Better Than a GPS: New Software Allows Doctors to Navigate the Human Body
posted Sunday Jan 31, 2010 by Kyria Gianos
Seems like everyone has a GPS these days. Who wouldn't want one? After all, it can lead you wherever you want to go with easy-to-view maps and directions. Well, what if they took the great idea of GPS and incorporated it into a device that allows doctors to navigate the body? Good news, they've done just that.
Fortunately, some new software announced by researchers this week will give doctors the capability of viewing 3-D images of their patient's coronary arteries. Although it is not fully developed, this may be a huge breakthrough for Cardiologists, and in the long run may prevent heart disease from being as serious as it is currently. Since it is the number one killer in America, Doctors are thrilled to hear about the software. Like a GPS system, the software will allow a more accurate view, much quicker. Technology has come far in the medical field and this will take the 2-D images cardiologists view now, to a whole new level. Although it was just recently tested on humans for the first time the development is on schedule and after being tested on many more patients in the U.S., then all over the world, the software should be released.
