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New augmented reality technology guides surgeons to hidden tumors (opens in a new tab)

news-medical.net · 2026-10-26

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Multiple potential source studies identified.

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedA research collaboration in Gothenburg has developed technology that creates an interactive 3D image of an organ during surgery, making it easier to remove tumors that would otherwise remain hidden beneath the organ's surface.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe surgeon places a small sticker with a QR code on the organ being operated on, and as long as the camera can track the marker, tumors and other structures beneath the surface can be seen.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedThe technology has so far only been tested on the liver, and the first operation on a human patient was performed in June of this year.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedThe system could be used as planned during the operation, the workflow ran smoothly, and the patient was able to go home the following day.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedFurther operations are planned, and the team is continuing clinical validation, product development, quality management, and regulatory work toward market approval, with a larger international study planned later.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedlarger international study planned

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[Poster] QR code alteration for augmented reality interactions

2014 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) · 2014 · Crossref

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