In this study about spine surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the use of augmented reality system “xvision” allows a good increase of accuracy (from 94.6% to 96.7% of succeed). The main benefice is that surgeon can work without looking away from the patient.
XVS essentially provides the surgeon with ‘X-ray vision’ &mash; enabling them to navigation through a patient’s skin and tissue. It’s intended for use in minimally-invasive or open spine surgeries, but has potential for use in many other procedures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xDCiCT2nH4
Source: DOTmed.com – Augmedics’ augmented-reality surgical system shows promise