The Virtual World Enters Our Own

From the labrotories at NASA to hospitals everywhere, the ARTEMIS is the most advanced X-ray machine the world has ever seen. The ARTEMIS combines modern CAT scans with virtual computer generated images to give doctors a whole new perspective inside the human body. ARTEMIS first uses images from a CAT scan to generalize a virtual model of the patient. Then, using a special pair of goggles, doctors can look at computerized still images of the patient that are flashed in each lense of the goggles. These images are synchronized so that while they are flashing, it appears to the doctor that they are really looking at the inside of the patient's body. ARTEMIS will help make surgeries safer, more efficient, and more effective in the future. The future is now with the advanced technologies provided to doctor's by NASA, and the world can thank them for moving the field of medical surgery further.

Credits:
Destination Tomorrow. "Advances in Medical Technology." 20 May 2008. Youtube.com.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXIgvtq-_zc> 15 July 2009.