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NHS hospital claims world-first AI-assisted brain surgery

During a procedure in which a misstep of just a millimetre can cause death or severe damage, clinicians used technology to help analyse video of their work in real time A London NHS trust claims to have performed the world’s first brain operation using artificial intelligence tools to help su
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AI technology, used for the first time in delicate brain surgery, preserves the patient's vision.

An artificial intelligence system has been used live for the first time in a brain tumor surgery in the UK. The system, which marked sensitive tissue, nerves and blood vessels with colors during the operation, guided the surgeons, ensuring the successful completion of the operation.

The groundbreaking study was also funded by Google, while the AI system operates on a special Nvidia platform.

The first patient in the world to undergo a brain surgery with the real-time help of artificial intelligence has been successfully removed. Rhys Hibbert, a father of two and a resident of Bedfordshire, in the south of the United Kingdom, risked losing his sight if it was not operated. The world’s first real-time artificial brain surgery allows for the removal of a successful tumor first appeared on Cubadebate.

An artificial intelligence tool analyzed the images of the operation in real time and helped neurosurgeons avoid blood vessels and hidden nerves during the removal of the tumor that threatened Rhys Hibbert's vision. Read more

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EL NACIONAL broke the news on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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