Key result
Ultrasound technology in anesthesia continues to evolve from current applications in nerve blocks and vascular access to future integration with virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and robotics.
Why the study?
Despite ultrasound being an established technology with apparent limitations, its evolving role and integration with advanced modalities in anesthesia warranted exploration.
This review highlights the current applications and future potential of integrating advanced ultrasound modalities with VR, AI, and robotics in perioperative patient care.
This article explores the evolving role of ultrasound technology in anesthesia. Ultrasound emerged decades ago, offering clinicians noninvasive, economical, radiation-free, and real-time imaging capabilities. It might seem that such an old technology with apparent limitations might have had its day, but this review discusses both the current applications of ultrasound (in nerve blocks, vascular access, and airway management) and then, more speculatively, shows how integration of advanced ultrasound modalities such as contrast-enhanced imaging with virtual reality (VR), or nanotechnology can alter perioperative patient care. This article will also explore the potential of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) in augmenting ultrasound-guided anesthetic procedures and their implications for medical practice and education.
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Harutyunyan et al. (2024) conducted a review in Anesthesia. Ultrasound technology was evaluated. Ultrasound technology in anesthesia continues to evolve from current applications in nerve blocks and vascular access to future integration with virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and robotics.
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