Communications of the ACM
How AR and Computer Mapping are Leading to Safer Medical Procedures
Researchers at the University of Twente are creating new smartphone technology to create a more accurate human body scan via augmented reality, in addition to simultaneous localization and mapping technology.
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Smartphone technology being developed by researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands can create a more accurate human body scan by using augmented reality (AR) and Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) technology.
The new technology enables doctors to reconstruct three-dimensional (3D) body sections by directing the smartphone at particular areas, with the smartphone displaying AR layers of the 3D skin surface.
University of Twente researcher Beril Sirmacek says the technology will allow doctors to use AR to view features such as tumors, veins, and the status of diabetic ulcers.
This tool in a biopsy situation would guide robot arms to reach a tumor for biopsy on the first attempt, according to Sirmacek.
SLAM uses data from body scans to output continuously updated mapping by constantly reorienting scans and incorporating new data.
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