3-D Software for 'Virtual Surgery'

Roland Piquepaille writes "Computer scientists at Brigham Young University (BYU) have developed a new software tool to perform 'virtual surgery'. This tool, dubbed 'Live Surface,' will allow surgeons to visualize in 3-D any part of a patient's anatomy with just a few clicks of a mouse. Similar software already exists, but according to the Deseret Morning News, Live Surface is interactive and fast. This software can be used for better diagnosis by physicians, but it might even suppress the need for some exploratory surgeries. The researchers add that Live Surface might even been used for special-effects in movies or games by extracting an actor's performance from a video clip."

A pioneer

[Lindsay Lohan]

I've been visualizing human anatomy in 3-D for many years.

So far today...

[Apocalypse111]

Ok, so today we've had stories on how to do 3D Virtual Reconstructions of places or environments [slashdot.org] and now 3D visualization of people's internals. All we're missing is an article on holograms.

I want my freakin' holodeck!

So we'll soon have photoshop for the body.

[w33t]

I can see Doctors of the future using the magenetic-lasso to extract tumors more easily.

We can only imagine, however, what the clone tool will be used for.

Does it have Clippy?

[Rob T Firefly]

Hey, it looks like you're perfoming a coronary artery bypass operation!

Would you like to:

• Obtain a suitable transplant from the greater saphenous vein?
• Overcharge the patient's laughable insurance?
• Get in a quick few strokes on the back nine before the operation?
• Play golf instead?

too easy

[Anonymous Coward]

This tool, dubbed 'Live Surface,' will allow surgeons to visualize in 3-D any part of a patient's anatomy with just a few clicks of a mouse.

Sometimes the gags just write themselves

BSOD

[TheAngryMob]

A system crash would give new meaning to "Blue Screen of Death."

Re:A pioneer

[Lindsay Lohan]

Sorry to disappoint, but I am in reality a pathetic, overweight middle-aged man, a hairy stretchmarked gut resting my greasy keyboard as I write this, chewing Nicorette and choking down a few hotpockets.

But if you want, we can still trade emails?

Re:A pioneer

[andrewman327]

Dad?!?