There is a strong demand for virtual reality (VR) to bring quality healthcare to underserved populations. This paper addresses this need with the design and prototype of SURVIVRS: Surround Video-Based Virtual Reality for Surgery Guidance. SURVIVRS allows a remote specialist to guide a local surgery team through a virtual reality (VR) telepresence interface. SURVIVRS is motivated by a need for medical expertise in remote and hard-to-reach areas, such as low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs). The remote surgeon interface allows the live observation of a procedure and combines 3D user interface annotation and communication tools on streams of the surgical site and the patient vitals monitor. SURVIVRS also supports debriefing and educational experiences by offering the ability for users to watch recorded surgeries from the point of view of the remote expert. The main contributions of this work are: the feasibility demonstration of the SURVIVRS system through a rigorous 3D user interface design process; the implementation of a prototype application that realizes the proposed design; and a usability evaluation of SURVIVRS showing that the tool was highly favored by users from the general population. The paper discusses the next steps in this line of research aimed at more equitable and diverse access to healthcare.
翻译:对虚拟现实(VR)的需求很大,以向得不到充分服务的人口提供高质量的医疗保健服务。本文件用SURVIVRS设计和原型来满足这一需求:为外科指导设计并结合3D用户界面说明和通信工具,SURVRS允许远程专家通过虚拟现实(VR)远程现场界面指导当地外科小组。SURVIVRS的动机是需要在偏远和难以到达的地区,如中低收入国家(LMICs)提供医疗专门知识。远程外科医生界面允许对程序进行现场观察,并将3D用户界面说明和通信工具结合到外科站和病人生命监测处的流上。SURVIVRS还支持介绍和教育经验,为用户提供从远程专家的视角观看所记录的外科手术的能力。这项工作的主要贡献是:SURVVRS系统通过严格的3D用户界面设计程序进行可行性演示;实施实现拟议设计的原型应用;对SURVIV用户对手术点流和病人生命力监测器的3DRIV系统进行实时评估。SURIV还支持从远程专家角度观察所记录的各种研究工具。