Towards the Emergence of the Medical Metaverse: A Pilot Study on Shared Virtual Reality for Orthognathic–Surgical Planning
Three-dimensional (3D) medical images are used for diagnosis and in surgical operation planning. Computer-assisted surgical simulations (CASS) are essential for complex surgical procedures that are often performed in an interdisciplinary manner. Traditionally, the participants study the designs on t...
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| author | Jari Kangas Jorma Järnstedt Kimmo Ronkainen John Mäkelä Helena Mehtonen Pertti Huuskonen Roope Raisamo |
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| description | Three-dimensional (3D) medical images are used for diagnosis and in surgical operation planning. Computer-assisted surgical simulations (CASS) are essential for complex surgical procedures that are often performed in an interdisciplinary manner. Traditionally, the participants study the designs on the same display. In 3D virtual reality (VR) environments, the planner is wearing a head-mounted display (HMD). The designs can be then examined in VR by other persons wearing HMDs, which is a practical use case for the medical metaverse. A multi-user VR environment was built for the planning of an orthognathic–surgical (correction of facial skeleton) operation. Four domain experts (oral and maxillofacial radiologists) experimented with the pilot system and found it useful. It enabled easier observation of the model and a better understanding of the structures. There was a voice connection and co-operation during the procedure was natural. The planning task is complex, leading to a certain level of complexity in the user interface. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dce5591c9b524602860796d5d9dce69e2024-02-09T15:07:28ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172024-01-01143103810.3390/app14031038Towards the Emergence of the Medical Metaverse: A Pilot Study on Shared Virtual Reality for Orthognathic–Surgical PlanningJari Kangas0Jorma Järnstedt1Kimmo Ronkainen2John Mäkelä3Helena Mehtonen4Pertti Huuskonen5Roope Raisamo6Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, FinlandDepartment of Radiology, Tampere University Hospital, Wellbeing Services County of Pirkanmaa, 33520 Tampere, FinlandFaculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, FinlandFaculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, FinlandDepartment of Radiology, Tampere University Hospital, Wellbeing Services County of Pirkanmaa, 33520 Tampere, FinlandFaculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, FinlandFaculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, FinlandThree-dimensional (3D) medical images are used for diagnosis and in surgical operation planning. Computer-assisted surgical simulations (CASS) are essential for complex surgical procedures that are often performed in an interdisciplinary manner. Traditionally, the participants study the designs on the same display. In 3D virtual reality (VR) environments, the planner is wearing a head-mounted display (HMD). The designs can be then examined in VR by other persons wearing HMDs, which is a practical use case for the medical metaverse. A multi-user VR environment was built for the planning of an orthognathic–surgical (correction of facial skeleton) operation. Four domain experts (oral and maxillofacial radiologists) experimented with the pilot system and found it useful. It enabled easier observation of the model and a better understanding of the structures. There was a voice connection and co-operation during the procedure was natural. The planning task is complex, leading to a certain level of complexity in the user interface.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/3/10383D visualizationcollaborationvirtual realitymedical operation planning |
| spellingShingle | Jari Kangas Jorma Järnstedt Kimmo Ronkainen John Mäkelä Helena Mehtonen Pertti Huuskonen Roope Raisamo Towards the Emergence of the Medical Metaverse: A Pilot Study on Shared Virtual Reality for Orthognathic–Surgical Planning Applied Sciences 3D visualization collaboration virtual reality medical operation planning |
| title | Towards the Emergence of the Medical Metaverse: A Pilot Study on Shared Virtual Reality for Orthognathic–Surgical Planning |
| title_full | Towards the Emergence of the Medical Metaverse: A Pilot Study on Shared Virtual Reality for Orthognathic–Surgical Planning |
| title_fullStr | Towards the Emergence of the Medical Metaverse: A Pilot Study on Shared Virtual Reality for Orthognathic–Surgical Planning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards the Emergence of the Medical Metaverse: A Pilot Study on Shared Virtual Reality for Orthognathic–Surgical Planning |
| title_short | Towards the Emergence of the Medical Metaverse: A Pilot Study on Shared Virtual Reality for Orthognathic–Surgical Planning |
| title_sort | towards the emergence of the medical metaverse a pilot study on shared virtual reality for orthognathic surgical planning |
| topic | 3D visualization collaboration virtual reality medical operation planning |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/3/1038 |
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