EchoPixel is a company specialized in 3D technology. The engineers at EchoPixel have designed virtual reality technology to help doctors explore their patients' bodies before performing surgery or deciding on a treatment plan.
According to EchoPixel, it is time for doctors to use virtual reality technology to easily explore the innards of the human body in three dimensions, since the current medical imaging technology already processes enough data for creating 3D-rendered parts.
Currently, medical imaging technology like MRIs and CT scans can only show 2D segments in the body. Until now, the medical professionals had to resume to these 2D images in order to build a mental image of the interior of the bodies of their patients. However, the MRIs and CT scans already deliver enough information to be used to for rendering a fully 3D image that can be explored by doctors in virtual reality (VR), according to the website PSFK.
For those who already have tried a VR experience, whether a 360 degrees video or just a 3D video game, the simple thought of seeing your insides in virtual reality might not feel very inviting. But for those working in the medical profession the VR technology could provide a way to gain a much better understanding of what's going on inside the human body.
Previously, were made other attempts to use VR in the medical field. For instance, an American team has designed technology that utilizes MRIs and VR to study irregular or fast heartbeat called arrhythmia. The difference in the new technology developed by EchoPixel is that it can be used for the entire body not only for certain segments.
The new medical VR technology also makes a good learning tool for medical students who can use it before actually dealing with a real human body. EchoPixel's medical VR technology, while still in its infancy, can open exciting new possibilities for the medical profession.
