Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications in Medicine: Analysis of the Scientific Literature

被引：208

作者：

Yeung, Andy Wai Kan ^{[1
,2
]}

Tosevska, Anela ^{[2
,3
]}

Klager, Elisabeth ^{[2
]}

Eibensteiner, Fabian ^{[2
,4
]}

Laxar, Daniel ^{[2
]}

Stoyanov, Jivko ^{[5
]}

Glisic, Marija ^{[5
,6
]}

Zeiner, Sebastian ^{[7
]}

Kulnik, Stefan Tino ^{[8
]}

Crutzen, Rik ^{[8
,9
]}

Kimberger, Oliver ^{[2
,7
]}

Kletecka-Pulker, Maria ^{[2
,10
]}

Atanasov, Atanas G. ^{[2
,11
,12
,13
]}

Willschke, Harald ^{[2
,7
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Hong Kong, Fac Dent, Appl Oral Sci & Community Dent Care, Oral & Maxillofacial Radiol, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[2] Med Univ Vienna, Ludwig Boltzmann Inst Digital Hlth & Patient Safe, Spitalgasse 23, Vienna, Austria

[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Mol Cell & Dev Biol, Los Angeles, CA USA

[4] Med Univ Vienna, Comprehens Ctr Pediat, Dept Pediat & Adolescent Med, Div Pediat Nephrol & Gastroenterol, Vienna, Austria

[5] Swiss Parapleg Res, Nottwil, Switzerland

[6] Univ Bern, Inst Social & Prevent Med, Bern, Switzerland

[7] Med Univ Vienna, Dept Anaesthesia Intens Care Med & Pain Med, Vienna, Austria

[8] Ludwig Boltzmann Inst Digital Hlth & Prevent, Salzburg, Austria

[9] Maastricht Univ, Care & Publ Hlth Res Inst CAPHRI, Dept Hlth Promot, Maastricht, Netherlands

[10] Univ Vienna, Inst Eth & Law Med, Vienna, Austria

[11] Polish Acad Sci, Inst Genet & Anim Biotechnol, Jastrzebiec, Poland

[12] Bulgarian Acad Sci, Inst Neurobiol, Sofia, Bulgaria

[13] Univ Vienna, Dept Pharmacognosy, Vienna, Austria

来源：

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH | 2021年 / 23卷 / 02期

关键词：

virtual reality; augmented reality; mixed reality; bibliometric; surgical procedures; rehabilitation; neurodegenerative disorder; pain; stroke; medicine; SIMULATION; PAIN; TECHNOLOGY; DISTRACTION; EDUCATION; SURGERY; STATE; VR;

D O I：

10.2196/25499

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Background: Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have recently become popular research themes. However, there are no published bibliometric reports that have analyzed the corresponding scientific literature in relation to the application of these technologies in medicine. Objective: We used a bibliometric approach to identify and analyze the scientific literature on VR and AR research in medicine, revealing the popular research topics, key authors, scientific institutions, countries, and journals. We further aimed to capture and describe the themes and medical conditions most commonly investigated by VR and AR research. Methods: The Web of Science electronic database was searched to identify relevant papers on VR research in medicine. Basic publication and citation data were acquired using the "Analyze" and "Create Citation Report" functions of the database. Complete bibliographic data were exported to VOSviewer and Bibliometrix, dedicated bibliometric software packages, for further analyses. Visualization maps were generated to illustrate the recurring keywords and words mentioned in the titles and abstracts. Results: The analysis was based on data from 8399 papers. Major research themes were diagnostic and surgical procedures, as well as rehabilitation. Commonly studied medical conditions were pain, stroke, anxiety, depression, fear, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders. Overall, contributions to the literature were globally distributed with heaviest contributions from the United States and United Kingdom. Studies from more clinically related research areas such as surgery, psychology, neurosciences, and rehabilitation had higher average numbers of citations than studies from computer sciences and engineering. Conclusions: The conducted bibliometric analysis unequivocally reveals the versatile emerging applications of VR and AR in medicine. With the further maturation of the technology and improved accessibility in countries where VR and AR research is strong, we expect it to have a marked impact on clinical practice and in the life of patients.

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