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These frame-to-frame fluctuations may lead to transient mislocalisation of neuroanatomical structures and are not adequately captured by conventional static registration metrics. This study aimed to develop and validate a clinically interpretable metric for continuous assessment of registration stability in MR-guided neurosurgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Registration Quality Index (RQI) was introduced as an automated, surface-based metric quantifying virtual\u2013physical alignment through pixel-level boundary proximity analysis. A higher RQI value indicates greater boundary displacement, corresponding to worse registration quality. Validation was performed using a rigid skull phantom, a Varjo XR-3 mixed reality headset and ArUco-based optical tracking across fifteen experimental trials and seventy-five viewing configurations. RQI values were compared with established neuronavigation accuracy metrics, including Fiducial Registration Error (FRE) and Target Registration Error (TRE).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Strong correlations were observed between RQI and FRE (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.89 (95% CI 0.69\u20130.96),\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001) and between RQI and TRE (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.93 (95% CI 0.80\u20130.98),\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). Regression analysis demonstrated that each 1% increase in RQI corresponded to a 0.195\u00a0mm increase in FRE and a 0.244\u00a0mm increase in TRE. Real-time computation at 30\u00a0Hz was achieved without workflow disruption. RQI variability was significantly influenced by viewing angle, with lateral perspectives yielding higher displacement values than frontal views.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>As a technical proof of concept, RQI enables continuous, automated monitoring of registration stability in MR-guided neurosurgical navigation, addressing a critical limitation of current static accuracy assessments. 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