虚拟技术对21世纪微创外科发展的影响

20世纪后期，建立在高新技术基础上的虚拟技术发展迅速，为微创外科的发展提供了强有力的手段，在微创外科领域的应用日益广泛，并对微创外科的发展产生了深远的影响。虚拟技术充实和更新了微创外科的诊疗理念，拓展了微创外科的诊疗范围，提高了微创外科的诊疗效果，并且促进了微创诊疗器械的不断发展和更新。但由于虚拟技术目前尚处于起步阶段，虚拟技术的开发不仅需要高层次复合型人才，还需要借助昂贵的设备和特殊的器械，因此将虚拟技术应用于微创外科领域时，应选择合适的手术适应证，有选择有重点的逐步开展，同时应不断加强虚拟技术的基础和应用研究，努力促使其真正成为微创或无创治疗的有效手段。

The influence of virtual reality on the development of minimally invasive surgery in 21st century

Virtual reality that is based on the high and new technology has witnessed great progress since the end of 20th century. It will result in promising methods to be used widely in clinic and to promote the development of minimally invasive surgery (MIS). As far as MIS is concerned, it will reshape the principles, expand the scope and improve the result of diagnose and treatment. Furthermore, it will also accelerate innovation of the instrument for MIS. The development of virtual reality, however, is still at its beginning. Not only high-level specialists but also expensive and special equipment is needed to explore virtual reality before it can be applied in MIS. As a result, virtual technology should be applied step by step, first in the most suitable indications. Meanwhile basic and applied research on virtual reality should be forcefully carried on to render it into effective and practical methods for the minimally invasive or non-invasive surgical treatment.