Augmented reality may assist cardiologists plan and perform complex procedures

(Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) Jihye Jang, a PhD Candidate at the Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and colleagues assessed Augmented reality's potential to help cardiologists visualize myocardial scarring in the heart as they perform ventricular tachycardia ablation or other electrophysiological interventions. The team's findings, published in PLOS ONE, demonstrate that the new augmented reality technology confers a number of advantages.
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