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What just happened? Surgeons at a London hospital used artificial intelligence to help remove a brain tumor from a 48-year-old man facing the risk of losing his sight. The system analyzed live video during the operation, flagging nerves and blood vessels for the surgical team as it worked around the tumor.
The operation took place in May at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, part of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Health officials said it was the first successful AI-assisted operation to remove a brain tumor. Details were not released until Thursday while the patient, Rhys Hibbert, recovered.
Hibbert had an 11mm tumor on his pituitary gland. The area is close to the nerves that control vision and major blood vessels, leaving little room for error. Health officials said a mistake of even a millimeter can cause blindness, stroke, or death.
