Safer brain surgery using AI possible within two years
Brain surgery using artificial intelligence could be possible within two years, making it safer and more effective, a leading neurosurgeon says.
Trainee surgeons are working with the new AI technology, to learn more precise keyhole brain surgery.
Developed at University College London, it highlights small tumours and critical structures such as blood vessels at the centre of the brain.
The government says it could be "a real game-changer" for healthcare in the UK.
Brain surgery is precise and painstaking - straying a millimetre the wrong way could kill a patient instantly.
Avoiding damaging the pituitary gland, the size of a grape, at the centre of the brain, is critical. It controls all the body's hormones - and any problems with it can cause blindness.
Source: BBC News, 28 September 2023