Supercomputer for Dodgy Tickers

daRk_heLmet · Jul 1, 2005, 04:57 PM

Doctors here in Beantown may soon turn to one of the world's fastest supercomputers as an aid to fixing bum tickers and removing formerly inoperable tumors. A new IBM BlueGene supercomputer, recently installed at Boston University, could give surgeons real-time, 3-D visualizations of patients' internal organs as they implant lifesaving devices or direct robotic instruments through tricky procedures, scientists said.

Rather than poking around in a patient while looking at a two-dimensional fluoroscopic image, implant doctors could work with a detailed, 3-D picture of organs and tissues produced by the supercomputer. Even the fastest desktops are not up to the task. Only the latest generation of supercomputers is fast enough to take the flood of data from a CT scan and turn it into a live 3-D model of patients' insides.
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Jul 1, 2005, 04:57 PM	#1
daRk_heLmet Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Death Star Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 0	Supercomputer for Dodgy Tickers Doctors here in Beantown may soon turn to one of the world's fastest supercomputers as an aid to fixing bum tickers and removing formerly inoperable tumors. A new IBM BlueGene supercomputer, recently installed at Boston University, could give surgeons real-time, 3-D visualizations of patients' internal organs as they implant lifesaving devices or direct robotic instruments through tricky procedures, scientists said. Rather than poking around in a patient while looking at a two-dimensional fluoroscopic image, implant doctors could work with a detailed, 3-D picture of organs and tissues produced by the supercomputer. Even the fastest desktops are not up to the task. Only the latest generation of supercomputers is fast enough to take the flood of data from a CT scan and turn it into a live 3-D model of patients' insides. ________________________ Read More/Source: Wired __________________ [color=white]My Blog[/color]