mixed reality

The application of XR in mental health care

The past two decades have witnessed the emergence of extended reality as a tool for investigation, assessment, and management in mental healthcare.

“XR is fusing surgical reality with medical images”

Egidijus Pelanis, a medical doctor at Oslo University Hospital, explains how extended realities is applied in the operating room.

Mixed reality enhances brain surgery

A research program explores the use of mixed reality for enabling surgeons to identify brain tumors quickly and precisely.

World-leading pioneers speak at Medical XR congress

At Shift Medical, more than 60 leading medical XR experts will present and discuss the latest developments on the use of digital technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality in medicine.

Mixed reality gets machine learning upgrade

Scientists at Osaka University employed deep learning to improve mobile mixed reality generation.

Multimodal mixed reality visualisation for surgical guidance

Researchers have developed a MR visualisation platform which projects multiple imaging modalities to assist intraoperative surgical guidance.

VR and MR inferior to traditional learning in anatomy education?

A new study has shown that traditional ways of learning anatomy remain superior to those that rely on digital media.

Building the first holographic brain ‘atlas

Using the Microsoft HoloLens mixed reality platform, scientists have created the first interactive holographic mapping system of human brain.

Promising applications of mixed realities in medicine

At ECR 2019, researchers talked about the practical applications of mixed realities in medical education and training as well as preprocedural planning and visualization during a surgery.

AR concept for minimally invasive therapies unveiled

Royal Philips unveiled a unique mixed reality concept developed together with Microsoft Corp. for the operating room of the future.

Microsoft HoloLens cleared for medical use

The OpenSight® Augmented Reality System is the first AR medical solution for Microsoft HoloLens cleared by the FDA .

Holographic images increase neurosurgeons performance

Researchers have developed a new technique of external ventricular drain insertion that involves the use of a mixed-reality holographic computer headset.

Caduceus: AR smart glasses enhance surgeon skills

Smart surgical glasses Caduceus use revolutionary technology that combines mixed reality with surgical navigation that allow surgeons to visualize a 3D model of a patient’s body during surgery in real time.