Defining digital surgery for the future
Marium Raza, Kaushik P. Venkatesh, James A. Diao, Joseph C. Kvedar
Abstract
Innovations in robotics, virtual and augmented reality, and artificial intelligence are being rapidly adopted as tools of "digital surgery". Despite its quickly emerging role, digital surgery is not well understood. A recent study defines the term itself, and then specifies ethical issues specific to the field. These include privacy and public trust, consent, and litigation.
Topics & Concepts
RoboticsField (mathematics)Robotic surgeryInformed consentComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceEngineering ethicsRobotMedicineEngineeringPathologyAlternative medicinePure mathematicsMathematicsArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationSurgical Simulation and TrainingAnatomy and Medical Technology