Surgical navigation is a method of guiding surgery using medical images as a guide map. The goal of a Surgical Navigation System is to maximise the effect of the treatment while minimising damage to critical structures. Minimally invasive and non-invasive surgical procedures in neurology, ENT, cardiology, odontology, and orthopaedics were among the most common applications for surgical navigation systems. A surgical navigation system is intended to provide surgeons with improved intraoperative feedback and alignment validation during surgical procedures. For example, a neuronavigation system displays human anatomical structures in conjunction with the virtual axis of a tracked instrument, which is used to optimise craniotomy by locating the underlying tumour border.
