Surgical approaches to complex vascular lesions: the use of virtual reality and stereoscopic analysis as a tool for resident and student education

Virtual reality training for complex tasks has been shown to be of benefit in fields involving highly technical and demanding skill sets. The use of a stereoscopic three-dimensional (3D) virtual reality environment to teach a patient-specific analysis of the microsurgical treatment modalities of a c...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2012-08, Vol.2012 (aug01 1), p.bcr0220125859-bcr0220125859
Main Authors: Agarwal, Nitin, Schmitt, Paul J, Sukul, Vishad, Prestigiacomo, Charles J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aneurysm, Ruptured - diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, Ruptured - surgery
Cerebral Angiography
Child
Computer Simulation
Education
Education, Medical, Graduate
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Image retrieval
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Intracranial Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Aneurysm - surgery
Medical imaging
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgical Procedures - education
Neurosurgical Procedures - methods
Novel Treatment (New Drug/Intervention
Established Drug/Procedure in New Situation)
Planning
Students
Surgery
Unknown
USA/Canada
User-Computer Interface
Veins & arteries
Video-Assisted Surgery - education
Video-Assisted Surgery - methods
Virtual reality
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Summary:Virtual reality training for complex tasks has been shown to be of benefit in fields involving highly technical and demanding skill sets. The use of a stereoscopic three-dimensional (3D) virtual reality environment to teach a patient-specific analysis of the microsurgical treatment modalities of a complex basilar aneurysm is presented. Three different surgical approaches were evaluated in a virtual environment and then compared to elucidate the best surgical approach. These approaches were assessed with regard to the line-of-sight, skull base anatomy and visualisation of the relevant anatomy at the level of the basilar artery and surrounding structures. Overall, the stereoscopic 3D virtual reality environment with fusion of multimodality imaging affords an excellent teaching tool for residents and medical students to learn surgical approaches to vascular lesions. Future studies will assess the educational benefits of this modality and develop a series of metrics for student assessments.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.02.2012.5859