Miguel Cuba, Hanne Vanluchene, Michael Murek, Johannes Goldberg, Mandy D Müller, Matteo Montalbetti, Katharina Janosovits, Thomas Rhomberg, David Zhang, Andreas Raabe, Fredrick J Joseph, David Bervini
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The value of simulation-based training in medicine and surgery has been widely demonstrated. This study investigates the introduction and use of a new mixed-reality neurosurgical simulator in aneurysm clipping surgery, focusing on the learning curve and performance improvement. METHODS: Five true-scale craniotomy head models replicating patient-specific neuroanatomy, along with a mixed-reality simulator, a neurosurgical microscope, and a set of microsurgical instruments and clips, were used in the operation theater to simulate aneurysm microsurgery...
January 22, 2024: Operative Neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)