Virtual Reality Technologies for Medical Training, Surgical Simulation, and the Delivery of Health Care

이 논문은 의학계에서 가상 현실 시스템이 활용되는 사례에 관한 광범위한 문헌 정리이다. 가상 현실 기술이 의술 교육과 수술 시뮬레이션에 응용되는 사례들을 제시한 연구들을 중심으로 가상현실 기술의 이점과 한계점이 논의되었다. 가상 현실을 활용한 의술 교육의 효율성 측정 방법과 원격 재활 치료 및 원격 의료 사례 연구도 소개되었다.

Objectives: This article provides an extensive literature review of the use of virtual reality (VR) systems in medicine. Focusing on applications of VR to medical training, this paper addresses the advantages and drawbacks of VR-based surgical simulation and discusses agendas for future research. Methods: Motivations for deploying VR-based medical devices and operating settings are discussed. Various case studies that report positive outcomes of employing VR-based surgical simulators and medical training for surgeons are presented. In addition, measures for evaluating the effectiveness of VR in medicaltraining as well as methods for delivering health care, including telerehabilitation and telemedicine, are addressed. Results and Conclusions: Rich evidence from the existing literature shows that VR-based medical training and health servicesare effective and promising apparatuses in medicine. Despite the many benefits of VR in medicine, several limitations are noted as they provide important avenues for further research.