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Editorial
. 2022 Dec 14;14(24):6161.
doi: 10.3390/cancers14246161.

Where Robotic Surgery Meets the Metaverse

Fijs W B van Leeuwen  1 , Jos A van der Hage  2
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Editorial

Where Robotic Surgery Meets the Metaverse

Fijs W B van Leeuwen et al. Cancers (Basel). .

Abstract

With a focus on hepatobiliary surgery, the review by Giannone et al [...].

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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The relationship between pre- and intra-operative imaging within the robotic–surgical metaverse.
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