Augmented reality visualization in head and neck surgery: an overview of recent findings in sentinel node biopsy and future perspectives

Andrea Corrado Profeta; Clare Schilling; Mark McGurk

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2015.11.008

Augmented reality visualization in head and neck surgery: an overview of recent findings in sentinel node biopsy and future perspectives

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2016 Jul;54(6):694-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2015.11.008. Epub 2016 Jan 22.

Authors

Andrea Corrado Profeta¹, Clare Schilling², Mark McGurk³

Affiliations

¹ Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Floor 23, Guy's Tower, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, UK. Electronic address: andrea.profeta@kcl.ac.uk.
² Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Floor 23, Guy's Tower, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, UK. Electronic address: clare.schilling@kcl.ac.uk.
³ Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Floor 23, Guy's Tower, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, UK. Electronic address: mark.mcgurk@kcl.ac.uk.

PMID: 26809235
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2015.11.008

Abstract

"Augmented reality visualisation", in which the site of an operation is merged with computer-generated graphics, provides a way to view the relevant part of the patient's body in better detail. We describe its role in relation to sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), current advancements, and future directions in the excision of tumours in early-stage cancers of the head and neck.

Keywords: Augmented reality; fhSPECT; head and neck surgery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Head
Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery*
Humans
Lymph Nodes
Melanoma
Neck
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy*
Skin Neoplasms
Virtual Reality*