An intelligent lung cancer navigation system was introduced at the recent media open day at Shanghai Chest Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.

This advanced technology combining AI and 3D modeling not only optimizes surgical procedures but also significantly improves the overall patient experience.

Doctor Cheng Xinghua, deputy director of the hospital's Oncology Department, demonstrated the capabilities of the system in a simulated operating room.

With augmented reality glasses, three-dimensional lung models generated from CT scans could precisely align with the patient's lungs.

The AI-powered system acts as a surgical navigation map — identifying needle insertion points, guiding puncture angles and depths, and providing tumor location data to assist precise operations, according to Cheng.

During outpatient consultations, doctors can use it to explain the patient's condition visually. Through intuitive three-dimensional images, patients can clearly understand details such as the location and size of lung nodules.

Now in the clinical research stage, the technology is benefiting patients significantly. Comparative studies have shown a 35-percent reduction in puncture operation time, a 35-percent decrease in patient radiation exposure, and a 40-percent increase in puncture accuracy.

Source: Xuhui district media center