Assessing the benefits of digital twins in neurosurgery: a systematic review
Issued Date
2024-12-01
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ISSN
03445607
eISSN
14372320
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85182702880
Pubmed ID
38236336
Journal Title
Neurosurgical Review
Volume
47
Issue
1
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Neurosurgical Review Vol.47 No.1 (2024)
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Chumnanvej S., Chumnanvej S., Tripathi S. Assessing the benefits of digital twins in neurosurgery: a systematic review. Neurosurgical Review Vol.47 No.1 (2024). doi:10.1007/s10143-023-02260-5 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/95664
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Assessing the benefits of digital twins in neurosurgery: a systematic review
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Abstract
Digital twins are virtual replicas of their physical counterparts, and can assist in delivering personalized surgical care. This PRISMA guideline-based systematic review evaluates current literature addressing the effectiveness and role of digital twins in many stages of neurosurgical management. The aim of this review is to provide a high-quality analysis of relevant, randomized controlled trials and observational studies addressing the neurosurgical applicability of a variety of digital twin technologies. Using pre-specified criteria, we evaluated 25 randomized controlled trials and observational studies on the applications of digital twins, including navigation, robotics, and image-guided neurosurgeries. All 25 studies compared these technologies against usual surgical approaches. Risk of bias analyses using the Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized trials (Rob 2) found “low” risk of bias in the majority of studies (23/25). Overall, this systematic review shows that digital twin applications have the potential to be more effective than conventional neurosurgical approaches when applied to brain and spinal surgery. Moreover, the application of these novel technologies may also lead to fewer post-operative complications.