Virtual and Augmented Reality in Interventional Radiology: Current Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions

Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are emerging technologies with the potential to revolutionize Interventional Radiology (IR). These innovations offer advantages in patient care, interventional planning, and educational training by improving the visualization and navigation of medical images. Despite progress, several challenges hinder their widespread adoption, including limitations in navigation systems, cost, clinical acceptance, and technical constraints of AR/VR equipment. However, ongoing research holds promise, with recent advancements such as shape-sensing needles and improved organ deformation modeling.
Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research