Augmented Reality in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: Scoping Review

Overview

Journal JMIR Serious Games

Publisher JMIR Publications

Specialty Medical Informatics

Date 2022 Sep 23

PMID 36149736

Authors

Joshua Eves

Abhilash Sudarsanam

Joseph Shalhoub

Dimitri Amiras

Affiliations

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Abstract

Background: Technological advances have transformed vascular intervention in recent decades. In particular, improvements in imaging and data processing have allowed for the development of increasingly complex endovascular and hybrid interventions. Augmented reality (AR) is a subject of growing interest in surgery, with the potential to improve clinicians' understanding of 3D anatomy and aid in the processing of real-time information. This study hopes to elucidate the potential impact of AR technology in the rapidly evolving fields of vascular and endovascular surgery.

Objective: The aim of this review is to summarize the fundamental concepts of AR technologies and conduct a scoping review of the impact of AR and mixed reality in vascular and endovascular surgery.

Methods: A systematic search of MEDLINE, Scopus, and Embase was performed in accordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. All studies written in English from inception until January 8, 2021, were included in the search. Combinations of the following keywords were used in the systematic search string: ("augmented reality" OR "hololens" OR "image overlay" OR "daqri" OR "magic leap" OR "immersive reality" OR "extended reality" OR "mixed reality" OR "head mounted display") AND ("vascular surgery" OR "endovascular"). Studies were selected through a blinded process between 2 investigators (JE and AS) and assessed using data quality tools.

Results: AR technologies have had a number of applications in vascular and endovascular surgery. Most studies (22/32, 69%) used 3D imaging of computed tomography angiogram-derived images of vascular anatomy to augment clinicians' anatomical understanding during procedures. A wide range of AR technologies were used, with heads up fusion imaging and AR head-mounted displays being the most commonly applied clinically. AR applications included guiding open, robotic, and endovascular surgery while minimizing dissection, improving procedural times, and reducing radiation and contrast exposure.

Conclusions: AR has shown promising developments in the field of vascular and endovascular surgery, with potential benefits to surgeons and patients alike. These include reductions in patient risk and operating times as well as in contrast and radiation exposure for radiological interventions. Further technological advances are required to overcome current limitations, including processing capacity and vascular deformation by instrumentation.

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