Create a '4D' image of the human body

Canadian scientists have used computers to create four-dimensional images of the human body. This technique allows patients to view their own body map before surgery. Named CAVEman, the image is projected into a blocky virtual reality room.

Viewers wear large black glasses to look inside their bodies, like bodies floating right in front of their eyes, according to a report by Canadian television on May 23.

'If you're going to undergo coronary artery transplant surgery, you can look in (room) and look inside your own heart,' says mathematician Andrei Turinsky. 'You can see all the ventricles, and the doctor will explain it to you. This is a bit thin, and this is where the tools will go. '

Inventors of CAVEman call this image ' 4D ' (four dimensions) - it has height, width and depth, but also shows the effect of time on the body. This high-definition image can also be scaled and rotated, or viewers can isolate just one of the 3,000 parts of the body using one that needs control.

Scientists at the University of Calgary spent six years developing the technique to create this virtual body, which also helps specialists and doctors study genetic diseases as well as practice surgical methods. . Inventor Christoph Sensen says the technique will improve the care of complex diseases such as cancer.

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