New AI technique could make minimally invasive surgeries safer and more precise
This patient-specific method, called xvr, helps doctors use X-rays for surgical navigation in fields such as orthopedics and neurosurgery. Credits: Credit: Courtesy of the researchers; MIT News ↓ Download Image Caption: Xvr takes one patient’s preoperative 3D scan, like an MRI or CT, and uses it to generate thousands of synthetic X-rays from many angles, producing about 1,000 images each second. Credits: Credit: Courtesy of the researchers *Terms of Use: Images for download on the MIT News office website are made available to non-commercial entities, press and the general public under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license.
- ▪This patient-specific method, called xvr, helps doctors use X-rays for surgical navigation in fields such as orthopedics and neurosurgery.
- ▪Credits: Credit: Courtesy of the researchers; MIT News ↓ Download Image Caption: Xvr takes one patient’s preoperative 3D scan, like an MRI or CT, and uses it to generate thousands of synthetic X-rays from many angles, producing about 1,000
- ▪Credits: Credit: Courtesy of the researchers *Terms of Use: Images for download on the MIT News office website are made available to non-commercial entities, press and the general public under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial N
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This patient-specific method, called xvr, helps doctors use X-rays for surgical navigation in fields such as orthopedics and neurosurgery. Adam Zewe | MIT News Publication Date: September 16, 2026 Press Inquiries Press Contact: Abby Abazorius Email: [email protected] Phone: 617-253-2709 MIT News Office Media Download ↓ Download Image Caption: The new system uses an AI model that automatically matches one patient’s X-rays with 3D scans in a matter of seconds, and with sub-millimeter precision. Credits: Credit: Courtesy of the researchers; MIT News ↓ Download Image Caption: Xvr takes one patient’s preoperative 3D scan, like an MRI or CT, and uses it to generate thousands of synthetic X-rays from many angles, producing about 1,000 images each second. Pictured is a patient pose estimation model.
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