title: New technologies applied to surgical processes: Virtual Reality and rapid prototyping.
abstract: AYRA is software of virtual reality for training, planning and optimizing surgical procedures. AYRA was developed under a research, development and innovation project financed by the Andalusian Ministry of Health, called VirSSPA. Nowadays AYRA has been successfully used in more than 1160 real cases and after proving its efficiency it has been introduced in the clinical practice at the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital . Furthermore, AYRA allows generating physical 3D biomodels using rapid prototyping technology. They are used for surgical planning support, intraoperative reference or defect reconstruction. In this paper, some of these tools and some real cases are presented.
authors.affiliation: Technological Innovation Group, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Suárez-Mejías
authors.affiliation: Technological Innovation Group, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Spain.
authors.forename: Gorka
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gomez-Ciriza
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Spain.
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Valverde
authors.affiliation: Technological Innovation Group, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Spain.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parra Calderón
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Burns Surgery, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital.
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gómez-Cía
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008954:Models, Biological; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional; D012984:Software; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014584:User-Computer Interface