Science and medicine are two of the sectors that have benefited the most from the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). A good example of this are medical advances in spinal surgery, which can be less invasive and safer thanks to technology.
As the report published on the website of The vanguardAI can adapt operations to the individual anatomy of each person and allows the design of a more appropriate surgical plan for each patient through the development of predictive models.
Doctor Pablo Clavel, neurosurgeon and director of the Clavel Institute at Hospital Quirónsalud Barcelona, uses artificial intelligence equipment with his team in spinal surgeries, that improve precision and accuracy in the installation of implants in the spine.
Carnation comments: “High AI technology has changed surgical standards and now the surgeon can ‘preview’ the operation before executing it”.
“Back injuries, and more specifically those suffered by the spine, have become a hindrance that increasingly affects more people. Age, overexertion and bad postures are some of the causes that cause the disorder”, he explained.
The importance of AI in spinal surgeries
The doctor details that spinal surgeries are performed to correct pathologies of the spine that cause pain in the patient. With this AI-based system, vulnerable patients such as children or the elderly benefit from adjusted and personalized treatments.
Explain: “AI allows you to pre-establish different surgical scenarios to check the results that are most likely to occur from surgery.”
“In this way, the medical team can have a greater probability of success and decide the best alternative for each specific case. Developing a surgical plan for each patient increases the percentage of success in risk interventions, such as spinal surgery”.
In addition, Dr. Clavel highlights that the robotics used in surgical equipment allows the patient to have a clearer preview of the treatment results: “In this way, the patient knows what to expect and will know in advance how their quality of life will improve and what possible risks are involved in a type of intervention in which artificial intelligence minimizes unforeseen events.”.