Microsoft HoloLens: new video demonstrates the full potential for the field of medicine

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Just last month, Microsoft and NASA revealed their collaborative project to send the HoloLens to the International Space Station to aid the astronauts in completing their missions. And now, it seems like the device is ready to take another giant step.

Microsoft just released a new exciting video featuring the highly-anticipated HoloLens, which showcased how the device can be of use in the field of medicine.

According to a report by Windows Central, the tech giant, Microsoft, has recently unveiled their partnership with Case Western Reserve University to bring the augmented reality headset into the field of medicine.

With this partnership, students can simply use the headset to view, study and have a better understanding of the human anatomy. Once the device is put to use, looking through an illustration or operating on a cadaver will be things of the past.

Watch the fascinating 2-minute demonstration video below originally posted on Microsoft HoloLens' official YouTube page.

As can be seen in the video above, the HoloLens can produce holographic representations of the human anatomy in 3D. The wearer can also opt to switch the view and separate the bones from the muscles to the organs, the same way one would if one is studying an actual body.

This technological advancement is truly groundbreaking. There is however, a slight problem with the presentation. The Field of View (FOV) is quite visible and limited, as what many people who have watched it pointed out.

It is still too early however, to dismiss the device. Microsoft will surely make major improvements, especially since they are gaining quite an attention from NASA and now, from the medicine field, as well.

Microsoft HoloLens has no official release or a specific launch date yet. But Windows Central says, the device will probably and hopefully roll out sometime later this year.

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