Creating 3D anatomical models is a necessary first step in the majority of medical 3D printing and digital surgical simulation workflows. In a previous post, we described how anatomical models can be created in virtual reality (VR) using Elucis, and how that platform can make that process easy and fast. We also discussed how a …
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I was recently asked to write the VR/AR section of a 3D printing review paper. As part of my section, I presented a literature review of the current research that’s been investigating the use of virtual and augmented reality to view medical models. One of the growing uses of these modern technologies is as an …
Medical VR’s long history Applications of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have been around since at least the early 1990s. Numerous early applications, including a VR-based surgical planning process using hardware developed by NASA, often had to do with helping doctors visualize complex anatomy with the aim of facilitating surgical planning and training. We’re all …