Digital twin assisted surgery, concept, opportunities, and challenges

Lisa Asciak, Justicia Kyeremeh, Xichun Luo, Asimina Kazakidi, Patricia Connolly, Frederic Picard, Kevin O'Neill, Sotirios A. Tsaftaris, Grant D. Stewart, Wenmiao Shu*

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Abstract

Computer-assisted surgery is becoming essential in modern medicine to accurately plan, guide, and perform surgeries. Similarly, Digital Twin technology is expected to be instrumental in the future of surgery, owing to its capacity to virtually replicate patient-specific interventions whilst providing real-time updates to clinicians. This perspective introduces the term Digital Twin-Assisted Surgery and discusses its potential to improve surgical precision and outcome, along with key challenges for successful clinical translation.
Original languageEnglish
Article number32
Number of pages8
Journalnpj Digital Medicine
Volume8
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 2025

Keywords

  • computer-assisted surgery
  • digital twin technology
  • surgical precision
  • surgery outcome

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