Table 3 Distance between the AR image of the RLN and actual RLN.

From: Vision-based tracking system for augmented reality to localize recurrent laryngeal nerve during robotic thyroid surgery

Patient no.

Surgical site

RMSE, mm

1

Rt

0.9

2

Rt

0.5

3

Rt

0.4

4

Rt

3.7

Lt

0.5

5

Rt

0.5

6

Lt

3.4

7

Rt

1.9

Lt

4.7

8

Lt

1.3

9

Rt

3.1

Mean ± SD

1.9 ± 1.5

  1. AR; augmented reality, RLN; recurrent laryngeal nerve, RMSE, root mean squared error.
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