With the rapid advance of computer graphics and artificial intelligence
technologies, the ways we interact with the world have undergone a
transformative shift. Virtual Reality (VR) technology, aided by artificial
intelligence (AI), has emerged as a dominant interaction media in multiple
application areas, thanks to its advantage of providing users with immersive
experiences. Among those applications, medicine is considered one of the most
promising areas. In this paper, we present a comprehensive examination of the
burgeoning field of AI-enhanced VR applications in medical care and services.
By introducing a systematic taxonomy, we meticulously classify the pertinent
techniques and applications into three well-defined categories based on
different phases of medical diagnosis and treatment: Visualization Enhancement,
VR-related Medical Data Processing, and VR-assisted Intervention. This
categorization enables a structured exploration of the diverse roles that
AI-powered VR plays in the medical domain, providing a framework for a more
comprehensive understanding and evaluation of these technologies. To our best
knowledge, this is the first systematic survey of AI-powered VR systems in
medical settings, laying a foundation for future research in this
interdisciplinary domain.

该论文通过引入系统分类法，对 AI 增强的虚拟现实应用于医疗保健领域进行了全面调查，将相关技术和应用细分为三个类别，即可视化增强、与 VR 相关的医学数据处理和 VR 辅助干预，为对这些技术进行更全面的理解和评估提供了一个框架。据我们所知，这是首次对医疗环境中的 AI 增强虚拟现实系统进行系统调查，为未来研究奠定了基础。