Evaluation of the Outcomes and Performances of the Application of Augmented Reality in Operative Digestive Endoscopy

Virtual reality obtained by the fusion of images can be applied to several fields of medicine leading to the so called "augmented reality". Since 2017 investigators have been using a new digital angiographic system (Discovery IGS 40, General Electrics), where fluoroscopy can be fused with pre-procedural CT o MRI. Specifically the present study aimed at verifying the advantages that fusion imaging could bring in EUS-guided drainage of post-pancreatitis fluid collection (PFC), i.e. pseudocysts or WON, in terms of more appropriate visualization, drainage approach and time needed for resolution.