Complex Craniofacial Cases through Augmented Reality Guidance in Surgical Oncology: A Technical Report
Alessandro Tel,
Luca Raccampo,
Shankeeth Vinayahalingam,
Stefania Troise,
Vincenzo Abbate,
Giovanni Dell’Aversana Orabona,
Salvatore Sembronio,
Massimo Robiony
Affiliations
Alessandro Tel
Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, Head-Neck and NeuroScience Department, University Hospital of Udine, p.le S. Maria della Misericordia 15, 33100 Udine, Italy
Luca Raccampo
Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, Head-Neck and NeuroScience Department, University Hospital of Udine, p.le S. Maria della Misericordia 15, 33100 Udine, Italy
Shankeeth Vinayahalingam
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Stefania Troise
Neurosciences Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences Department, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
Vincenzo Abbate
Neurosciences Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences Department, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
Giovanni Dell’Aversana Orabona
Neurosciences Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences Department, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
Salvatore Sembronio
Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, Head-Neck and NeuroScience Department, University Hospital of Udine, p.le S. Maria della Misericordia 15, 33100 Udine, Italy
Massimo Robiony
Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery, Head-Neck and NeuroScience Department, University Hospital of Udine, p.le S. Maria della Misericordia 15, 33100 Udine, Italy
Augmented reality (AR) is a promising technology to enhance image guided surgery and represents the perfect bridge to combine precise virtual planning with computer-aided execution of surgical maneuvers in the operating room. In craniofacial surgical oncology, AR brings to the surgeon’s sight a digital, three-dimensional representation of the anatomy and helps to identify tumor boundaries and optimal surgical paths. Intraoperatively, real-time AR guidance provides surgeons with accurate spatial information, ensuring accurate tumor resection and preservation of critical structures. In this paper, the authors review current evidence of AR applications in craniofacial surgery, focusing on real surgical applications, and compare existing literature with their experience during an AR and navigation guided craniofacial resection, to subsequently analyze which technological trajectories will represent the future of AR and define new perspectives of application for this revolutionizing technology.
