Mixed reality for brain functional and structural navigation during neurosurgery-MRbrainS

摘要: We implemented the complex analysis of non-invasive functional and structural MRI presurgical mapping of brain tumors in a single software platform usable in a clinical setting. Moreover, the imaging results are transformed into holograms in the Microsoft HoloLens wearable mixed-reality device. This approach offers an increased ergonomics with respect to standard neuronavigation systems, allowing the surgeon to better explore critical brain structures that need to be preserved. We expect that our system will extend advanced presurgical mapping procedures to hospitals outside the research community, and foster a strong cooperation between fundamental research and industrial companies, with large economic/healthcare benefits.