. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 4.

Published in final edited form as: Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2019 Apr 30;30(3):143–148. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2019.04.005

Table 1.

Various cardiac applications versus display characteristics.

	Education / Simulation	Patient Therapy	Pre-procedural	Intraprocedural
Immersion	• Full immersion in simulated environment	• Full immersion allows control of patient environment	• Full immersion allows control of distractions and viewing environment	• View through display allows increased awareness
Sterile Control	• Not Required	• Not Required	• Not Required	• Beneficial
3D Visualization	• Accelerated skill acquisition • Improved Retention	• Improves embodiment/ • immersion	• Improved comprehension • Consistent Measurement	• Improved Comprehension • Reduced Mental Fatigue
Display Fidelity	• Higher field of view enables better immersion	• Higher field of view enables better immersion	• High resolution improves overall image quality	• Display must accommodate physician working environment