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The STRATUM project applies a co-creative approach involving multiple stakeholders from different countries to ensure relevance and usability in real-world surgical settings. This presentation will focus on the co-creation journey of the STRATUM tool, which will help advance brain tumour surgery.

Abstract

STRATUM is a 5-year European project which aims to develop an innovative 3D decision support tool based on a co-creation process. This is a novel neuro-navigation system for brain tumour surgery guidance and diagnostics, featuring a touchless 3D Graphical User Interface that enhances surgical precision and safety. It integrates real-time brain models and artificial intelligence-based decision support via gesture or voice control. Designed for efficiency and usability, STRATUM offers intuitive interaction, setting a new standard in neurosurgical technology. The accuracy in the identification of tumour areas and the real time elaboration performance are achieved through a highly specialised camera system and a powerful and heterogeneous high performance computing platform.

Co-creation is critical in STRATUM: neurosurgeons and other stakeholders are key contributors to the design, development and testing of the STRATUM tool. Through co-creation workshops and different techniques, neurosurgeons and other end-users provide valuable feedback on their needs in the surgical room and the usability of the Graphical User Interface. In a later stage, they will test the tool in clinical studies across Europe.

This presentation will share insights from this co-creation process of the STRATUM project that has started from the beginning of the project.