AUGMENTED REALITY IN RADIOLOGY

Adiel Bhandari , MSc. Medical Imaging Technology 1ST Year, K.S Hegde Medical Academy,
Nitte (Deemed to be university)

• Augmented reality (AR) is an emerging technology that can transform the

way radiologists interpret medical imaging data.
INTRODUCTION • By overlaying digital information onto the real-world environment, AR can
enhance the accuracy and efficiency of medical imaging analysis.

• AR overlays digital info onto real world. • VR is fully immersive and transports users to a
• User is aware of surroundings. different environment.
• AR uses see-through display or camera to • VR requires a headset that blocks out the real
overlay digital info.
• AR used for overlaying info in navigation,
VS world.
• VR used for gaming, training, and
education, and medical procedures. simulations.
• In AR, users interact with digital info overlaid • In VR, users interact with digital environment
onto the real world using gestures or voice. AR using controllers or devices.

How can we
INTERACTIVE BETTER
access AR Benefits of AR 3D LEARNING INFORMATION

technology ? Smartphone/ Tablet Head Mounted Device AR Holographic

or AR Glass Installation

BETTER
ASSIST IN COMMUNICATION
DIAGNOSIS
Potential Applications of AR in Radiology
Image-Guided Surgery Patient Education
AR can be used to overlay medical AR can be used to educate patients
imaging data onto the patient's body about their condition and the
during surgery, providing surgeons proposed treatment by overlaying
with real-time guidance on the digital information onto the
location and orientation of surgical patient's body.
instruments.

Training and Education

Preoperative Planning Augmented reality (AR) can
AR can help surgeons plan provide radiology trainees with a
complex surgical procedures by safe and immersive training
allowing them to visualize the method to learn and practice
patient's anatomy in a 3D virtual complex interventional procedures,
environment and interact with it which can enhance proficiency
using gestures. before performing procedures on
real patients.

HoloNeedle Recent developments of AR System

It is an AR guidance system that overlays 3D needle and anatomy images
onto the real world, allowing real-time visualization of needle placement

Marker placed in the phantom User wearing HoloLens

AR SCAN

Simulated CT image of the HoloLens showing 3D model

needle of torso and needle