George Bcharah, Nithin Gupta, Nicholas Panico, Spencer Winspear, Austin Bagley, Morgan Turnow, Randy D'Amico, Alvan-Emeka Ukachukwu
Neurosurgical technologies have become increasingly more adaptive, featuring real-time and patient-specific guidance in pre, intra, and postoperative settings. This review offers insight on how these integrative innovations compare to conventional approaches in spine surgery, focusing on Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), and Spinal Navigation Systems. Data on technology applications, diagnostic and procedural accuracy, intraoperative times, radiation exposures, post-operative outcomes, and costs were extracted and compared to conventional methods to assess their advantages and limitations...
December 28, 2023: World Neurosurgery