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AR Visor Delivers Sci-Fi Capabilities

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AUTUM C. PYLANT, NEWS EDITOR, [email protected]

Think of them as safety glasses — with an emphasis on safety — for the surgeon and for the patient. A photonics device that surgeons wear during a procedure can superimpose patients’ x-rays over their bodies in perfect unison with their anatomy, and it can give the wearer instant access to a patient’s medical data. This device could reduce surgery times and improve the accuracy of needed surgical interventions. The device merges two existing approaches to augmented reality headsets. It combines a video-see through (VST) system and an optical see-through (OST)...Read full article

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    Published: April 2017
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    augmented reality
    Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that integrates digital information, typically in the form of computer-generated graphics, images, or data, with the real-world environment in real-time. AR enhances the user's perception of the physical world by overlaying or combining digital content onto the user's view of the real world, often through devices like smartphones, tablets, smart glasses, or specialized AR headsets. Key features and principles of augmented reality: Real-time...
    BiophotonicsPhotonics21ImagingFabrizio CutoloVincenzo FerrariUniversity of PisaVOSTARSaugmented realityResearch & TechnologyeducationEuropesurgeryPostscripts

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