Neurosurgery and artificial intelligence

Mohammad Mofatteh; Mohammad Mofatteh

doi:10.3934/Neuroscience.2021025

AIMS Neuroscience

2021, Volume 8, Issue 4: 477-495. doi: 10.3934/Neuroscience.2021025

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Neurosurgery and artificial intelligence

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Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, United Kingdom
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Lincoln College, University of Oxford, Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DR, United Kingdom

Received: 24 May 2021 Accepted: 02 August 2021 Published: 06 August 2021

Neurosurgeons receive extensive and lengthy training to equip themselves with various technical skills, and neurosurgery require a great deal of pre-, intra- and postoperative clinical data collection, decision making, care and recovery. The last decade has seen a significant increase in the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in neurosurgery. AI can provide a great promise in neurosurgery by complementing neurosurgeons' skills to provide the best possible interventional and noninterventional care for patients by enhancing diagnostic and prognostic outcomes in clinical treatment and help neurosurgeons with decision making during surgical interventions to improve patient outcomes. Furthermore, AI is playing a pivotal role in the production, processing and storage of clinical and experimental data. AI usage in neurosurgery can also reduce the costs associated with surgical care and provide high-quality healthcare to a broader population. Additionally, AI and neurosurgery can build a symbiotic relationship where AI helps to push the boundaries of neurosurgery, and neurosurgery can help AI to develop better and more robust algorithms. This review explores the role of AI in interventional and noninterventional aspects of neurosurgery during pre-, intra- and postoperative care, such as diagnosis, clinical decision making, surgical operation, prognosis, data acquisition, and research within the neurosurgical arena.
- neurosurgery,
- neurological surgery,
- brain surgery,
- spine surgery,
- artificial intelligence,
- machine learning,
- deep learning,
- nervous system,
- diagnosis,
- prognosis,
- global health
Citation: Mohammad Mofatteh. Neurosurgery and artificial intelligence[J]. AIMS Neuroscience, 2021, 8(4): 477-495. doi: 10.3934/Neuroscience.2021025

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Abstract

Neurosurgeons receive extensive and lengthy training to equip themselves with various technical skills, and neurosurgery require a great deal of pre-, intra- and postoperative clinical data collection, decision making, care and recovery. The last decade has seen a significant increase in the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in neurosurgery. AI can provide a great promise in neurosurgery by complementing neurosurgeons' skills to provide the best possible interventional and noninterventional care for patients by enhancing diagnostic and prognostic outcomes in clinical treatment and help neurosurgeons with decision making during surgical interventions to improve patient outcomes. Furthermore, AI is playing a pivotal role in the production, processing and storage of clinical and experimental data. AI usage in neurosurgery can also reduce the costs associated with surgical care and provide high-quality healthcare to a broader population. Additionally, AI and neurosurgery can build a symbiotic relationship where AI helps to push the boundaries of neurosurgery, and neurosurgery can help AI to develop better and more robust algorithms. This review explores the role of AI in interventional and noninterventional aspects of neurosurgery during pre-, intra- and postoperative care, such as diagnosis, clinical decision making, surgical operation, prognosis, data acquisition, and research within the neurosurgical arena.

Abbreviations

artificial intelligence

BCI

brain-computer interface

CAD

computer-assisted diagnosis

computerised tomography

deep learning

machine learning

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

TBI

traumatic brain injury

TLE

temporal lobe epilepsy

Conflict of interest

All authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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