A data-centric artificial intelligent and extended reality technology in smart healthcare systems

• Published in: Social network analysis and mining 2022-12, Vol.12 (1), p.122-122, Article 122
• Main Authors: Shaikh, Tawseef Ayoub, Dar, Tabasum Rasool, Sofi, Shabir
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Augmented reality; Autism; Autistic children; Brain; Brain injuries; Cadavers; Computer & video games; Computer Science; Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Economics; Feedback; Game Theory; Head injuries; Healing; Health care; Health care delivery; Health care industry; Health services; Healthy food; Humanities; Infancy; Intelligence; Interfaces; Law; Medical electronics; Mental disorders; Methodology of the Social Sciences; Older people; Positive feedback; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychological stress; Real time; Rehabilitation; Review; Review Article; Schizophrenia; Smartphones; Social and Behav. Sciences; Social skills; Statistics for Social Sciences; Stroke; Surgeons; Surgery; Teaching; Virtual communities; Virtual reality; Visualization
• ISSN: 1869-5450; 1869-5469
• DOI: 10.1007/s13278-022-00888-7

Extended reality (XR) solutions are quietly maturing, and their novel use cases are already being investigated, particularly in the healthcare industry. By 2022, the extended reality market is anticipated to be worth $209 billion. Certain diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Schizophrenia, Stroke rehabilitation stimulating specific areas of the patient's brain, healing brain injuries, surgeon training, realistic 3D visualization, touch-free interfaces, and teaching social skills to children with autism, have shown promising results with XR-assisted treatments. Similar effects have been used in video game therapies like Akili Interactive's EndeavorRx, which has previously been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a treatment regimen for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, while these improvements have received positive feedback, the field of XR-assisted patient treatment is in its infancy. The growth of XR in the healthcare sphere has the potential to transform the delivery of medical services. Imagine an elderly patient in a remote setting having a consultation with a world-renowned expert without ever having to leave their house. Rather than operating on cadavers in a medical facility, a surgical resident does surgery in a virtual setting at home. On the first try, a nurse uses a vein finder to implant an IV. Through cognitive treatment in a virtual world, a war veteran recovers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The paper discusses the potential impact of XR in transforming the healthcare industry, as well as its use cases, challenges, XR tools and techniques for intelligent health care, recent developments of XR in intelligent healthcare services, and the potential benefits and future aspects of XR techniques in the medical domain.