Science Behind Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Healthcare
摘要
In the year 2022, Prime Minister Modi launched the 5G service at Integrated Marketing Communications where the three telcos, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea, each presented their own use case of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). The Vodafone Idea test case demonstrated the safety of workers in an underground tunnel of Delhi Metro by creating a Digital Twin of the tunnel. PM took a live demo from the dais to monitor the work in real-time by utilizing VR and AR henceforth explaining that Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality captured and affected various industries with positive outcomes. This revolutionization in industry has now entered into the field of healthcare. In healthcare, Augmented reality is collecting data from various authentic resources, producing a 3D model of the same, and utilizing it to deliver healthcare facilities. Virtual reality (VR) creates a simulated environment to train, learn, treat, and manage patients virtually. Mixed Reality merges both real and virtual worlds by allowing interaction with both digital as well as physical objects. Medical Training and Education, Surgical Planning and Simulation, Pain Management and Therapy, Physical Rehabilitation, Patient Education, Remote Consultations and Telemedicine, Mental Health Treatment, Medical Device Training, Clinical Research and Data Visualization and Patient Monitoring are a few areas of healthcare where we will discuss the usage and science of Augmented and Virtual reality. Some of the international companies are predicting the usage of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in healthcare by 5–6 billion in 2025 which is predicted to touch $50.9 billion by 2026 as per a spending guide by IDC (International Data Corporation). Various places where this can be used are in training doctors where traditional cadavers were used. In treating certain mental illnesses, charting the territory of surgical planes before planning a complicated surgery. In this chapter, we will discuss the science behind virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) in healthcare. In this chapter we will give insight into what augmented and virtual reality is and especially its utility in healthcare.