XR Technology Competence Center
Our vision is to establish a leading XR center that drives innovation, evaluation and implementation of XR technology in medical education, care and rehabilitation.
The center is crucial for the opportunity to capture new ideas on how XR technology can address challenges in healthcare and education, transform the ideas into innovative advances, and promote the broad adoption of medical XR.
In collaboration with the Stanford Chariot Program, the Center for Interventional Radiology Innovation at Stanford (IRIS), and Silicon Valley Exercise Analytics (Svexa), three innovative projects have been initiated:
1. Mixed reality medical simulations that provide healthcare professionals and students with enhanced access to emergency medical practice scenarios necessary to maintain life-saving skills (Chariot)
2. Physical rehabilitation in an XR environment with an integrated AI-driven digital twin, enabling personalized, effective, and engaging therapy (Svexa)
3. An XR-based system for Theranostic digital twins to plan and optimize advanced endovascular procedures before implementation (IRIS) All projects have the potential to provide significant value to patients, healthcare providers, society, and industry, and to drive the development of medical XR forward.
Project members:
Eva Broström, PI
Anna Svenningsson, Co-PI
Jakob Stenman
Lena Gordon
Thomas Caruso
Avnesh Thakor
Svexa
Project supported by Vinnova
Our vision is to further develop and implement several innovative projects that utilize XR technologies – including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) – in the rehabilitation process. This can significantly improve the understanding of complex medical rehabilitation and physiotherapy. We intend to develop and implement an advanced, XR-based, multimodal visualization system and establish a virtual meeting place by offering clear, real-time insights into physical activity, which in turn strengthens patient engagement and improves clinical outcomes.
The project represents a significant investment in the future of rehabilitation, using cutting-edge technology to impact patients’ lives. Through continuous innovation and development of advanced XR-based rehabilitation tools, the project strives to create scalable solutions that meet the diverse needs of patients and improve rehabilitation practice globally. We aim to establish a leading XR competence center at Karolinska, driving innovation, evaluation and implementation of XR technology in medical education, care and rehabilitation.
The project will focus on the following objectives:
-Overall introduction of XR in healthcare and rehabilitation
-XR for education and learning – for both patients and healthcare providers
-Industrial innovation, by developing XR-based rehabilitation platforms
Coordinators and researchers KI
Eva Broström, adjunct professor, RPT, PI
Anna Svenningsson, PhD, MD, CO-PI
Jakob Stenman
Anna Gunnerbeck
Eli Gunnarson
Li Villard
Måns Widlund Hoxter
Inti Vanmechelen
Ferdinand von Walden
Mikael Reiminger
Thomas Caruso
Projectpartners
Lena Gordon, 3D Center Karolinska Universitetssjukhus
The Stanford Chariot Program
DevinSense
Hypr10
Svexa
Project supported by Vinnova