title: Augmented reality-assisted skull base surgery.
abstract: Neuronavigation is widely considered as a valuable tool during skull base surgery. Advances in neuronavigation technology, with the integration of augmented reality, present advantages over traditional point-based neuronavigation. However, this development has not yet made its way into routine surgical practice, possibly due to a lack of acquaintance with these systems. In this report, we illustrate the usefulness and easy application of augmented reality-based neuronavigation through a case example of a patient with a clivus chordoma. We also demonstrate how augmented reality can help throughout all phases of a skull base procedure, from the verification of neuronavigation accuracy to intraoperative image-guidance.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery division, department of clinical neurosciences, faculty of medicine, Geneva university medical center, rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland. Electronic address: ivan.cabrilo@hcuge.ch.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cabrilo
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery division, department of clinical neurosciences, faculty of medicine, Geneva university medical center, rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarrafzadeh
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery division, department of clinical neurosciences, faculty of medicine, Geneva university medical center, rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bijlenga
authors.affiliation: Rhinology-olfactology unit, division of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery, department of clinical neurosciences, faculty of medicine, Geneva university medical center, rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Landis
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery division, department of clinical neurosciences, faculty of medicine, Geneva university medical center, rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schaller
mesh_terms: D002817:Chordoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D038361:Neuronavigation; D019291:Skull Base / Q000601:surgery*; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted
keywords: Augmented reality; Chirurgie de la base du crâne; Chirurgie guidée par images; Image-guided surgery; Neuronavigation; Réalité augmentée; Skull base surgery