EiTESAL Ehealth Conference 14&15 May 2017 Augmented Reality for Healthcare presentation by Eng. Rania Reda

1. Augmented Reality
for Healthcare
By:
Rania Reda
CEO, ITQAN for Smart Solutions
CEO, Augmania

2. AR is a technology by which virtual objects and computer
generated images are overlayed over a real scene in order to
enhance the user sensory perception.
What is Augmented Reality?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qpgMLzBi30

3. Use Cases in Healthcare
Enhance visualization
Plan operations
Train medical staff
• Rich contextual learning
Students can use AR to construct new understanding based upon their
interactions with virtual objects, which bring underlying data to life.*
• Safe practical training
Patients’ safety is safeguarded if mistakes are made during skills
training in surgeon early stage practicing.
• Better Clinical Care
Clinical care is also interested in AR because it provides doctors with
an internal view of the patient, without the need for invasive procedures
* Zhu et al. (2014), Augmented reality in healthcare education: an integrative
review. PeerJ 2:e469; DOI 10.7717/peerj.469

4. AR in Medical Education
Rich visual learning
content
Since 2002 AR was used in medical education and practical training in:
• joint injection,
• thoracic pedicle screw placement,
• laparoscopic surgery,
• administering local anesthesia,
• endotracheal intubation,
• ventriculostomy,
• forensic medicine,
• inguinal canal anatomy,
• diathermy,
• tissue engineering,
• alimentary canal physiology & anatomy,
• disease outbreak,
• clinical breast examination,
• cardiologic data,
• life support training,

5. Augmented reality-assisted surgery (ARAS) is surgical training tool
utilizing technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a
surgeon’s view of the operative field, thus providing a composite view for
the surgeon of the patient with a digital overlay enhancing the operative
experience.
AR as a Surgical Training Tool
Improves Training
and Skills Acquisition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4mboj-GbEA

6. Neuronavigation has become essential in pursuing minimal invasiveness
and maximal safety. AR neuronavigation is providing a real-time updated
3D virtual model of anatomical details, overlaid on the real surgical field.
Currently, only a few AR systems have been tested in a clinical setting.
AR in Neuronavigation
Enhances
visualization, hence
increases success
rate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4mboj-GbEA

7. In minimally invasive or totally endoscopic cardiac surgery, physicians
operate through small incision points and it’s challenging due to limited
field of view to a small area around the operating region. Preoprative
imaging and planning data can be used through Augmented Reality
techniques.
AR in Cardiac Surgery
Makes use of
Preoperative imaging
and planning data
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4mboj-GbEA

8. • AR solution for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
AR has the ability to grow and nurture communication skills,
concentration and imagination in a child where s/he may struggle with
spontaneous pretend play. AR allows children to see a representation of
imaginary content overlaid on the real world environment thus
imagination and pretend play makes sense and enhances their abilities.
• AR word Spotting for Visually Challenged
An AR solution empowered with GIS and location-based AR capabilities,
that facilitates the word searching in the wild for visually disabled and
translate it into audio messages. It helps for road sign auto detection,
address locating, book/news paper search, libraries …etc.
Our Contribution
Children with Autism
Visually Disabled

9. Thank You
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