05-05-16

EchoPixel’s VR tech will let doctors navigate your body in 3-D

The company’s True 3D platform leverages special displays and 3-D software to allow doctors to turn traditional 2-D images from CAT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds into 3-D virtual reality objects they can manipulate in real time to diagnose problems or assist with surgery, notes TechCrunch. Who said VR was only for gaming? [Image credit: TechCrunch]

By Michael Grothaus1 minute Read

The company’s True 3D platform leverages special displays and 3-D software to allow doctors to turn traditional 2-D images from CAT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds into 3-D virtual reality objects they can manipulate in real time to diagnose problems or assist with surgery, notes TechCrunch. Who said VR was only for gaming?

[Image credit: TechCrunch]

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