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Hepatobiliary & pancreatic (HPB): What is the evidence for HoloLens in surgical planning?

9 Hepatobiliary & pancreatic (HPB) studies in the library address this question.

Hepatobiliary & pancreatic (HPB): HoloLensBar chart. Hepatobiliary & pancreatic (HPB): HoloLens. Comparative or prospective studies 1, Retrospective studies 1, Surveys and user studies 2, Reviews 1, Case reports & technical 4.RESEARCH LIBRARY · INDEPENDENT LITERATURE REVIEWHepatobiliary & pancreatic (HPB):HoloLens9 studies in the library, by study designComparative or prospecti…1Retrospective studies1Surveys and user studies2Reviews1Case reports & technical4StudiesRealize Medical Research Library · 631 studies · updated 2026-10-03

What the studies report

  • “From a total of 150 lesions, 89 were correctly assigned without significant difference between the modalities.”

    Pelanis 2020 · Comparative study

  • “The HoloCare™ MXR system was seamlessly integrated into all five cases and improved tumor localization and understanding of vascular anatomy.”

    Lamadé 2026 · Retrospective case series · n: 5 patients

  • “The prototype achieved a mean SUS score of 67.25 (SD 7.95), indicating acceptable usability.”

    Matsangidou 2026 · Survey/user study

  • “The AR condition had the highest scores for mental demand (median 75, IQR 70-85), effort (median 55, IQR 30-65), and frustration (median 40, IQR 15-75) compared with the VR and PC conditions.”

    Schneider 2025 · Survey/user study · n: 9 participants

How strong is the evidence?

Study designs: 1 comparative or prospective study, 1 retrospective study, 2 surveys and user studies, 1 review and 4 case reports, case series and technical reports.

All 9 studies

Use of mixed reality for improved spatial understanding of liver anatomy #

Pelanis E et al. · Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies · 2020

Hepatobiliary & pancreatic (HPB) · Comparative study

“From a total of 150 lesions, 89 were correctly assigned without significant difference between the modalities.”

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First evaluation of augmented and mixed reality in open liver surgery #

Lamadé W et al. · Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies · 2026

Hepatobiliary & pancreatic (HPB) · Retrospective case series · n: 5 patients

“The HoloCare™ MXR system was seamlessly integrated into all five cases and improved tumor localization and understanding of vascular anatomy.”

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From Prototype to Practice: Mixed Methods Study of Human-Centered Design and Usability Evaluation of Augmented Reality for Complex Oncology Surgical Workflows #

Matsangidou M et al. · JMIR human factors · 2026

Hepatobiliary & pancreatic (HPB) · Survey/user study

“The prototype achieved a mean SUS score of 67.25 (SD 7.95), indicating acceptable usability.”

67.25 (SD 7.95)

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Measuring Bound Attention During Complex Liver Surgery Planning: Feasibility Study #

Schneider T et al. · JMIR formative research · 2025

Hepatobiliary & pancreatic (HPB) · Survey/user study · n: 9 participants

“The AR condition had the highest scores for mental demand (median 75, IQR 70-85), effort (median 55, IQR 30-65), and frustration (median 40, IQR 15-75) compared with the VR and PC conditions.”

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[Augmented and virtual reality in surgery: fields of application and exploratory studies exemplified by VIVATOP : Perioperative surgical planning and intraoperative support] #

Weyhe D et al. · Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025

Hepatobiliary & pancreatic (HPB) · Narrative review

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Augmented reality in hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery: a technology at your fingertips #

Cremades Pérez M et al. · Cirugia espanola · 2023

Hepatobiliary & pancreatic (HPB) · Experience report

“For surgical planning, we have used 3D CT and MRI reconstructions to evaluate complex cases, which has made the interpretation of the anatomy more precise and the planning of the technique simpler.”

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3D mixed-reality visualization of medical imaging data as a supporting tool for innovative, minimally invasive surgery for gastrointestinal tumors and systemic treatment as a new path in personalized treatment of advanced cancer diseases #

Wierzbicki R et al. · Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2022

Hepatobiliary & pancreatic (HPB) · Case series · n: 8 patients

“The intraoperative hologram contributed to better presentation of tumor size and locations, more precise setting of needles used to irreversible electroporation and for determining ablation line in case of liver metastases.”

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Intraoperative 3D Hologram Support With Mixed Reality Techniques in Liver Surgery #

Saito Y et al. · Annals of surgery · 2020

Hepatobiliary & pancreatic (HPB) · Case series · n: 2 patients

“The intraoperative hologram contributed to better imagination of tumor locations, and for determining the parenchymal dissection line in the hepatectomy for the patients with more than 20 multiple colo-rectal liver metastases.”

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[Preliminary use of HoloLens glasses in surgery of liver cancer] #

Shi L et al. · Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban · 2018

Hepatobiliary & pancreatic (HPB) · Technical note

“The exact match with the target organ was performed during the operation via HoloLens glasses leaded by the 3D model.”

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