@article {967226, title = {Surgery, Virtual Reality, and the Future}, journal = {Stud Health Technol Inform}, volume = {184}, year = {2013}, month = {2013}, pages = {7-13}, abstract = {MMVR has provided the leading forum for the multidisciplinary interaction and development of the use of Virtual Reality (VR) techniques in medicine, particularly in surgical practice. Here we look back at the foundations of our field, focusing on the use of VR in Surgery and similar interventional procedures, sum up the current status, and describe the challenges and opportunities going forward.}, keywords = {Computer-Assisted Instruction, Forecasting, Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Robotics, Surgery, Computer-Assisted, User-Computer Interface}, issn = {0926-9630}, author = {Kirby G. Vosburgh and Golby, Alexandra and Pieper, Steven D} }