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- UK surgeons at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery performed the world’s first AI-assisted brain-tumour removal.
- The AI analysed live footage and colour-coded nerves, vessels and the pituitary gland for surgeons.
- 48-year-old Rhys Hibbert regained sight, walked unaided within a week and avoided blindness.
- Dr Sophia Bano (UCL) led the AI system’s development.
- Prof Mike Lewis said the trial proved AI can aid surgeons.
