Purpose Providing intuitive and easy to operate interaction for medical augmented reality is
essential for use in the operating room. Commonly, intra-operative navigation information is …

Background: Image-guided spinal surgery (IGSS) underwent rapid development over the
past decades. The goal of IGSS is to increase patient safety and improve workflow. We …

Background We developed an acetabular cup placement device, the AR-HIP system, using
augmented reality (AR). The AR-HIP system allows the surgeon to view an acetabular cup …

This paper presents an advanced augmented reality system for spinal surgery assistance,
and develops entry-point guidance prior to vertebroplasty spinal surgery. Based on image …

Purpose To implement a straightforward workflow that allows to establish augmented reality
(AR) support in spine surgery. Methods Intraoperative computed tomography (iCT) applying …

In the medical field, guidance to follow the surgical plan is crucial. Image overlay projection
is a solution to link the surgical plan with the patient. It realizes augmented reality (AR) by …

Background User interfaces play a vital role in the planning and execution of an
interventional procedure. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of using …

Surgical innovation aims to improve both patient outcome and safety. Among many others,
computer-based solutions such as 3-D anatomical reconstruction and computer-based …

It is an honor and pleasure to have been asked to write the Preface of a book I regard as
“intimate” since it deals with the topic, that has occupied much of my career for more than …

I read with great interest the article ''Augmented Reality Based Navigation for Computer
Assisted Hip Resurfacing: A Proof of Concept Study''. 19 In the paper, the authors propose …