Application of Extended Reality (XR)-Assisted CT-Guided Localization in Extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) Bypass Surgery

July 14, 2026 updated by: National Taiwan University Hospital

This study will evaluate the application of a metaverse-based surgical simulation platform in extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass surgery. The study population will include patients with moyamoya disease or chronic cerebral ischemia who are scheduled to undergo EC-IC bypass surgery.

Before surgery, preoperative brain computed tomography images will be imported into the metaverse surgical simulation platform. During surgery, extended reality technology will be used to provide precise localization of the relevant vessels, including both the donor and recipient arteries.

The primary objective is to assess the localization accuracy of this platform. The study will also investigate whether this technology can facilitate a minimally invasive surgical approach and improve surgical safety.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

30

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Taipei, Taiwan
        • Recruiting
        • National Taiwan University Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population will include adult patients diagnosed with ischemic moyamoya disease, moyamoya syndrome, or chronic intracranial internal carotid artery stenosis or occlusion who are scheduled to undergo extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery. Eligible procedures include STA-MCA bypass, STA trunk-graft-MCA bypass, and other cerebral revascularization procedures using the superficial temporal artery or another branch of the external carotid artery as the donor vessel. Patients requiring emergency surgery, those with contraindications to CT imaging, severe systemic illness precluding follow-up assessment, scalp conditions or anatomical deformities preventing surface registration, or unreliable XR registration that may compromise surgical safety will be excluded.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients diagnosed with ischemic moyamoya disease, moyamoya syndrome, or chronic intracranial internal carotid artery stenosis or occlusion (chronic ICA stenosis/occlusion).
  • Patients scheduled to undergo extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery (EC-IC bypass), including superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass (STA-MCA bypass), superficial temporal artery trunk-interposition graft-middle cerebral artery bypass (STA trunk-graft-MCA bypass), or other cerebral revascularization procedures using the superficial temporal artery or another branch of the external carotid artery system (STA/ECA system) as the donor blood supply.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of a contraindication to computed tomography (CT) scanning.
  • Presence of a severe systemic illness that would prevent participation in subsequent study assessments, such as poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, active malignancy, or severe cardiac disease.
  • The need for emergency surgery without sufficient time to complete image-based modeling and registration.
  • Presence of scalp lesions, wounds, or anatomical deformities that prevent reliable surface registration.
  • The XR registration result is considered unreliable by the research team and may potentially compromise surgical safety.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The precision of surgical planning
Time Frame: During the operation
During the operation

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 26, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 14, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 14, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

July 17, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 17, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 14, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 202605074RINB

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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