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Medicalholodeck’s complete suite of VR applications is now available on the Pico 4 Ultra. This makes it possible to run advanced medical imaging, anatomy education, surgical training, and spatial content creation on a standalone device - without the need for external PCs.
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Multi-planar reconstruction (MPR) viewing, more powerful MRI tools, new Anatomy Master models, enhanced presets, and DICOM PUSH expand the platform’s capabilities.
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At the University Hospital Münster UKM, virtual reality is no longer science fiction - it’s everyday clinical reality. By using Medicalholodeck’s immersive VR platform, medical professionals and patients alike are experiencing the human body like never before.
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Medicalholodeck is now available on iOS, bringing its full suite of medical augmented reality applications to iPads and iPhones. With this launch, healthcare professionals, educators, and students can access Medicalholodeck’s medical visualization tools directly on their mobile devices. Additionally, it enables collaboration between users on VR headsets and iOS devices.
Read moreA new case series published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine by a team from Weill Cornell Medicine offers an impressive real-world demonstration of how virtual reality (VR) can significantly enhance pre-procedural planning in interventional pain management.
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We have just released Medicalholodeck version 1.5.0, now available on all platforms. This update introduces powerful new segmentation tools, a refreshed user interface, and key stability improvements – making your VR and AR experience more precise, flexible, and reliable.
Read moreA new case series published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine by a team from Weill Cornell Medicine offers an impressive real-world demonstration of how virtual reality (VR) can significantly enhance pre-procedural planning in interventional pain management.
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At the 2025 Medicalholodeck Conference, neurosurgeon Dr. Galal Elsayed delivered a compelling presentation on how spatial computing and virtual reality (VR) are transforming the surgical workflow - from preoperative planning to patient education.
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At the 2025 Medicalholodeck conference, Dr. Mark Ryan, MD, MSPH, FACS, assistant professor and director of surgical critical care at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, shared a candid and practical look into how he integrates virtual reality (VR) into his surgical workflow - solo and offline.
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While much of the conversation around extended reality (XR) in healthcare focuses on head-mounted displays (HMDs), Prof. Dr. Daniel Kütting and Dr. Alexander Böhner from University Hospital Bonn presented a different vision: a mobile-first approach to XR in clinical workflows.
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Dr. Mohammed Alhamood opened his presentation with a bold question: How can cutting-edge technology save lives in the midst of war? Speaking from Damascus, Syria - where he practices as a neurologist - Dr. Alhamood offered a moving and deeply practical account of how virtual reality (VR) and extended reality (XR) technologies are being used to improve care under the most extreme conditions.
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As medical imaging becomes more accessible through mobile devices and flat-screen viewers, there is a growing emphasis on convenience and speed. However, Dr Laurence Tidbury, Research IT System Lead at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, argues that something vital is being lost in translation: true depth perception.
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Speaking from Guatemala, Dr. Favio Reyna shared his journey of integrating virtual reality (VR), 3D reconstruction, and artificial intelligence into radiology, education, and surgical planning. A member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Medicalholodeck, Dr. Reyna began exploring immersive technologies in 2017 with one key question: What if we could visualize medical images in 3D instead of 2D?
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In a unique live session, Dr. Evan Goldman shared his VR headset view with the audience - guiding participants through a real-time anatomical dissection inside Medicalholodeck. Streaming from the virtual lab, Dr. Goldman demonstrated how immersive 3D anatomy is transforming education, pathology review, and clinical training.
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Speaking from Athens, Dr. Alexis Theodorou shared a firsthand look at how virtual and extended reality (VR/XR) are being used to overcome geographical and technological barriers in the Greek healthcare system. As Academic Fellow and Head of the XR Lab at Hippocration University Hospital, Dr. Theodorou has spearheaded the development of a collaborative medical XR network focused on surgical education, emergency consultation, and multidisciplinary case planning.
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When Dr. Michael Harling, a U.S.-trained general surgeon, moved to Burundi in 2020, he stepped into one of the world’s most resource-constrained healthcare systems. With fewer than one medical doctor per 10,000 people, severe infrastructure gaps, and an under-five mortality rate of over 50 per 1,000 live births, the country presents immense challenges - and urgent opportunities - for medical innovation.
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Carlos Vasquez Roque opened his talk with a simple but powerful question: Why now? After years of relying on cadavers, models, and wall-mounted displays, the anatomy department at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima faced a challenge - teaching twice as many students in the same physical space. With limited cadaver access and outdated equipment, the need for innovation was clear.
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Discover how spatial imaging supports spine surgery, how radiology departments enhance patient care using iPads, and how Medicalholodeck is helping improve medical workflows in conflict zones. All Medicalholodeck conference presentations are now available to watch online.
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Medicalholodeck’s latest update to version 1.3.1 delivers new AI-powered segmentation for liver vessels and oculomotor muscles, optimized volumetric rendering for big datasets with high performance, and language support for Brazilian Portuguese.
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Medical AI and spatial technologies are reshaping surgery, clinical practice, and medical education. Join us on March 15, 2025, remotely or in Zurich, Switzerland for the Medicalholodeck conference, where industry experts, surgeons, and investors will discuss and explore the future of AI-driven healthcare solutions.
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Virtual reality (VR) offers a new frontier in medical education, as demonstrated by a recent study titled "Immersive Collaborative Virtual Reality for Case-Based Graduate Student Teaching in Thoracic Surgery: A Piloting Study." This research highlights how VR can bridge critical gaps in thoracic surgery training by offering students immersive, collaborative, and interactive learning experiences.
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Medicalholodeck has officially launched on the Meta Quest 3S, making advanced medical education tools more accessible than ever.
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Improving medical imaging and education with AI and augmented/virtual reality.
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Transforming spinal surgery through medical VR.
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How VR technology is transforming complex bone repairs in NHS Lanarkshire.
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Animated medical imaging plays an important role in thoracic and cardiac surgery. Medicalholodeck now allows the import of animated, 4D medical imaging from CT, MRI, and echocardiography. Used in virtual reality, 4D data adds significant value to surgical planning, training, and education.
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The power of mixed reality, medical imaging, and human anatomy combined in a standalone headset.
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How UKB's innovative use of NVIDIA CloudXR and Medicalholodeck is redefining surgical education.
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Medicalholodeck is excited to join Meta's 'The Impact is Real' campaign, highlighting medical XR experiences for professionals and students.
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The spatial anatomy atlas for beginners. Available soon.
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A leap forward in preoperative planning through holographic overlays and real-time 3D imaging.
Read moreMedicalholodeck is launching RecordXR Studio, designed to simplify and enhance AR and VR content editing.
Read moreSummer update boosts medical imaging and anatomy education with Anatomy Master 2, a 3D atlas for VR/AR, extended cloud segmentation with MONAI Model Zoo, advanced AI visualization tools, and improved workflows.
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Revolutionizing medicine with Medical XR, AI, and robotics.
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This publication evaluates the integration of virtual reality (VR) into surgical planning, exploring its practical applications and theoretical foundations in medicine.
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A groundbreaking approach to tackling complex lacrimal obstructions.
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Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy in posttraumatic nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
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Introducing PET imaging for enhanced capabilities.
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Embrace the future of medical education with our brand-new Medicalholodeck® Store, an immersive marketplace that brings revolutionary technology to your fingertips.
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Precision and immersion with Medicalholodeck on Quest 3.
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Welcome to the annual Medicalholodeck Demo Day on March 22, 2024. This year, the event will take place at our headquarters in Technopark Zurich, Switzerland, and will also be fully accessible online.
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Medicalholodeck® is not only great for teaching gross anatomy, real patient cases, and any other medical-related field in virtual classrooms, but also for examining students' knowledge in VR, as now done at the Collegium Anatomicum of Radom University in Poland.
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Endoscopic dacryoplasty (DCP) for failed dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA).
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A pathway to future navigation in thoracic surgery?
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Virtual reality and telemedicine in endoscopic procedures for treatment of lacrimal drainage obstruction.
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With this new function, medical professionals can now easily create 3D models of organs and bones in virtual reality and export the data for 3D printing. The whole process takes place inside VR, allowing unprecedented accuracy and speed.
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Medicalholodeck's Dissection Master XR now offers a detailed human heart in Virtual Reality. The heart includes animated blood flows, airways and is fully annotated with more than one hundred structures. The heart offers precise anatomical insight, improving personal learning and anatomical education.
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Case reports from everyday medical practice are imported into Medicalholodeck, analyzed, and discussed with groups of students. Afterward, the teaching neurosurgeon explains the surgery and demonstrates the correct surgical approach in virtual reality.
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Medical digital twins for surgical teaching in VR.
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The University Hospital Bonn is teaching surgery in virtual reality, using Medicalholodeck.
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The use of virtual reality (VR) in health professions education has increased dramatically in recent years. The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of VR anatomy instruction on the ultrasound competency of novice learners.
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The next step in three-dimensional imaging.
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Learn how Medicalholodeck supports cardiologists in complicated heart surgeries.
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