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Implementing Virtual Reality in the Healthcare Sector

Implementing Virtual Reality in the Healthcare Sector

Sofia Bayona, José Miguel Espadero, José Manuel Fernández, Luis Pastor, Ángel Rodríguez
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781615206315|ISBN10: 1615206310|EISBN13: 9781615206322
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-631-5.ch009
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Bayona, Sofia, et al. "Implementing Virtual Reality in the Healthcare Sector." Virtual Technologies for Business and Industrial Applications: Innovative and Synergistic Approaches, edited by N. Raghavendra Rao, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 138-163. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-631-5.ch009

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Bayona, S., Espadero, J. M., Fernández, J. M., Pastor, L., & Rodríguez, Á. (2011). Implementing Virtual Reality in the Healthcare Sector. In N. Rao (Ed.), Virtual Technologies for Business and Industrial Applications: Innovative and Synergistic Approaches (pp. 138-163). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-631-5.ch009

Chicago

Bayona, Sofia, et al. "Implementing Virtual Reality in the Healthcare Sector." In Virtual Technologies for Business and Industrial Applications: Innovative and Synergistic Approaches, edited by N. Raghavendra Rao, 138-163. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-631-5.ch009

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Abstract

This chapter will concentrate on the advantages that VR can offer to the Healthcare Sector. After a brief introduction, the second section will present an analysis of the areas where VR techniques can be successfully applied. Next section will describe some existing VR applications in healthcare. The development of a VR surgery simulator, with all the aspects that make this process challenging, will be presented on the following section. An analysis of the difficulties specific to healthcare environments while dealing with the design and development of VR applications will be covered in the next section. The last section will be devoted to conclusions and future perspectives of VR in the Healthcare Sector.

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