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Development of a Medical Hologram System Which Provides Improved Spatial Awareness and Shape Perception (December 2, 2021)
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Development of a Medical Hologram System Which Provides Improved Spatial Awareness and Shape Perception
On December 2, the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST; President: Dr. Seok-Jin Yoon) held a ceremony at KIST’s headquarters in Seoul to commemorate the signing of a technology transfer and joint R&D agreement with Ean Solution (CEO: Mr. Chi Hyun Ahn) for the development of a medical hologram system.
At the ceremony, a joint research plan was presented for
the creation of a medical assistance hologram system which can be utilized in various
globally competitive medical fields, made possible through the transfer of the "Medical
Hologram Technology" developed by Dr. Hyung-Seop Han's team at KIST’s Center
for Biomaterials to Ean Solution.
In a joint research effort with Dr. Min Koo Kang from
KIST’s Center for Artificial Intelligence, Dr. Han’s team has developed a technology
in which a patient’s DICOM1 files, the standard medical image file format
used for patient X-rays, CTs, and MRIs, are automatically optimized using
learned algorithms to create a 3D model, which is then applied to a super multi-view
display2. This technology is expected to be of particular use during
surgeries, as the hologram can be controlled by the surgeon using hand or head
movements without need for an auxiliary controller. The research team plans to optimize
the effectiveness and compatibility of the developed product technology in the
future through empirical research with Seoul Asan Hospital.
The technology being developed through this technology
transfer and joint R&D agreement will be preemptive and competitive, and is
also significant in that hologram technologies previously seen only in movies
can now be applied to all medical fields.
KIST’s Dr. Han stated, "Through the use of this
next-generation medical assistance hologram system, we will be able to have a very
efficient understanding of the three-dimensional lesions which are encountered during
tumor, cerebral hemorrhage, liver transplant and other surgeries, and provide operating
doctors with improved spatial awareness and shape perception to increase their operation
success rate and prevent complications."
Through future joint R&D efforts, KIST and Ean Solution
are also planning to release a product for use in hospitals which can create holographic
surgery simulations for cosmetic, orthopedic, obstetrical and gynecological, dental,
and other procedures in the near future. The initial payment for this technology
transfer will be KRW 1 billion, with additional milestones set as the
technology is developed and optimized.
1) Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
(DICOM): The standard for medical digital imaging and communication, as well as
for various forms of digital image representation and communication in medical
devices.
2) Super multi-view display: A display in which the pitch between viewing zones is smaller than the diameter of the human pupil. Due to the denseness of the viewing zones, super multi-view images can be simultaneously projected onto one eye. It adjusts not only the binocular parallax, but also the exact point (depth) of the eye's focus.