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Surgeons in UK use new tool powered by AI for first time during live operation
Surgeons used the Eureka system to color-code anatomy in real time, aiming to improve precision and safety during robotic and laparoscopic procedures.
- On Thursday, medics at the National Bowel Hospital, part of London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, used the Japan-developed Eureka AI tool for the first time outside Japan during a bowel resection.
- Surgeons in Japan developed Eureka using thousands of procedure videos, training the system to highlight nerves and connective tissue in real-time on surgical screens to assist surgeons with precision and safety.
- Consultant Kapil Sahnan described the tool as an "extra helping arm," comparing its surgical navigation to the evolution from paper maps to Google Maps and Waze for identifying hidden anatomical structures.
- Experts said the tool helps precision, efficiency and safety by identifying hidden structures before errors occur, displaying color overlays on live images to reveal anatomy the human eye might miss.
- Sahnan stated work is underway to prove the tool's effectiveness and determine rollout strategy, hoping it will become standard across hospitals within years to make surgery safer for everyone.
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New AI tool which colour-codes the body during live surgery used in UK-first
Surgeons operated on a patient at St Mark’s Hospital in London.
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