Simulating the active heart in the human body

Researchers have created a software, capable of simulating 4D internal organs in a state that functions exactly as it happens inside a human body.

The heart is active in the human body

Software called cSound is being used by American cardiologist Bijoy Khandheria , who has had experience in treating heart damage for over 30 years. Dr. Khandheria described the simulated images as "excellent " and said it was like opening the brakes of someone's chest and admiring their hearts throbbing.

" Traditionally, ultrasound allows us to see the heart, but it is not as detailed as we might wish. We have used technology to visualize the heart after class, close to like a slaughterman using a knife, and then putting the layers together to see the whole picture, " said Khandheria.

Dr. Khandheria and colleagues at St Luke's Aurora Medical Center (USA) have just begun to put into use the " Ultra 4D" software cSound. The images are so clear that it allows doctors to see blood curl around clots in the arteries.

The software works alongside an ultrasound machine , which releases high frequency sound waves into the body and uses their echoes to detect the shape of the internal organs. cSound can collect large amounts of information to create an image of the human body.

Instead of removing data that cannot be processed as hardware still does, the part will store it in the machine's memory. Manufacturers also developed algorithms that would then process and analyze all data stored in memory and select the best signals at each pixel level.

The cSound dedicated software is so powerful that it can handle large amounts of data enough to fill a DVD in just 1 second, in real time.

In addition to modeling the heart, the software is particularly useful in scanning images of patients with lung disease or those who are obese or in critical condition - those that are difficult to screen images through often. According to Dr. Khandheria, this breakthrough technology has benefited 98% of his patients.