Mixed Reality in Medicine: Providing More Insights to Advance Surgery

"Just a decade ago, the idea of incorporating spatial computing systems created primarily for gaming, like virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR), into medicine seemed like a futuristic dream. Today, these highly advanced tools for visualization are already in clinical use around the globe. They have a variety of uses, helping medical professionals with anything from teaching and training new clinicians to providing patients with a closer look at their diagnosis and treatment.

Mixed reality vs. augmented reality
The terms “mixed reality” and “augmented reality” are sometimes used interchangeably. While the technologies both merge the real and the virtual world, creating a hybrid of both physical and digital realities, the main difference lies user interaction. Augmented reality is mostly associated with enhancing the real world with static or animated virtual overlays. In mixed reality, there is a focus on immersive technology that allows the user to interact with digital objects as if they are real. In Mixed Reality vs. Augmented Reality vs. Virtual Reality: Their Differences and Use in Healthcare, we discuss these differences and their application in medicine in more detail..." Lire la suite