First patient to have brain surgery with real-time AI assistance
- The world's first patient to have brain surgery with live artificial intelligence assistance has successfully had his tumour removed.
- Rhys Hibbert, a father-of-two from Bedfordshire, could have lost his sight without the operation, said surgeons at University College London Hospital.
- The AI tool analysed a video feed of the operation as it happened and advised surgeons on how to avoid crucial but hidden vessels and nerves in the brain.
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- The world's first patient to have brain surgery with live artificial intelligence assistance has successfully had his tumour removed.
- Rhys Hibbert, a father-of-two from Bedfordshire, could have lost his sight without the operation, said surgeons at University College London Hospital.
- The AI tool analysed a video feed of the operation as it happened and advised surgeons on how to avoid crucial but hidden vessels and nerves in the brain.
Sources: BBC News