Real-Time 3D Images Coming to a Blood Vessel Near You

Your doctor will now have access to detailed information about you –– at least of your blood vessels, arteries and heart that is

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology created a device that will allow doctors to capture real-time 3D images from inside the heart, coronary arteries and blood vessels. The microchip device is less invasive than other medical tools, catheter-based and small enough to operate in blood.

Only 1.5mm in diameter, the device uses ultrasound imaging techniques to capture images at 60 frames per second –– though the breakthrough component is its ability to take forward-facing images. Current imaging technology can only capture a cross section view and can hinder a surgery's success Read more...