Fang C H, Wu X W, Heng P A
First Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, General Surgery Center, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University,Institute of Digital Intelligent Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Clinical and Engineering Center of Digital Medicine, South China Institute of National Engineering Research Center of Innovation and Application of Minimally Invasive Instruments, Guangzhou 510280, China.
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2024 Nov 1;62(11):981-983. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20240726-00350.
As 2021 is known as the "first year of the metaverse", the concept of metaverse is promoting a multi-field innovation revolution on a global scale. The new experiences and technologies it brings are expected to provide solutions for the difficulties in the field of human visualization surgery in disease diagnosis, preoperative planning, surgical treatment, medical education, health management and patient experience. This opens up opportunities for the next wave of disruptive technology innovation. This paper proposes a new concept of "human visualization metaverse", and summarizes its innovative application, future development direction and challenges to promote the research and development of human visualization metaverse,and to explore the application potential of metaverse technology in the field of surgery to advance the research and development of the metaverse for human visualization.
2021年被誉为“元宇宙元年”，元宇宙概念正在全球范围内推动一场多领域的创新革命。它所带来的新体验和技术有望为人类可视化手术领域在疾病诊断、术前规划、手术治疗、医学教育、健康管理以及患者体验等方面的难题提供解决方案。这为下一波颠覆性技术创新创造了机遇。本文提出了“人类可视化元宇宙”这一新概念，并总结了其创新应用、未来发展方向及挑战，以推动人类可视化元宇宙的研发，探索元宇宙技术在手术领域的应用潜力，促进人类可视化元宇宙的发展。
