VR in healthcare: 3 developments pushing boundaries in 2017

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by Sindy Cator on October 9, 2017 at 3:50 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, augmented reality, Events, virtual reality

Virtual reality might get its popularity from applications in film, gaming, and adult entertainment, but it is quickly becoming one of the most powerful new developments in a completely different industry: the medical universe. In light of the upcoming VR Days 2017 on October 25-27 in Amsterdam, I took a look at three important areas in healthcare that virtual and augmented reality (XR) are making a difference in: Surgery, medical training, and patient treatment. 1. Surgery One of many promising elements XR brings to the medical field is that of 3D models that surgeons can use to prepare and plan operations.…