Development of AR and MR Applications for Supporting Endovascular Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms

Abstract

In this study, we developed applications that leverage AR and MR for the purpose of supporting shaping operations in catheter-based endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms. In addition, we proposed auxiliary functions that take advantage of the unique attributes of MR such as zooming into 3D models and shaping simulation, and we had healthcare professionals use the applications in clinical practice. The results of the trial indicated that AR could be implemented on simple devices, with the occlusion function allowing catheters to be smoothly incorporated into 3D models. MR also allowed for intuitive manipulation of 3D models by means of hand-tracking while supporting shaping operations with its auxiliary functions.