Implementing Virtual and Augmented Reality Tools for Radiology Education and Training, Communication, and Clinical Care

Raul N Uppot; Benjamin Laguna; Colin J McCarthy; Gianluca De Novi; Andrew Phelps; Eliot Siegel; Jesse Courtier

doi:10.1148/radiol.2019182210

Implementing Virtual and Augmented Reality Tools for Radiology Education and Training, Communication, and Clinical Care

Radiology. 2019 Jun;291(3):570-580. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2019182210. Epub 2019 Apr 16.

Authors

Raul N Uppot¹, Benjamin Laguna¹, Colin J McCarthy¹, Gianluca De Novi¹, Andrew Phelps¹, Eliot Siegel¹, Jesse Courtier¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Gray 290, Boston, MA 02114 (R.N.U., C.J.M., G.D.N.); Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif (B.L., A.P., J.C.); and Department of Radiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md (E.S.).

PMID: 30990383
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2019182210

Abstract

Advances in virtual immersive and augmented reality technology, commercially available for the entertainment and gaming industry, hold potential for education and clinical use in medicine and the field of medical imaging. Radiology departments have begun exploring the use of these technologies to help with radiology education and clinical care. The purpose of this review article is to summarize how three institutions have explored using virtual and augmented reality for radiology.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Augmented Reality*
Communication
Humans
Information Dissemination
Radiography / methods*
Radiology / education*
Smartphone
Virtual Reality*