Augmented reality in plastic surgery: recent applications and developments / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Augmented reality(AR)is a technique that superimposes continuous computer-generated images onto real scenes. With the collaborative work of tracking module, registration module and display module, real-time fused images can be composed and shown. In recent years, AR has been applied in several medical fields, such as medical education, remote medical aid, navigation system, etc.Latest applications and developments of AR in plastic surgery was reviewed in this article.