Gastroenterology in the Metaverse: The dawn of a new era?

Chi Zhang; Shuyan Feng; Ruonan He; Yi Fang; Shuo Zhang

doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.904566

Gastroenterology in the Metaverse: The dawn of a new era?

Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Aug 11:9:904566. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.904566. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Chi Zhang¹, Shuyan Feng¹, Ruonan He¹, Yi Fang¹, Shuo Zhang²

Affiliations

¹ The First Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
² The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.

Abstract

2021 is known as the first Year of the Metaverse, and around the world, internet giants are eager to devote themselves to it. In this review, we will introduce the concept, current development, and application of the Metaverse and the use of the current basic technologies in the medical field, such as virtual reality and telemedicine. We also probe into the new model of gastroenterology in the future era of the Metaverse.

Keywords: Metaverse; artificial intelligence (AI); endoscope; gastroenterology; virtual reality.

Publication types

Review