HoloDicom visualizes DICOM images as 3D holograms in a real environment

This program, created by a group of Spanish developers, surpasses virtual reality and allows 3D volume rendering, and in real time, medical diagnostic images and uploads them to HoloLens glasses.

Mixed reality continues to make its way into Spanish medical consultations, overcoming the barrier of 'virtual reality' that did not allow interaction on both levels. The software HoloDicom It has been created by a Spanish team of developers and allows doctors to put on mixed reality glasses like the HoloLens from Microsoft y, in real time, visualizar las imágenes médicas de las pruebas diagnósticas (x-rays or MRIs), as 3D virtual holograms integrated into the reality of your consultation or operating room.

What this tool achieves is to render the different DICOM image files in 3D volume (Digital Imaging and Communication On Medicine) and upload them in real time to the HoloLens glasses.

“We have managed to eliminate the pre-processing step in which the images had to be treated before they could be loaded into the mixed reality glasses.. The doctor can, immediately, interact with the holograms located in the space of your consultation or operating room and treat them as if you were doing it from the computer, but with all the possibilities offered by being able to visualize the area to be treated in 3D and its virtual integration in a real environment”, explains Mario Ruiz, HoloDicom CTO.

The software allows you to instantly obtain greater detail of the dimensions and characteristics of the affected area, as well as extract medical data in real time through a faster process, easy to use and effective.

Besides, can project anatomical planes onto the patient, segment, rotate or scale the images to adjust their location and dimensions according to the body and needs of each patient. The hologram and parameters are updated in real time based on the doctor's actions.

In the surgical field, This means that the surgeon can view the scan of the inside of the patient's body, superimposed on real body, increasing precision and reducing risks during the intervention.

The operation is less invasive and results in an improvement in the patient's recovery times.. Thanks to it, The patient can better understand what is happening to them and what the medical process they are going to undergo will be like., helping you make better decisions at all times.

“Nuestro sistema contribuye al sector también desde el punto de vista formativo. And it is that, in a dynamic way, helps centers and hospitals in the transfer of knowledge. HoloDicom allows an instructor with full control of the interface to show a wider audience the interaction with the hologram, as well as all the functionalities and movements of the anatomical planes in real time. The images offered can be projected on a standard monitor or another HoloLens set, while allowing notes to be recorded to make clarifications to the audience”, explains Ruiz.