Exploring Hybrid User Interfaces for Surgery Planning

Hybrid user interfaces are a great opportunity to combine complementary interfaces to make use of the best interface for specific steps in a workflow. This position paper outlines one diverse application field: surgery planning. Planning a surgery is a complex task as the surgical team has to get an overview and understanding of a patient’s medical history and the internal anatomical structures of the organ or region of interest. In this position paper, we outline how different hardware (e.g., mixed reality head-worn devices and physical objects) and interaction concepts (e.g., gesture-based interaction or keyboard and mouse) can create an optimal workflow for surgery planning.