Students-doctors virtually operate three-dimensional bodies

The three-dimensional image of the human body floats in the air, as if lying on an invisible trolley. A few inches from him is Sean Petty, an employee of the Laboratory of 3D visualization at the University of Michigan. On Shona there are special glasses, and in his hands there is a small joystick, which allows one to arbitrarily “cut off” layers from a three-dimensional cadaver, exposing tissues and organs. Sean zooms in and rotates the “body” for a better view of the details of the anatomy.



Assistant Professor Alexander DaSilva believes that for him and his students such a chance fell out once in a lifetime. “When I first saw this, I almost cried,” he says. DaSilva heads the Department of Headache and Hearing Pain at the University Dental Clinic, as well as the Institute of Molecular and Behavioral Neurobiology (Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute). "In my wildest dreams, I could not imagine that this would be possible."
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The three-dimensional model allows for virtual "opening", "rolling back" back in case of unsuccessful actions. It is also possible to increase the image of interesting parts of the body. Detailing the 3D model at the moment allows you to “cut off” very thin layers. Developers of technology claim that it can be used in many other scientific disciplines, including technical and natural sciences. In particular, Alexandra DaSilva uses her to study the brain of patients suffering from migraine.