Published January 1, 2023 | Version v1
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Metaverse for Healthcare: A Survey on Potential Applications, Challenges and Future Directions

Creators

  • 1. Vellore Institute of Technology University
  • 2. Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education
  • 3. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University
  • 4. Charles Darwin University
  • 5. Lebanese American University

Description

The rapid progress in digitalization and automation have led to an accelerated growth in healthcare, generating novel models that are creating new channels for rendering treatment at reduced cost. The Metaverse is an emerging technology in the digital space which has huge potential in healthcare, enabling realistic experiences to the patients as well as the medical practitioners. The Metaverse is a confluence of multiple enabling technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, internet of medical devices, robotics, quantum computing, etc. through which new directions for providing quality healthcare treatment and services can be explored. The amalgamation of these technologies ensures immersive, intimate and personalized patient care. It also provides adaptive intelligent solutions that eliminates the barriers between healthcare providers and receivers. This article provides a comprehensive review of the Metaverse for healthcare, emphasizing on the state of the art, the enabling technologies to adopt the Metaverse for healthcare, the potential applications, and the related projects. The issues in the adaptation of the Metaverse for healthcare applications are also identified and the plausible solutions are highlighted as part of future research directions.

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Translated Description (Arabic)

أدى التقدم السريع في الرقمنة والأتمتة إلى نمو متسارع في الرعاية الصحية، مما أدى إلى إنشاء نماذج جديدة تخلق قنوات جديدة لتقديم العلاج بتكلفة مخفضة. ميتافيرس هي تقنية ناشئة في الفضاء الرقمي تتمتع بإمكانات هائلة في مجال الرعاية الصحية، مما يتيح تجارب واقعية للمرضى وكذلك الممارسين الطبيين. ميتافيرس هو مزيج من التقنيات التمكينية المتعددة مثل الذكاء الاصطناعي، والواقع الافتراضي، والواقع المعزز، وإنترنت الأجهزة الطبية، والروبوتات، والحوسبة الكمومية، وما إلى ذلك، والتي يمكن من خلالها استكشاف اتجاهات جديدة لتوفير علاج وخدمات رعاية صحية عالية الجودة. يضمن دمج هذه التقنيات رعاية غامرة وحميمة وشخصية للمرضى. كما يوفر حلولًا ذكية تكيفية تزيل الحواجز بين مقدمي الرعاية الصحية والمستلمين. تقدم هذه المقالة مراجعة شاملة للميتافيرس للرعاية الصحية، مع التركيز على أحدث التقنيات، والتقنيات التمكينية لاعتماد الميتافيرس للرعاية الصحية، والتطبيقات المحتملة، والمشاريع ذات الصلة. كما يتم تحديد المشكلات في تكييف الميتافيرس لتطبيقات الرعاية الصحية وتسليط الضوء على الحلول المعقولة كجزء من اتجاهات البحث المستقبلية.

Translated Description (French)

Les progrès rapides de la numérisation et de l'automatisation ont entraîné une croissance accélérée des soins de santé, générant de nouveaux modèles qui créent de nouveaux canaux de traitement à coût réduit. Le métavers est une technologie émergente dans l'espace numérique qui a un énorme potentiel dans le domaine de la santé, permettant des expériences réalistes aux patients ainsi qu'aux médecins. Le métavers est une confluence de multiples technologies habilitantes telles que l'intelligence artificielle, la réalité virtuelle, la réalité augmentée, l'Internet des dispositifs médicaux, la robotique, l'informatique quantique, etc., grâce auxquelles de nouvelles orientations pour fournir des soins et des services de santé de qualité peuvent être explorées. La fusion de ces technologies garantit des soins aux patients immersifs, intimes et personnalisés. Il fournit également des solutions intelligentes adaptatives qui éliminent les barrières entre les prestataires de soins de santé et les receveurs. Cet article fournit un examen complet du métavers pour les soins de santé, en mettant l'accent sur l'état de l'art, les technologies habilitantes pour adopter le métavers pour les soins de santé, les applications potentielles et les projets connexes. Les enjeux de l'adaptation du Métavers aux applications de santé sont également identifiés et les solutions plausibles sont mises en avant dans le cadre des orientations futures de la recherche.

Translated Description (Spanish)

El rápido progreso en la digitalización y la automatización ha llevado a un crecimiento acelerado en la atención médica, generando modelos novedosos que están creando nuevos canales para la prestación de tratamientos a un costo reducido. El Metaverso es una tecnología emergente en el espacio digital que tiene un gran potencial en la atención médica, permitiendo experiencias realistas tanto para los pacientes como para los médicos. El metaverso es una confluencia de múltiples tecnologías habilitadoras, como la inteligencia artificial, la realidad virtual, la realidad aumentada, el internet de los dispositivos médicos, la robótica, la computación cuántica, etc., a través de las cuales se pueden explorar nuevas direcciones para proporcionar tratamientos y servicios de atención médica de calidad. La fusión de estas tecnologías garantiza una atención al paciente inmersiva, íntima y personalizada. También proporciona soluciones inteligentes adaptativas que eliminan las barreras entre los proveedores de atención médica y los receptores. Este artículo proporciona una revisión exhaustiva del Metaverso para la atención médica, haciendo hincapié en el estado del arte, las tecnologías habilitantes para adoptar el Metaverso para la atención médica, las aplicaciones potenciales y los proyectos relacionados. También se identifican los problemas en la adaptación del Metaverso para aplicaciones sanitarias y se destacan las soluciones plausibles como parte de las futuras direcciones de investigación.

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Additional titles

Translated title (Arabic)
ميتافيرس للرعاية الصحية: دراسة استقصائية حول التطبيقات المحتملة والتحديات والتوجهات المستقبلية
Translated title (French)
Métavers pour les soins de santé : une enquête sur les applications potentielles, les défis et les orientations futures
Translated title (Spanish)
Metaverso para la atención médica: una encuesta sobre posibles aplicaciones, desafíos y direcciones futuras

Identifiers

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https://openalex.org/W4319986951
DOI
10.1109/access.2023.3241628

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Yes
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India

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