The future of robotic surgery in urology: from augmented reality to the advent of metaverse

Checcucci, Enrico; Verri, Paolo; Cacciamani, Giovanni; Rivas, Juan Gómez; Autorino, Riccardo; Mottrie, Alex; Breda, Alberto; Porpiglia, Francesco

doi:10.1177/17562872231151853

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Section: Perioperative Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Images may be shown with a two-dimensional (2D) flat screen or in a 3D virtual environment using a head-mounted device. When the metaverse is explored by several people, each one meets the other ones' avatars, also called 'digital twins' [16] (Figure 1a,b). Images magnification, through virtual reality technology, creates a multidimensional setting that completely absorbs the spectator's different senses.…”

Section: Perioperative Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The 3D reconstruction of MRI images allows navigating inside of Images magnification, through virtual reality technology, creates a multidimensional setting that completely absorbs the spectator's different senses. The resulting environment is a fusion between the virtual world and the real one, since the surgeon can interact with it through body movements [16]. The metaverse projects the spectator into the virtual operating theater, offering a new important tool for presurgical planning and counseling, with the additive values of overcoming distance and possible home usage [17].…”

Section: Fetal Urologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the last few years, the fusion between 3DVMs and robotic platform images has led to the development of 3D augmented reality-guided surgery. The application of this technology, chiefly in prostate and kidney cancer surgery, improves the identification of landmarks, vessels and nerve pedicles, helping in many critical moments of both the demolitive and reconstructive phases of surgical procedures, even resulting in kidney transplantation to identify atheromatic plaques [16,20,21].…”

Section: Uroverse and Peduroversementioning

confidence: 99%

“…A 3DVM was displayed inside the robotic console while another surgeon manipulated it during the intervention from another place. The 3DVM is useful in perioperative surgical planning; the surgeons interact with the model in the metaverse by using head-mounted displays [16,23].…”

Section: Uroverse and Peduroversementioning

confidence: 99%

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Pediatric Urology Metaverse

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In the last decades, a digital revolution has transformed several aspects of people’s lives worldwide. Consequently, many substantial changes have concerned numerous professional environments, including medical ones. Among all the different new instruments available in this field, the metaverse is the most futuristic one and seems to be likewise promising. The metaverse is an emerging resource in healthcare, resulting from the integration of virtual and physical reality. It is particularly valuable in surgical operations, since it allows surgeons to perfectly visualize patients’ anatomy. Metaverse applications even include the pediatric field—in particular, the implementation of children and parents’ shared decision-making processes, as well as prenatal diagnosis and fetal surgery. This resource further represents a rising opportunity in pediatric urology: the development of 3D virtual models and robotic surgery will allow surgeons to explore surgical fields, perfectionating their own professional skills. The metaverse will empower pediatric urologists, patients and their families in many ways, and each one of them deserves to be explored to the fullest. In this work, we aim to discuss the current applications of the metaverse in pediatric urology and its future perspectives.

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Section: Perioperative Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Perioperative Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%