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This Impossibly Intricate Dress Was 3-D Printed In A Single Go
Nervous Systems is a generative design studio founded by MIT alums known for merging the natural world with 3-D printed fashion. For its latest project, the studio teamed up with Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts to create a fairy-like party dress made up of thousands of delicate nylon petals. As beautiful as the so-called Kinematics…
Read MoreRadiology trainees tackle digital breast tomosynthesis
Errors from radiology trainees increase when interpreting digital breast tomosynthesis scans deemed to be difficult by expert imaging readers, according to results of a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Tomosynthesis continues to see increased adoption as a breast imaging modality due to its advantages over traditional mammography.…
Read MoreVirtual Reality Is Coming to Medical Imaging
The medical-imaging industry is about to get a lot more “real.” New technologies coming to some hospitals and medical schools will allow doctors not only to see three-dimensional pictures produced by imaging equipment such as magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound, but to interact with what is pictured—say, a heart or liver—as if it were real.…
Read MoreHoloxica wins €1.3m to develop next-gen 3D medical displays
Holographic display developerHoloxica, has secured a €1.28 million grant award from the European Commission’s Horizon2020 “SME Instrument” investment program to develop a prototype 3D holographic video display aimed at medical scanners.The types of scanner that are the objective of the two-year program, which started in January, include CT, MRI or ultrasound systems, the relatively large…
Read MoreSurgical Theater Announces Jim Breidenstein as new President & COO of the SNAP Division
CLEVELAND, OH–(Marketwired – Dec 7, 2015) – Surgical Theater, a leader in the field of Virtual Reality and Image Guidance software for surgery, further strengthens its leadership team, and further advances its competitive advantage by the recent hiring of start-up medical device executive, Jim Breidenstein. Mr. Breidenstein will serve in the role of President and Chief…
Read MoreEvena Medical Launches First Smart Glasses for Clinicians at MEDICA 2015 with Ultrasound for Deep Tissue Vascular Imaging
DÜSSELDORF, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MEDICA 2015 – Evena Medical, a leader in the development of high-quality, high-definition imaging for fast, accurate and precise medical imaging, today announced the launch of its Eyes-On® Glasses 3.0, offering clinicians the first point-of-care wearable ultrasound system for deep tissue vascular imaging. “We are proud of what the Evena team has accomplished…
Read MoreFacial Reconstruction with No Scars
Scar-free facial reconstruction is now a reality. A team led by Daniel Borsuk, a doctor at Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont and a professor at the University of Montreal, recently conducted the very first such procedure in the history of plastic surgery in Canada. The hospital is part of the CIUSS de l’Est-de-l’île-de-Montréal health network. In an eight-hour…
Read MoreKavli Foundation Help Fund $100 Million to the BRAIN Initiative
The Kavli Foundation, along with its seven university partners, announced today that it has committed $100 million to neuroscience research. The money will help fund the BRAIN Initiative, which was launched two years ago by President Obama to gain a better understanding of how the brain’s individual cells work together to do everything from creating memories to drawing a…
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