3D hand-sensing wristband
Researchers have designed a wrist-mounted device and developed software that allows continuous tracking of the entire human hand in 3D.
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Using holograms during cardiac procedure
Physicians have shown that using a holographic display improves physician accuracy when performing a procedure to treat irregular heartbeat.
Multimodal mixed reality visualisation for surgical guidance
Researchers have developed a MR visualisation platform which projects multiple imaging modalities to assist intraoperative surgical guidance.
First AR minimally-invasive spine surgery
Dr. Frank Phillips, Professor and Director of the Division of Spine Surgery and the Section of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Rush University Medical Center, completed the first augmented reality (AR) minimally invasive spine surgery.
Ocutrx unveiled 8K AR surgery system
Ocutrx Vision Technologies has released a new system that provides the most modern options for surgery visualization designed to make it easier for surgeons to perform procedures.
AI could serve as backup to radiologists' eyes
A study showed that an AI algorithm provides results comparable with lung function tests, which measure how forcefully a person can exhale.
AI may help brain cancer patients avoid biopsy
Brain cancer patients in the coming years may not need to go under the knife to help doctors determine the best treatment for their tumors.
AI accelerates blood flow MRI
Researchers have presented a method that could greatly accelerate dynamic magnetic resonance imaging of blood flow.
Bringing physiotherapy home with VR
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.
Augmedics launches AR guidance system for surgery
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.
Microscopy: AI converts 2D images into 3D
Researchers have devised a technique that extends the capabilities of fluorescence microscopy, which allows scientists to precisely label parts of living cells and tissue with dyes that glow under special lighting.
Self-rolling sensors take heart cell readings in 3D
Researchers have developed an organ-on-an-electronic-chip platform, which uses bioelectrical sensors to measure the electrophysiology of the heart cells in three dimensions.
‘Bone in a dish’ to explore disease processes
Like real bone, the material has a 3D mineral structure populated with living cells, providing a unique model to study bone function, diseases, regeneration.
Virtual reality to solve personal problems
Researchers have used immersive virtual reality to observe the effects of talking to themselves as if they were another person.
3D body mapping could identify damaged cells
A Purdue University team has come up with 3D body mapping technology to help treat organs and cells damaged by cancer and other medical issues.
See, feel, train – virtual surgical simulator introduced
“HandsOn.surgery", the prototype of a virtual surgery trainer helps surgeons prepare for individual patient cases prior to surgery, and enables them to practice the surgery.
AR may assist cardiologists perform complex procedures
AR offers a new platform to help physicians better visualize complex medical data, particularly before and during medical procedures.
Digital cadavers transform medical education
Seemingly out of science fiction, the virtual dissection table brings the future of gross anatomy and clinical science education to real life.
Microsoft HoloLens cleared for medical use
The OpenSight® Augmented Reality System is the first AR medical solution for Microsoft HoloLens cleared by the FDA .
Anorexia nervosa: Body perception in virtual reality
Anorexia nervosa patients prefer underweight bodies, scientists find when they investigated body perception using virtual reality.
3D virtual simulations of irregular heartbeats
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have successfully performed 3D personalized virtual simulations of the heart.
Using VR to study the neuroscience of hearing
Cool tools for scientists: Researchers view cells for hearing in 3D using virtual reality
Using a virtual 3D heart to fight atrial fibrillation
A team at the University of Auckland's Bioengineering Institute has created a virtual 3D heart that could have a major impact on treatment of the most common heart rhythm disturbance, atrial fibrillation (AF).
Using virtual reality to design new drugs
Scientists have developed new virtual reality cloud-based tools to help academics and industry progress new drugs, materials and boost the teaching of chemistry.
Headset enables disabled persons to interact via eye-tracking
University of Texas at Arlington patents headset that allows persons to point to objects of interest using their eyes.
Virtual reality helps to reduce children’s fear of needles
Are virtual reality headsets a means to decrease fear and pain associated with immunizations in pediatric patients?
Augmented reality helps surgeons to ‘see through’ tissue
A series of procedures have shown how surgeons can use computer-generated augmented reality imaging while operating on patients undergoing reconstructive lower limb surgery.
