Digital twin assisted surgery, concept, opportunities, and challenges.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 39815013.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41746-024-01413-0 and PMC identifier 11736137.
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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.