人工智能辅助手术导航“智能驾驶”？胸外科向数智化再进一步

TL;DR - Ruijin Hospital’s thoracic surgery team completed the first human clinical use of AI-driven autonomous spatial registration, aligning preoperative imaging with anatomy during surgery. The technology could make minimally invasive lesion navigation more precise and repeatable, but requires further safety and accuracy validation.

• The system addresses organ movement and deformation caused by breathing, positioning, and surgical manipulation.
• Its autonomous registration project received an ICRA 2026 Travel Award, and clinical trial NCT07368829 has completed enrollment.
• A new AI-agent institute links clinical development, engineering, industry, simulation training, and continuing education.
• The team stresses that AI provides surgeons with quantifiable spatial guidance rather than replacing clinical judgment.