Fully immersive virtual reality for skull-base surgery: surgical training and beyond

Adnan Munawar, Zhaoshuo Li, Nimesh Nagururu, Danielle Trakimas, Peter Kazanzides, Russell H. Taylor, Francis X. Creighton

Abstract: A virtual reality (VR) system, where surgeons can practice procedures on virtual anatomies, is a scalable and cost-effective alternative to cadaveric training. The fully digitized virtual surgeries can also be used to assess the surgeon’s skills using measurements that are otherwise hard to collect in reality. Thus, we present the Fully Immersive Virtual Reality System (FIVRS) for skull-base surgery, which combines surgical simulation software with a high-fidelity hardware setup.