VR technology set to transform healthcare

The booming technology of virtual reality could bring about revolutionary change in the medical field, though VR still faces huge challenges, experts said.

"A virtual human body is expected to be transferred into a new medical platform, where some operations and drug development can be done," said Zhao Qinping, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

"Currently, medical experiments are mainly carried out on living animals and human volunteers ... a virtual human body will provide a new method," Zhao said during the World Virtual Reality Innovation Conference, held recently in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province.