Name: Visualizing the medical data explosion
Uploaded: 2011-01-20T15:41:00Z
Duration: 16 min 19 s
Description: Medical scans can produce thousands of images for a single patient in seconds, but how do doctors know what's useful? Scientific visualization expert Anders Ynnerman shows us sophisticated new tools -- like virtual autopsies -- for analyzing our data, and hints at the sci-fi-sounding medical technologies coming up next. This talk contains some graphic medical imagery.

Medical scans can produce thousands of images for a single patient in seconds, but how do doctors know what's useful? Scientific visualization expert Anders Ynnerman shows us sophisticated new tools -- like virtual autopsies -- for analyzing our data, and hints at the sci-fi-sounding medical technologies coming up next. This talk contains some graphic medical imagery.

Visualizing the medical data explosion

Modern medical scanners can capture up to 24,000 images per patient in seconds, producing data piles taller than skyscrapers. Handling this explosion requires smart visualization tools that turn overwhelming information into clear insights. By harnessing gaming graphics technology, virtual autopsies and interactive touchscreens now let doctors explore inside the human body with unprecedented detail. These advances are paving the way for real-time, science-fiction-like diagnostics and education in both medicine and animal anatomy.