3D Hologram Technology in Healthcare
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Did you know that we can now see inside of the human body without having to cut someone open! For years doctors have only been able to look at medical scans, like CT's or MRI's on their computers. Now, an Israeli company has developed a 3D holographic technology that can convert the 2D medical imaging data into fully interactive virtual reality images. With this new technology, doctors can view, manipulate and dissect body parts that are recreated in midair above the desktop.
President and Co-founder Shaul Gelman of RealView Imaging LTD says the system operates by using data analysis and densed projection of light. Measurements and dimensions produced by x-rays, MRI or ultrasound images create the hologram and technology that uses light-scattering to project the image onto a fixed point. Now this is unlike your typical 3D movie where you put those red and blue glasses on, this actually creates a real image not an illusion.
This 3D imaging is going to help doctors visualize complex or abnormal images, like broken or displaced bones from a trauma that the patient experienced. If using this technology, a surgeon is going to be able to make a plan of how he would remove fragments and fix the broken bones by having a 3D representation of what they will be seeing in the operating room. Another great use for this technology would be for heart conditions especially in young children. The heart is a complex structure made of valves and chambers and many vessels connecting to it from all over the body. When there is a problem with the heart, like narrowing of the arteries or vessels, clots, or abnormalities, being able to see a 3D model of the heart you will be working on would be very helpful. Having a "preview" of what they will be seeing will make the surgery be more successful and help them understand what is happening and where.
With this new technology, I think it can also help give the patients a piece of mind if they are going to have a risky complicated surgery. Doctors and surgeons can use this 3D visualizations to explain to the patient where they will be cutting and when inside what they will be doing instead of just being told the procedure. Fear and anxiety are not good for the human body before a surgery all the stressors have effects on the way the body heal afterwards. Preventing that could help the patient with a faster recovery and if they knew what would be happening to them it could be beneficial to the healing process.
I think it is incredible what technology can do now, every year new inventions are coming and they keep getting better and better. I think you all should give this article a read and let me know what you think (3D Hologram in Healthcare). Do you think that if you had to have a surgery and your doctor was able to walk you through the procedure step by step, that you would be more calm about what is to be done? I would love to know your thoughts!
-Kassandra
Did you know that we can now see inside of the human body without having to cut someone open! For years doctors have only been able to look at medical scans, like CT's or MRI's on their computers. Now, an Israeli company has developed a 3D holographic technology that can convert the 2D medical imaging data into fully interactive virtual reality images. With this new technology, doctors can view, manipulate and dissect body parts that are recreated in midair above the desktop.
President and Co-founder Shaul Gelman of RealView Imaging LTD says the system operates by using data analysis and densed projection of light. Measurements and dimensions produced by x-rays, MRI or ultrasound images create the hologram and technology that uses light-scattering to project the image onto a fixed point. Now this is unlike your typical 3D movie where you put those red and blue glasses on, this actually creates a real image not an illusion.
This 3D imaging is going to help doctors visualize complex or abnormal images, like broken or displaced bones from a trauma that the patient experienced. If using this technology, a surgeon is going to be able to make a plan of how he would remove fragments and fix the broken bones by having a 3D representation of what they will be seeing in the operating room. Another great use for this technology would be for heart conditions especially in young children. The heart is a complex structure made of valves and chambers and many vessels connecting to it from all over the body. When there is a problem with the heart, like narrowing of the arteries or vessels, clots, or abnormalities, being able to see a 3D model of the heart you will be working on would be very helpful. Having a "preview" of what they will be seeing will make the surgery be more successful and help them understand what is happening and where.
With this new technology, I think it can also help give the patients a piece of mind if they are going to have a risky complicated surgery. Doctors and surgeons can use this 3D visualizations to explain to the patient where they will be cutting and when inside what they will be doing instead of just being told the procedure. Fear and anxiety are not good for the human body before a surgery all the stressors have effects on the way the body heal afterwards. Preventing that could help the patient with a faster recovery and if they knew what would be happening to them it could be beneficial to the healing process.
I think it is incredible what technology can do now, every year new inventions are coming and they keep getting better and better. I think you all should give this article a read and let me know what you think (3D Hologram in Healthcare). Do you think that if you had to have a surgery and your doctor was able to walk you through the procedure step by step, that you would be more calm about what is to be done? I would love to know your thoughts!
-Kassandra
Website and Image Cited:
3D holograms help Israeli heart surgeons. (2014, January 7). Retrieved from CBSNews:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/3d-holograms-help-israeli-heart-surgeons/
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