Program Examines Human Body From Inside Out
First Free 3-D Interactive Program Is Launched
POSTED: 3:37 pm EDT April 1, 2008
UPDATED: 6:04 pm EDT April 1, 2008
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BOSTON -- We found a new eye-catching program that might be worth checking out. You can now explore deep inside the human body using the first free 3-D Web-based program.It's a program that was developed right here in Massachusetts, NewsCenter 5's Heather Unruh reported Tuesday on The Virtual Body.
VIDEO: Program Examines Human Body From Inside OutIt's animation of the human body like never seen before. Anyone, anywhere can now explore deep inside the human body using a new program appropriately named The Visible Body."It allows people a very unique perspective on how the human body works," said Matthew Bowditch, the co-founder of The Visible Body.Argosy Publishing created The Visible Body. It's an interactive tool that allows users to move around a 3-D image, peeling away layers, to zoom in on specific body parts. "The beauty is the dynamic views you really can't get anywhere else," said Bert Oppenheim, manager of art and multimedia at Argosy.Oppenheim helped developed The Visible Body. He demonstrated for us how it works."Right now we are looking at the heart," he said. "I'm going to hide the skeletal system. So, now that I've peeled away the interior system you can actually look inside and see the anatomy of the left and right ventricle."Details of the program are important. The Visible Body was initially developed as a teaching tool for educators and medical professionals. Duke University Medical School is considering using it. Developers hope consumers will begin to turn to it as a reference guide as well."If say you sprained an ankle and the doctor said we have to do a procedure to repair it, it would be great to know what ligaments are involved and what muscles are involved," said Bowditch.Orthopedic Surgeon Sean Rockett, of Newton-Wellesley Hospital, says it's a great tool he would consider incorporating into his practice."To be able to show people a cartilage tear or a rotor cuff tear to show them exactly what it looks like and how we would fix it would be very helpful too," Rockett said.
VIDEO: Program Examines Human Body From Inside OutIt's animation of the human body like never seen before. Anyone, anywhere can now explore deep inside the human body using a new program appropriately named The Visible Body."It allows people a very unique perspective on how the human body works," said Matthew Bowditch, the co-founder of The Visible Body.Argosy Publishing created The Visible Body. It's an interactive tool that allows users to move around a 3-D image, peeling away layers, to zoom in on specific body parts. "The beauty is the dynamic views you really can't get anywhere else," said Bert Oppenheim, manager of art and multimedia at Argosy.Oppenheim helped developed The Visible Body. He demonstrated for us how it works."Right now we are looking at the heart," he said. "I'm going to hide the skeletal system. So, now that I've peeled away the interior system you can actually look inside and see the anatomy of the left and right ventricle."Details of the program are important. The Visible Body was initially developed as a teaching tool for educators and medical professionals. Duke University Medical School is considering using it. Developers hope consumers will begin to turn to it as a reference guide as well."If say you sprained an ankle and the doctor said we have to do a procedure to repair it, it would be great to know what ligaments are involved and what muscles are involved," said Bowditch.Orthopedic Surgeon Sean Rockett, of Newton-Wellesley Hospital, says it's a great tool he would consider incorporating into his practice."To be able to show people a cartilage tear or a rotor cuff tear to show them exactly what it looks like and how we would fix it would be very helpful too," Rockett said. Copyright 2008 by TheBostonChannel.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
