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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Virtual Real.
Sec. Virtual Reality in Medicine
Volume 5 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/frvir.2024.1461105
This article is part of the Research Topic A Metaverse for the Good: Design, Application and Understanding View all 6 articles

Exploring the Dynamics of User Experience and Interaction in XR-Enhanced Robotic Surgery: A Systematic Review

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Yaning Li Yaning Li 1,2Meng Li Meng Li 1*Shucheng Zheng Shucheng Zheng 1,2*Luxi Yang Luxi Yang 1,2*Lanqing Peng Lanqing Peng 1*Chiyang Fu Chiyang Fu 1*Yuexi Chen Yuexi Chen 1,2*Chenxi Wang Chenxi Wang 1,2*Chenyi Chen Chenyi Chen 1,2*Bingyan Li Bingyan Li 3*Boyuan Xiong Boyuan Xiong 1*Sofia Breschi Sofia Breschi 2*Yawei Liu Yawei Liu 4*Mohammad Shidujaman Mohammad Shidujaman 5Pietro Piazzolla Pietro Piazzolla 2*Yu Zhang Yu Zhang 1*Elena De Momi Elena De Momi 2Daan van Eijk Daan van Eijk 6*
  • 1 Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
  • 2 Polytechnic University of Milan, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  • 3 The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
  • 4 Capital Medical University, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
  • 5 Independent University, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 6 Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands

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    Robotic surgery, also known as robotic-assisted surgery (RAS), has rapidly evolved during the last decade. RAS systems are developed to assist surgeons to perform complex minimally invasive surgeries, and necessitate augmented interfaces for precise execution of these image-guided procedures. Extended Reality (XR) technologies, augmenting the real-world perception via integrating digital contents, show promise in enhancing RAS efficacy in various studies. Despite multiple reviews on technological and medical aspects, the crucial elements of human-robot interaction (HRI) and user experience (UX) remain underexplored. This review fills this gap by elucidating HRI dynamics within XR-aided RAS systems, emphasizing their impact on UX and overall surgical outcomes. By synthesizing existing literature, this systematic review study identifies challenges and opportunities, paving the way for improved XR-enhanced robotic surgery, ultimately enhancing patient care and surgical performance.

    Keywords: Extended Reality, Robotic-assisted surgery, human-computer interaction, User Experience, Surgical robots

    Received: 07 Jul 2024; Accepted: 31 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Li, Li, Zheng, Yang, Peng, Fu, Chen, Wang, Chen, Li, Xiong, Breschi, Liu, Shidujaman, Piazzolla, Zhang, De Momi and van Eijk. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Meng Li, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
    Shucheng Zheng, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
    Luxi Yang, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
    Lanqing Peng, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
    Chiyang Fu, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
    Yuexi Chen, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
    Chenxi Wang, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
    Chenyi Chen, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
    Bingyan Li, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, China
    Boyuan Xiong, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
    Sofia Breschi, Polytechnic University of Milan, Milan, 20133, Lombardy, Italy
    Yawei Liu, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, Beijing Municipality, China
    Pietro Piazzolla, Polytechnic University of Milan, Milan, 20133, Lombardy, Italy
    Yu Zhang, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
    Daan van Eijk, Delft University of Technology, Delft, 2628 CD, Netherlands

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