MAROG-GIS
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Multimodal Augmented Reality for Operative Guidance in Gastrointestinal Surgery and Endoscopy
IRAS ID
318843
Contact name
James Kinross
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Imperial College London
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
There is increasing interest in the use of ‘augmented reality’ (AR), i.e. having extra images or computer graphics in a doctor’s field of view, during a procedure to help them have a better understanding of key structures in the body. Typically, this information is generated from the scans a patient would have had before or during the procedure. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether such assistance has the potential to improve accuracy and safety during gastrointestinal surgery and endoscopy procedures, and whether it takes less time to complete the procedure.
Gastrointestinal surgery involves removing and/or altering part of the digestive system or nearby structures to remove diseased tissue and/or improve digestive function. These procedures may be performed via larger incisions in the skin (open procedures) or via one or more smaller incisions in the skin through which a small tube that has a light source and a camera (laparoscope) and other surgical tools are inserted (minimally invasive/keyhole procedures).
Gastrointestinal endoscopy involves using a long, thin tube with a small camera inside (an endoscope) to look inside the body through a natural opening such as the mouth or bottom.
The research will involve development of the methods for aligning the images and graphics accurately, identifying what information is the most useful and defining how it should be displayed. The data from the procedure will help us to develop this technique and to establish the extent to which it is of use to the clinician. It is also envisaged that this technology will help with procedure planning and mentoring, with the potential for procedures to be discussed or supervised remotely.REC name
London - Dulwich Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/LO/0200
Date of REC Opinion
15 Mar 2023
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion