Chelsea and Westminster Hospital launches NHS-first visualisation tool for endometriosis care

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is pioneering cutting‑edge digital technology to enhance care for women undergoing endometriosis surgery. 

The hospital has become the first NHS Trust to deploy augmented reality technology, enabling patients and clinicians to view large-scale, anatomically precise 3D models. This innovative approach helps clinicians explain diagnoses and disease progression more clearly, while supporting patients to better understand what is happening inside their bodies.

Developed by Medical iSight, the technology is intended to improve patient understanding of complex women’s health conditions, including deep infiltrating endometriosis, endometrioma (ovarian cysts due to endometriosis) and uterine fibroids. Offering exceptional visual quality, it provides patients with a clear, detailed view of internal organs – making complex information feel approachable and supporting confident, informed decision-making. By guiding patients through a sequence of advanced 3D anatomical models, clinicians can illustrate the structural changes caused by various conditions with meticulous clarity.

During a pre-surgery appointment, patients can explore a spatial representation of internal anatomy, including key areas affected by inflammation and scar tissue such as the ovaries, bowel, or uterus. At the same time, clinicians can view and interact with the same model from their computer, highlighting and enlarging specific regions to show the impact of the disease. This allows them to show precisely which areas of endometriosis will be excised during surgery.

Funded by the Trust’s official charity, CW+, and the Friends of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, the project was first piloted in 2025 and has now been introduced as standard practice to support clinicians during consultations. The project was also supported by the CW Innovation Fellowship programme, a 12-month programme run by CW Innovation and delivered by DigitalHealth.London, which helps Trust staff to develop and deliver innovative projects that improve patient care.