# New AI technique could make minimally invasive surgeries safer and more precise

DevFeed: [New AI technique could make minimally invasive surgeries safer and more precise](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/new-ai-technique-could-make-minimally-invasive-surgeries-safer-and-more-precise-37973.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://news.mit.edu/2026/new-ai-technique-could-make-minimally-invasive-surgeries-safer-more-precise-0916>)

Author: Adam Zewe | MIT News

Published: 2026-09-16T15:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [MIT AI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mit-ai-news.md>)

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## AI overview

MIT researchers and collaborators developed xvr, an AI method that adapts to individual patients and rapidly aligns intraoperative X-rays with preoperative 3D medical scans. The technique is intended to improve surgical navigation for minimally invasive procedures.

## Source excerpt

This patient-specific method, called xvr, helps doctors use X-rays for surgical navigation in fields such as orthopedics and neurosurgery.