Medical Futurist July 5, 2024
Augmented reality had the potential to change healthcare and medicine completely – but we’re stil waiting for the breakthrough
Alternate realities offer a gazillion of possibilities for healthcare. Augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) are not only empty buzzwords in medicine but also valid solutions in education, vein or surgical visualisation, relaxing patients, curing PTSD, speeding up recovery in physical therapy – or even supporting medical presentations. However different these technologies are, they are often mixed up. Here are their most significant differences, and real-life examples of how these extended realities could really make a difference in medicine.
The difference between AR, VR, MR and MX
Augmented reality is the enhancement of the real-world environment in...
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