Smart healthcare: making medical care more intelligent

With the development of information technology,the concept of smart healthcare has gradually come to the fore.Smart healthcare uses a new generation of information technologies,such as the internet of things(IoT),big data,cloud computing,and artificial intelligence,to transform the traditional medical system in an all-round way,making healthcare more efficient,more convenient,and more personalized.With the aim of introducing the concept of smart healthcare,in this review,we first list the key technologies that support smart healthcare and introduce the current status of smart healthcare in several important fields.Then we expound the existing problems with smart healthcare and try to propose solutions to them.Finally,we look ahead and evaluate the future prospects of smart healthcare.

Mixed reality breathes fresh energy into the development of modern surgery

With the rapid development of holographic imaging technology,virtual reality and augmented reality technology have been used in medicine for decades.However,due to the lack of compatibility between the virtual world and the real world and the lack of human-computer interaction,their widespread use is limited.As a research hotspot in recent years,the mixed reality technology has a huge prospect in the medical field by virtue of its unique advantages combined with the virtual world and the real world,as well as better human-machine realtime interaction and precise matching.This article will focus on the development of this technology in recent years,and introduce the application of mixed reality technology in medical education and clinical application.

Intelligent medicine:leading the new development of human health

1.Introduction Intelligent medicine is an emerging discipline with a high degree of intersection between medicine,science and engineering.It mainly focuses on integration with new technologies such as cloud computing and the internet of things(IoT),so that human medicine can be combined with cutting-edge technologies.Intelligent medicine include artificial intelligence(AI),mediated reality,computer surgical navigation,three dimensional(3D)printing,robots,wearable medical equipment,cloud platform,telemedicine,5 G medical care and other fields.

Development and prospects of digital orthopedics in Hubei province

Based on the development and application of new technology,as a new interdisciplinary subject,digital orthopedics becomes an important development direction of modern medicine in the past years.Using digital orthopedics technology,such as 3D digital printing technology,mixed reality technology,provides new impetus of orthopedic surgery and indicates its great potential of precision medicine and personalized therapy for orthopedic disorders.In 2017,Hubei Branch of China Digital Orthopaedic Society of SociétéInternationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie(SICOT)was founded.It is an important milestone and academic event for the development of digital orthopedics in Hubei.After that,Hubei's digital orthopedics professionals have made great progress in clinical,scientific research,conference and social activities.The development of 5G technologies in China will provide more opportunities and challenges for global digital orthopedics in the near future.

Remote consultation based on mixed reality technology

Telemedicine includes remote teleradiology,remote ultrasound diagnostics,telesurgery,telemedicine consultation,and other forms.Telemedicine consultation is the most used form of telemedicine.However,the traditional telemedicine consultation is limited by a lack of communication and presentation methods,and its wide application is greatly limited.Mixed reality technology cuts through the boundaries between virtual reality and actual reality,bringing a new method of remote consultation.

Millimeter waves in medical applications:status and prospects

Millimeter waves are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths of 1–10 mm,which have characteristics of high frequency and short wavelength.They have gradually and widely been used in engineering and medical fields.We have identified studies related to millimeter waves in the biomedical field and summarized the biological effects of millimeter waves and their current status in medical applications.Finally,the shortcomings of existing studies and future developments were analyzed and discussed,with the aim of providing a reference for further research and development of millimeter waves in the medical field.

Mixed reality assists the fight against COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)made a huge effect globally.With the assistance of mixed reality(MR)technology,complicated clinical works became easier to carry out and the condition had been greatly improved with high-tech advantages such as improved convenience,better understanding and communication,higher security,and medical resource saving.This study aimed to introduce one kind of MR application in the fight against COVID-19 and anticipate more feasible smart healthcare applications to enhance our strength for the final victory.