Les patients deviennent transparents à l’institut hospitalo-universitaire de chirurgie guidée par l’image

Dans cette série de deux articles, l’Express nous fait visiter le très impressionnant institut hospitalo-universitaire (IHU) de chirurgie guidée par l’image installé à l’hôpital de Strasbourg. Dans cette institution, toutes les…

Follow the light: projector-based augmented reality intracorporeal system for laparoscopic surgery

In this article you can discover a AR system use to assist surgeons in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy A projector-based augmented reality intracorporeal system (PARIS) is presented that includes a miniature…

Augmented reality guides orthopedic surgery

A group from Johns Hopkins University uses augmented reality visualization to help implantation of surgical nails in patients with femoral fractures. Results from first experience show that accuracy is similar…

Prise en charge des troubles autistiques à l’aide des technologies immersives

Dans le domaine de l’autisme, la réalité augmentée et la réalité virtuelle ont de nombreux usages. Elles peuvent à la fois permettre de créer des environnements “contrôlés” pour aider à…

How augmented reality and virtual reality devices are boosting medicine

In this article Tim Jennings (president of Custom Case Group) presents interesting cases where AR and VR are used to improve autonomy and self-monitoring for patients. AR apps, wearables and mobile devices…

How AR and Computer Mapping are Leading to Safer Medical Procedures

A very simple way to use smartphone AR to help doctors in information visualization ! At the University of Twente in the Netherlands, a research team is developing an economical…

How augmented reality gives one doctor surgical ‘superpowers’

In this article, you will discover how Dr. Joshua Bederson and his team in Mount Sinai Hospital (NYC) use immersive technologies to prepare ans operate complex brain surgeries. The use…

Augmedics’ augmented-reality surgical system shows promise

In this study about spine surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the use of augmented reality system “xvision” allows a good increase of accuracy (from 94.6% to 96.7% of succeed). The…

An Augmented Reality Microscope for Cancer Detection

Google present a great combination between Machine Learning and augmented reality to help pathologists to identify cancers. The presented device is “only” a lightly modified light microscope with real-time analyzing…

Augmented Reality Is Changing Industries From Real Estate To Medicine [Infographic]

What is crystal clear in this infographic is that healthcare is one of the most promising domain for the development of immersive technologies, and specially augmented reality. There are dozens…