Contribution of Virtual Reality to Surgical Decision-Making for Evaluating Vascular Contraindications in Malignant Head and Neck Tumors

Axel Munoglu, Olivier Choussy, Maria Lesnik, Wahib Ghanem, Caroline Nhy, Joey Martin, Baptiste Sabran, Juliette Quarez, Nathalie Badois, Antoine Dubray-Vautrin, Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Neck Surgery, Institut Curie, Department of Radiology, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Computational Oncology, Inserm U, Institut Curie

Surgical Innovation

Published online on February 12, 2026

Abstract

Surgical Innovation, Ahead of Print.
IntroductionVirtual reality (VR) is increasingly used in medicine for preoperative planning. This study evaluated the role of 3D-VR reconstruction in assessing contraindications and surgical failure risks in head and neck cancers (HNC) with peri-carotid ...