An Augmented Reality Application in Healthcare: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

Abstract

The use of Augmented Reality (AR) in Industry 4.0 is entirely in line with the principles of the fourth industrial revolution. This technology maximizes human perceptual experience and allows us to interact with information. Therefore, this research takes the opportunity to develop an AR application in healthcare that is related to Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). The purpose of using AR technology in disseminating CAD related information is that AR can attract the public attention as it is an interesting and sophisticated technology today. The scope of this research focuses on the human heart and aims to educate the public about CAD. Every stratum of society can use this application to get an overview of the human heart and they can also know the symptoms of having CAD. By using this AR technology, it can provide information in an engaging way and improve the user experience. The main objective is to study and develop marker-based AR apps in making an AR application in medical. The research was conducted using several proven existing applications that can help in building good applications. This research was designed and developed as a marker-based AR application using software like Vuforia to set the image marker, Microsoft Visual Studio to set the functionality of the application and Unity3D as the software that handles everything, supported by Android SDK software. Tests and evaluations have been performed and can provide information about CAD to the public. Overall, the AR-CAD application results are successfully generated to raise public awareness related of coronary artery disease.