Virtual Reality Applications in Medicine on Horizon
<p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="games">games</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="chips">chips</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="fooling">fooling</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="minds">minds</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convince">convince</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="someplace">someplace</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="lab">lab</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Augmentarium">Augmentarium</span>, <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="physicians">physicians</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Shock">Shock</span> <span word="Trauma">Trauma</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mixing">mixing</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="augmented">augmented</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>."</p><p><span word="Wearing">Wearing</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="goggles">goggles</span>, <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="averting">averting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="surgeons">surgeons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="room">room</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="now">now</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="Murthi">Murthi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trauma">trauma</span> <span word="surgeon">surgeon</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baltimore">Baltimore</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="monitors">monitors</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="talking">talking</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span>.”</p><p><span word="Fusing">Fusing</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Amitabh">Amitabh</span> <span word="Varshney">Varshney</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Advanced">Advanced</span> <span word="Computer">Computer</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span>.</p>
页:
[1]