BYU scientists create tool for ‘virtual surgery’
August 2, 2006 | Source: Deseret Morning News
Computer scientists at Brigham Young University have created a “virtual surgery” tool that lets surgeons, diagnosticians and others extract a 3-D computer image from from MRI and CT scans or similar data.
The “Live Surface” software also can be used to extract a single actor’s performance or inanimate objects from video clips.