Extended reality applications like virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality transform the practice of medicine. We report on their widespread use – from the use in the operating room to clinical medicine, drug development, medical training and education, to treatment in pain management, psychology and psychiatry.
Augmented reality ultrasound has, for the first time, made it possible to superimpose topographical representations of ultrasound images directly on a patient, with the examiner seeing the sectional image in AR glasses.
Researchers have developed a HIPS, the worldwide first Virtual Reality training simulator for hip replacement surgery.
Researchers report that a re-association of the right thumb with a virtual left arm can be induced by visuo-motor synchronization in a virtual environment.
Virtual/augmented reality devices can simulate some of the key difficulties experienced due to glaucoma, suggests new study from City, University of London.
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Jason Franz, PhD, created virtual reality experiments to show how a potentially portable and inexpensive test could reduce falls and related injuries in people with multiple sclerosis.
Virtual reality could help physiotherapy patients complete their exercises at home successfully thanks to researchers who managed to combine VR technology with 3D motion capture.
Virtual reality video games, activity monitors, and handheld computer devices can help people stand as well as walk, the largest trial worldwide into the effects of digital devices in rehabilitation has found.
Research confirms the efficiency of using computer-based programmes and virtual reality for improving children's attention and social skills.
The use of virtual reality can reduce anxiety and improve mood in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Researchers have found that virtual reality may interfere with visual memory.
Groundbreaking AR system allows surgeons to visualize anatomy in real time – as if they have “x-ray vision” – and accurately guide their instruments and implants.
A scientist thinks the future of health care looks like the blinking check engine light on the dashboard of your car.
Researcher used virtual reality to trick 20 patients with with intermittent arterial claudication, and discovered that they could suddenly walk much further.
Using a virtual reality simulation to show how flu spreads and its impact on others could be a way to encourage more people to get a flu vaccination.
A new study has shown that traditional ways of learning anatomy remain superior to those that rely on digital media.
In order to orient ourselves in space, and to find our way around, we form mental maps of our surroundings. Scientists used VR to detect distortions in our spatial memory.
Cardiologists performed a research project during a large music festival called Lowlands, in the Netherlands in August 2019.
VR has the potential to help patients with sensory, cognitive and motor-related disabilities who are unable to use traditional art media in therapeutic ways.
Scientists correlate neuronal activity in the human entorhinal cortex with place-based memories; finding sheds new light on how the brain processes spatial memory.
Using the Microsoft HoloLens mixed reality platform, scientists have created the first interactive holographic mapping system of human brain.
Watching immersive 3D videos of icy Arctic scenes helps to relieve burning pain and could hold hope for treating chronic pain.
Scientists have developed the first electronic sensor that can simultaneously process both touchless and tactile stimuli.
Researchers tested whether full-body exergaming in virtual reality can be appropriately applied for training and therapy purposes.
Ophthalmologists developed a simulation that helps patients, families and health professionals understand what progressive vision loss feels like.
A collaborative project develops virtual reality methods to positively affect the body perception of obese patients.
Researchers found that using 3D models to prepare for kidney tumor surgeries resulted in substantial improvements, including shorter operating times.
New tool LifePathVR will enable new forms of self-reflection on our journey through life and contribute to our mental health and well-being.
A new study enhances our understanding of how the brain learns in virtual reality.
Virtual reality platform brings new experiences and fond memories to aging adults in nursing homes.
Could VR unlock a new frontier of pain relief for drug-free birthing? A PHD student is researching the tech's potential for pain management, so far the results are good.
To teach medical students, scientists have created avatars that feature typical symptoms of different mental disorders as well as psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment situations.
Researchers found that adapted augmented reality glasses can improve patients’ mobility by 50% and grasp performance by 70%.
Combining learning in virtual reality and brain scans, researchers describes how a temporal map of memories is created in the entorhinal cortex.
Machine learning-guided virtual reality simulators can help neurosurgeons develop the skills they need before they step in the operating room.
Researchers have used immersive virtual reality to observe the effects of talking to themselves as if they were another person.
