware. We compared the usability of the Microsoft HoloLens and Meta…