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UK patient’s sight saved in world’s first live AI-assisted brain surgery

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By Ella Pickover Verified
| Yahoo Canada Verified
A 48-year-old man has become the first patient in the world to have a brain tumour removed while medical teams utilised real-time artificial intelligence during surgery. Surgeons at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), part of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, operated on Rhys Hibbert using novel technology which helps identify miniscule brain anatomy by colour coding, or segmenting, crucial structures to help clinicians recognise them safely.
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UK patient’s sight saved in world’s first live AI-assisted brain surgery

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By Ella Pickover Verified
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A 48-year-old man has become the first patient in the world to have a brain tumour removed while medical teams utilised real-time artificial intelligence during surgery. Surgeons at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), part of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, operated on Rhys Hibbert using novel technology which helps identify miniscule brain anatomy by colour coding, or segmenting, crucial structures to help clinicians recognise them safely.
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UK patient’s sight saved in world’s first live AI-assisted brain surgery

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By Ella Pickover Verified
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Ella Pickover Wed, 26 August 2026 at 11:01 pm UTC 3 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rhys Hibbert (right) with neurosurgeon Hani Marcus (left) (PA) A 48-year-old man has become the first patient in the world to have a brain tumour removed while medical teams utilised real-time artificial intelligence during surgery.
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