The Application of Virtual Reality in Cervical Spinal Surgery: A Review

• Published in: World neurosurgery Vol. 145; pp. 108 - 113
• Main Authors: Yan, Chunyi, Wu, Tingkui, Huang, Kangkang, He, Junbo, Liu, Hao, Hong, Ying, Wang, Beiyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Assessment; Cervical spinal; Rehabilitation; Simulator; Surgical training; Virtual reality; MR; MRI; Assessment; Cervical spinal; 3D; AR; CT; 2D; Virtual reality; Rehabilitation; VR; Simulator; Surgical training

In recent years, clinicians have used virtual reality (VR) to simulate real-world environments for medical purposes. The use of VR systems in the field of cervical spine surgery can lead to effective surgical training programs without causing harm to patients. Moreover, both imaging and VR can be us...