vitjВрач и информационные технологииMedical Doctor and Information Technologies1811-01932413-5208Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Center10.25881/18110193_2023_2_4vitj-99Research ArticleОБЗОРЫREVIEWSМетавселенные в медицине: оценка перспектив применения для практического здравоохраненияMetaverses in Medicine: Assessing the Prospects for Practical HealthcareЛагутинМ. Д.LagutinM. D.

г. Москва

Moscow

lagutinmd@mednet.ruТюфилинД. С.TyufilinD. S.

г. Москва

Moscow

tyufilinds@mednet.ruКобяковаО. С.KobyakovaO. S.

д.м.н., профессор

г. Москва

DSc, Prof.

Moscow

kobyakovaos@mednet.ruДеевИ. А.DeevI. A.

д.м.н., профессор

г. Москва

DSc, Prof.

Moscow

deevia@mednet.ruФГБУ «ЦНИИОИЗ» Минздрава РоссииРоссияRussian Research Institute of HealthRussian Federation20232503202502415Copyright © Лагутин М.Д., Тюфилин Д.С., Кобякова О.С., Деев И.А., 20252025Лагутин М.Д., Тюфилин Д.С., Кобякова О.С., Деев И.А.Lagutin M.D., Tyufilin D.S., Kobyakova O.S., Deev I.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.vit-j.ru/jour/article/view/99

В работе систематизированы и обобщены сведения о возможных вариантах использования технологий метавселенных в практической медицине для оценки перспектив их широкого применения. Поиск публикаций прово­дился в базах данных PubMed и ScienceDirect, релевантными тематике обзора стали 35 научных работ за период 2021 г. — декабрь 2022 г.

Метавселенные потенциально могут быть использованы как для создания эффекта реалистичного погружения при взаимодействии с пациентом, так и для улучшения процессов диагностики, лечения и реабилитации. Использование метавселенных безусловно имеет определенные потенциальные риски. Важно определить, для каких целей и в каких случаях необходимо и обосновано их внедрение.

В случае тесного взаимовыгодного сотрудничества регуляторных органов, академического медицинского сообщества, IT-компаний и постепенного решения имеющихся проблем, становится возможным перейти от далеких фантазий о виртуальной вселенной к реальным ее воплощениям.

The article contains systematized and summarized data on the possible uses of metaverse technologies in practical healthcare in order to assess the prospects of their widespread use. We searched PubMed and ScienceDirect for publications. The search resulted in 35 relevant articles published during 2021–2022 period.

Metaverses could be used both to create realistic immersive patient interactions and to improve diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation processes. The use of metaverses certainly has some potential risks. It is important to determine for what purposes and in what cases their implementation is necessary and justified.

In case of close mutually beneficial cooperation of regulatory bodies, academic medical community, IT companies and step-by-step solution of existing problems, it becomes feasible to move from fantasies about the virtual universe to its real embodiments.

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