Technical Challenges in Building Cross Reality Applications for Analyzing 3D Medical Images

Current extended reality (XR) systems lack seamless interaction with established desktop applications for medical image analysis, resulting in inefficiencies. This gap highlights the need for XR design guidelines and cross reality (CR) frameworks to integrate these systems. Designing an effective XR system and implementing a CR framework would enable users to leverage XR’s immersive capabilities alongside the precision and advanced tools of desktop software without the need to switch between systems. Addressing these challenges could streamline medical image analysis and inform the development of future CR applications.