The healthcare industry has witnessed significant interest in applying DTs (DTs), due to
technological advancements. DTs are virtual replicas of physical entities that adapt to real …

Background The concept of digital twins, widely adopted in industry, is entering health care.
However, there is a lack of consensus on what constitutes the digital twin of a patient …

Purpose 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 …

Surgical robot automation has attracted increasing research interest over the past decade,
expecting its potential to benefit surgeons, nurses and patients. Recently, the learning …

Using the PRISMA approach, we present the first systematic literature review of digital twin
(DT) research in healthcare systems (HSs). This endeavor stems from the pressing need for …

Surgical data science is devoted to enhancing the quality, safety, and efficacy of
interventional healthcare. While the use of powerful machine learning algorithms is …

Background Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive malignant tumor with a high
mortality rate and is the most prevalent primary intracranial tumor that remains incurable …

Surgery digitalization is the process of creating a virtual replica of real-world surgery also
referred to as a surgical digital twin (SDT). It has significant applications in various fields …

Computer-assisted surgery is becoming essential in modern medicine to accurately plan,
guide, and perform surgeries. Similarly, Digital Twin technology is expected to be …

Purpose Tracking the 3D motion of the surgical tool and the patient anatomy is a
fundamental requirement for computer-assisted skull-base surgery. The estimated motion …