Introduction to AR/VR technologies. Review of AR/VR application in diagnostic radiology. Current limitations to these technologies.

Augmented and virtual reality are still new, but they may soon write a new chapter in health care. We are now able to display a level of photorealism that is difficult to discern from reality.[1]. Augmented Reality Defined as anenhancedversion of reality created by the use of technology to add digital information on an image of something. AR is used in apps for smartphones and tablets. For example:AR apps use your phone's camera to show you a view of the real world in front of...

Current applications of AR/VR in Radiology: 1. Improve radiology training and education. AR is already being used to help some trainees “conceptualize complex anatomy,” through the process of converting DICOM images to 3D objects. VRcan help a trainee practice how to react in certain situations such as contrast agent reactions. Another way these technologies can help with training students is by improving how professors give lectures, inparticular using VR when training interventional radiology students. [5] Advantages: Comparable anatomy knowledge to those taught by traditional methods...

VR, AR and MR technologies are gaining more and more attention in the medical imaging and health care field . The clinical utility of both AR and VR in patient education and perioperative planning is promising. However, there are still some technical problems have yet to be overcome.

H. M. Abdel Hafeez; Cairo/EG - nothing to disclose Hend Mohamed AbdelHafeez Ahmed Qualifications: M.B.B.C.H Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University , 2010 ( with distinction) M.SC (Master degree of Radio diagnosis ,2016. Azhar University, Cairo , Egypt ). ongoing doctorate degree of diagnostic radiology . Affiliations: Member of ESR(Egyptian society of Radiology ),ESOR,ESHI,ESOI,RSNA Present occupation Diagnostic radiology specialist . contact information : [email protected]

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