Abdulrahman J Sabbagh1, Khalid M Bajunaid2, Norah Alarifi3, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz4, Ghusn Alsideiri5, Gmaan Al-Zhrani6, Fahad E Alotaibi6, Abdulgadir Bugdadi7, Denis Laroche8, Rolando F Del Maestro4. 1. Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Clinical Skill and Simulation Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Neurosurgical Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Learning Centre, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Electronic address: abdulrahman.sabbagh@gmail.com. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 3. Department of Neurosurgery, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 4. Neurosurgical Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Learning Centre, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 5. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman; Neurosurgical Service, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 6. National Neuroscience Institute, Department of Neurosurgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 7. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah Almukarramah, Saudi Arabia. 8. National Research Council Canada, Boucherville, QC, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Advancement and evolution of current virtual reality (VR) surgical simulation technologies are integral to improve the available armamentarium of surgical skill education. This is especially important in high-risk surgical specialties. Such fields including neurosurgery are beginning to explore the utilization of virtual reality simulation in the assessment and training of psychomotor skills. An important issue facing the available VR simulation technologies is the lack of complexity of scenarios that fail to replicate the visual and haptic realities of complex neurosurgical procedures. Therefore there is a need to create more realistic and complex scenarios with the appropriate visual and haptic realities to maximize the potential of virtual reality technology. METHODS: We outline a roadmap for creating complex virtual reality neurosurgical simulation scenarios using a step-wise description of our team's subpial tumor resection project as a model. RESULTS: The creation of complex neurosurgical simulations involves integrating multiple modules into a scenario-building roadmap. The components of each module are described outlining the important stages in the process of complex VR simulation creation. CONCLUSIONS: Our roadmap of a stepwise approach for the creation of complex VR-simulated neurosurgical procedures may also serve as a guide to aid the development of other VR scenarios in a variety of surgical fields. The generation of new VR complex simulated neurosurgical procedures, by surgeons for surgeons, with the help of computer scientists and engineers may improve the assessment and training of residents and ultimately improve patient care. Crown
BACKGROUND: Advancement and evolution of current virtual reality (VR) surgical simulation technologies are integral to improve the available armamentarium of surgical skill education. This is especially important in high-risk surgical specialties. Such fields including neurosurgery are beginning to explore the utilization of virtual reality simulation in the assessment and training of psychomotor skills. An important issue facing the available VR simulation technologies is the lack of complexity of scenarios that fail to replicate the visual and haptic realities of complex neurosurgical procedures. Therefore there is a need to create more realistic and complex scenarios with the appropriate visual and haptic realities to maximize the potential of virtual reality technology. METHODS: We outline a roadmap for creating complex virtual reality neurosurgical simulation scenarios using a step-wise description of our team's subpial tumor resection project as a model. RESULTS: The creation of complex neurosurgical simulations involves integrating multiple modules into a scenario-building roadmap. The components of each module are described outlining the important stages in the process of complex VR simulation creation. CONCLUSIONS: Our roadmap of a stepwise approach for the creation of complex VR-simulated neurosurgical procedures may also serve as a guide to aid the development of other VR scenarios in a variety of surgical fields. The generation of new VR complex simulated neurosurgical procedures, by surgeons for surgeons, with the help of computer scientists and engineers may improve the assessment and training of residents and ultimately improve patient care. Crown
Authors: Recai Yilmaz; Alexander Winkler-Schwartz; Nykan Mirchi; Aiden Reich; Sommer Christie; Dan Huy Tran; Nicole Ledwos; Ali M Fazlollahi; Carlo Santaguida; Abdulrahman J Sabbagh; Khalid Bajunaid; Rolando Del Maestro Journal: NPJ Digit Med Date: 2022-04-26
Authors: Rakesh Mishra; M D Krishna Narayanan; Giuseppe E Umana; Nicola Montemurro; Bipin Chaurasia; Harsh Deora Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-02-02 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Ali M Fazlollahi; Mohamad Bakhaidar; Ahmad Alsayegh; Recai Yilmaz; Alexander Winkler-Schwartz; Nykan Mirchi; Ian Langleben; Nicole Ledwos; Abdulrahman J Sabbagh; Khalid Bajunaid; Jason M Harley; Rolando F Del Maestro Journal: JAMA Netw Open Date: 2022-02-01