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Extended reality for remote consulting: use case from a breast care unit

Sharing the success of a recent publication on the Royal College of Surgeons Bulletin on a remote consultation pilot using the Microsoft Hololens 2 device that has implications for continuity of patient care, improved patient experience and reduction in the need for patients to attend additional consultation appointments.


In the paper, we presented an innovative evaluation of the use case for HoloLens 2-based remote consultations in a breast cancer dressings clinic and documented our experiences.

You can read the paper here.