From experimental to essential: The evolving role of augmented reality in neurosurgery (2012–2024)

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q4 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Neurochirurgie Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI:10.1016/j.neuchi.2025.101672

Leonardo Di Cosmo , Jad El Choueiri , Francesca Pellicanò , Hamza Salman , Filippo Colella , Ismail Zaed , Delia Cannizzaro

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Abstract

Recent years have seen augmented reality (AR) transition from experimental to clinical practice. Advancements in hardware, software, and its integration with complementary technologies such as machine learning and robotics have improved its workflow and integration into the neurosurgical environment. This systematic review evaluates shifts in trends in AR adoption in neurosurgery from 2022 to 2024. A systematic review of PubMed was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. Studies published between January 2022 and December 2024 that had direct clinical or educational applications were included. Extracted data included the clinical context and geographical context from each study, and was analyzed with data from a previous systematic review from 2012 to 2021 to assess research evolution. A total of 275 new studies were identified, revealing a substantial increase in AR-related publications. Research trends have shifted towards more clinical embedded topics, particularly centered around neuronavigation (101), education (87), and spinal surgery (70), with the subspecialties exhibiting the most growth being spinal surgery, vascular surgery and neuro-oncology. Research output remained concentrated in high-income countries, led by the United states (53%), Switzerland (18.55%) and the UK (9.45%), reinforcing an expanding global disparity. Topic clustering analysis identified education as a central point of focus across subspecialties. As AR continues to become increasingly integrated within the neurosurgical workflow, future research should emphasize standardizing its clinical implementation and addressing global disparities in access and adoption.

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从实验到本质：增强现实在神经外科中的演变作用（2012-2024）

近年来，增强现实（AR）已经从实验过渡到临床实践。硬件、软件的进步，以及与机器学习和机器人等互补技术的集成，改善了它的工作流程，并融入了神经外科环境。本系统综述评估了从2022年到2024年神经外科采用AR的趋势变化。根据PRISMA的指导方针对PubMed进行了系统的审查。在2022年1月至2024年12月期间发表的具有直接临床或教育应用的研究被纳入其中。提取的数据包括每项研究的临床背景和地理背景，并与之前2012年至2021年的系统综述数据进行分析，以评估研究进展。共确定了275项新研究，表明与ar相关的出版物大幅增加。研究趋势已经转向更多的临床嵌入主题，特别是以神经导航（101）、教育（87）和脊柱外科（70）为中心，其中增长最快的亚专业是脊柱外科、血管外科和神经肿瘤学。研究产出仍然集中在以美国（53%）、瑞士（18.55%）和英国（9.45%）为首的高收入国家，加剧了不断扩大的全球差距。主题聚类分析确定教育是跨子专业关注的中心点。随着增强现实技术越来越多地融入神经外科工作流程，未来的研究应强调其临床实施的标准化，并解决全球在获取和采用方面的差异。

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Neurochirurgie 医学-临床神经学

CiteScore

2.70

自引率

6.20%

发文量

100

审稿时长

29 days

期刊介绍： Neurochirurgie publishes articles on treatment, teaching and research, neurosurgery training and the professional aspects of our discipline, and also the history and progress of neurosurgery. It focuses on pathologies of the head, spine and central and peripheral nervous systems and their vascularization. All aspects of the specialty are dealt with: trauma, tumor, degenerative disease, infection, vascular pathology, and radiosurgery, and pediatrics. Transversal studies are also welcome: neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurology, neuropediatrics, psychiatry, neuropsychology, physical medicine and neurologic rehabilitation, neuro-anesthesia, neurologic intensive care, neuroradiology, functional exploration, neuropathology, neuro-ophthalmology, otoneurology, maxillofacial surgery, neuro-endocrinology and spine surgery. Technical and methodological aspects are also taken onboard: diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, methods for assessing results, epidemiology, surgical, interventional and radiological techniques, simulations and pathophysiological hypotheses, and educational tools. The editorial board may refuse submissions that fail to meet the journal''s aims and scope; such studies will not be peer-reviewed, and the editor in chief will promptly inform the corresponding author, so as not to delay submission to a more suitable journal. With a view to attracting an international audience of both readers and writers, Neurochirurgie especially welcomes articles in English, and gives priority to original studies. Other kinds of article - reviews, case reports, technical notes and meta-analyses - are equally published. Every year, a special edition is dedicated to the topic selected by the French Society of Neurosurgery for its annual report.