10 Urology studies in the library address this question.
“Postoperative statistics indicated that the operation time for the MR group was significantly shorter than that of the control group (102.00(98.00 103.00) minutes vs. 103.50(101.00 106.75) minutes, p = 0.017).”
Zou 2026 · Retrospective cohort · n: 82 patients
“All patients had negative resection margins, indicating equivalent therapeutic outcomes between the two groups.”
Zou 2024 · Retrospective cohort · n: 68 patients
“The orientation of adjacent organs was better understood using AR (5 vs. 4, p = 0.004).”
Lasmanovich 2025 · Survey/user study
“HoloLens (Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA, USA) was perceived as the best imaging technology for the surgical planning (50% for prostate and 60% for kidney)”
Amparore 2022 · Survey/user study
Study designs: 2 retrospective studies, 5 surveys and user studies and 3 case reports, case series and technical reports.
Zou XC et al. · World journal of surgical oncology · 2026
Urology · Retrospective cohort · n: 82 patients
“Postoperative statistics indicated that the operation time for the MR group was significantly shorter than that of the control group (102.00(98.00 103.00) minutes vs. 103.50(101.00 106.75) minutes, p = 0.017).”
p = 0.017
Zou XC et al. · Frontiers in oncology · 2024
Urology · Retrospective cohort · n: 68 patients
“All patients had negative resection margins, indicating equivalent therapeutic outcomes between the two groups.”
Lasmanovich R et al. · Urolithiasis · 2025
Urology · Survey/user study
“The orientation of adjacent organs was better understood using AR (5 vs. 4, p = 0.004).”
p = 0.004
Amparore D et al. · Minerva urology and nephrology · 2022
Urology · Survey/user study
“HoloLens (Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA, USA) was perceived as the best imaging technology for the surgical planning (50% for prostate and 60% for kidney)”
60%
Checcucci E et al. · Minerva urology and nephrology · 2021
Urology · Survey/user study
“High satisfaction toward the potential role of this technology in surgical planning and understanding of surgical complexity (both scored 9/10) were expressed.”
9/10
Velazco-Garcia JD et al. · The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery · 2021
Urology · Survey/user study
“The studies indicated that using a joystick improved the interactive capacity and enabled operator to plan MRgPBx in less time.”
Wellens LM et al. · JAMA network open · 2019
Urology · Survey/user study · n: 10 patients
“In this study, the 3-D kidney models were associated with improved anatomical understanding among the surgeons and can be helpful in future preoperative planning of nephron-sparing surgery for Wilms tumors.”
Wake N et al. · 3D printing in medicine · 2021
Urology · Technical note
Mojica CM et al. · Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 26 (ISMRM 2018), abstract 4414 · 2018
Urology · Conference abstract
Wake N et al. · Urology · 2018
Urology · Case report (video) · n: 1 patient
“The application of 3D printed and AR models is safe and feasible and can influence surgical decisions.”
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