Assessing the Opportunities for Virtual, Augmented, and Diminished Reality in the Healthcare Sector

Journal
The Digitization of Healthcare
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Cacho-Elizondo, Silvia
Lázaro Álvarez, José-Domingo
Garcia, Victor-Ernesto
Type
Resource Types::text::book::book part
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Abstract
The use of new technologies in the health-care sector has increased considerably in recent years, especially in terms of developing the potential benefits of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality AR), and Diminished Reality (DR). These technologies allow for the diffusion of information and specified knowledge to aid in making critical and complex decisions. This chapter explores the adoption and absorption of VR, AR, and DR in the health-care field. It analyzes the evolution, the advantages and disadvantages, as well as providing perspectives on the future growth and impact of these innovations.