In recent years, surgical operations have gradually become minimally invasive and precise. Such surgery can reduce trauma and speed up recovery. To achieve the purpose of precise surgery, an in-depth study of the anatomical structure is required. In addition, various new surgical equipment has also been developed to improve the accuracy of surgery.

For the improvement of the surgical approach, anatomical analysis based on big data is required. The development of imaging technology and computer technology provides new ideas for this type of analysis. Anatomical data has evolved from two-dimensional descriptions to three-dimensional models. For example, the data of hundreds of important structures are superimposed and fused to form a heat map, which can intuitively give the safety range of operation. Surgeons can perform more minimally invasive operations based on such data. With the development of computer technology, various devices based on three-dimensional data have been invented. For example, navigation systems based on computed tomography (CT) data, intraoperative protractors, gyroscopes, three-dimensional (3D) printing devices produced by rapid prototyping technology, virtual reality, and mixed reality technologies have all been reported. With these technologies, doctors can accurately design the surgical plan before the operation, thus these devices can improve the surgical accuracy during the operation.

The aim of this Special Issue is to solicit original research articles focusing on minimally invasive and precision surgery-related content. Review articles discussing the state of the art are also welcome.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Precise preoperative planning and verification
• Intraoperative visual navigation
• Application of intraoperative measuring device
• Computer image recognition related to surgery
• Surgical robot application
• Improved surgical approach
• Design and application of implants for minimally invasive surgery
• Big data presentation of important anatomical structures
• Biomechanical analysis of minimally invasive surgery