GigXR Inc., a global provider of holographic training solutions for higher education, hospitals, and the Department of Defense, announced the debut of DICOM XR Library powered by INTRAVISION XR, a cloud-based, 3D model medical software tool that allows users to visualize CT and MRI scans as holographic images in eXtended Reality (XR) platforms, as well as on computers, laptops, tablets, and phones.
The new application renders a complete set of hyper-realistic 3D medical imagery derived from MRI and CT scans for use in teaching, training, and simulation. The novel application is set to empower nursing and medical schools as well as hospitals with the all-new ability to leverage holographic medical imagery in anatomy and pathophysiology curricula.
DICOM XR Library provides a 360-degree, in-depth look at how pathology and injury manifests in diagnostic imaging to better prepare medical and nursing students to assess and diagnose a real-life patient. The application also adds pathophysiology to reading and interpreting test results by showing holograms with full-dimensional anatomy.
DICOM XR Library is delivered by the Gig Immersive Learning Platform, the enterprise software for institution-wide immersive teaching, training, and simulation across levels, programs, and departments. The instructors who manage the platform’s dashboard can curate a custom library of complementary applications for a simple, streamlined way to incorporate holographic content into their curricula. This further empowers learners to the following:
- Reinforce general anatomy learning by exploring body structures in HoloHuman, a 3D human cadaver made in collaboration with Elsevier, prior to seeing exactly how anatomy translates to real-life medical imaging in DICOM XR Library.
- Visualize pathophysiology immersively in high fidelity 3D with the Insight Series, developed by ANIMA RES. Learners can view accurate modeling, holographic animations of the heart, lung, and kidney in the Insight Series applications prior to assessing conditions and pathologies through 3D MRI and CT scans in DICOM XR Library.
- Replicate real-world diagnostic processes by examining holographic standardized patient scenarios in HoloPatient. With DICOM XR Library, learners can make a lively diagnosis of the patient prior to reviewing the corresponding 3D medical imagery.
- Better evaluate and apply actual test results to clinical simulation in HoloScenarios, an application co-created with Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Michigan Medicine, and Northwest Permanente subsidiary Morlen Health. DICOM XR Library offers a 3D perspective to complement the holographic diagnostic tools into HoloScenarios.
Multiple learners can view any angle or cross-section of a medical imaging hologram, resize or rotate it at will, and view or hide abnormalities, pathologies, and injuries. Students can work collaboratively from anywhere in the world. Instructors and learners access the DICOM XR Library by logging into the Gig Immersive Learning platform. Using a mixed reality headset or any Android or iOS mobile phone or tablet, learners can interact with immersive content in their own safe-to-fail environment.
“As a surgical oncologist for 25 years, I relied on imaging to perform complex surgeries. I also saw firsthand the need for better imaging technology, says David Pearlstone, MD, CEO at DICOM Director. “In the operating room, I was guided by what was essentially a picture taped to a light during a six-plus-hour liver resection.”
The new partnership between GigXR and DICOM Director will provide today’s medical students with state-of-the-art holographic technology to ensure that tomorrow’s medical professionals will work from more detailed, sophisticated content from the start. Today’s debut of DICOM XR Director responds to market demand for immersive learning to better prepare med students for real-world medical practice.
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