Medical imaging company Sectra is demonstrating a new interactive touchscreen visualization tale at RSNA2011, merging automatic 3d segmentation algorithms with new high-resolution touchscreen displays.

With powerful algorithms, Sectra Visualization Table identifies a bone or a bone fragment, according to the user’s touch interaction, and removes it from the image. Accordingly, orthopaedic surgeons can gain an overview of the joints, thereby facilitating pre-operative planning specifically in orthopaedic surgery. As with the rest of the functionality, the new segmentation tool is operated using the fingertips.

I love technology like this, even though it’s reminiscent of Immersadesk displays.  However, a nice visualization method is only half the problem: Convincing doctors to do a lengthy & expensive CT or MRI instead of a cheap & quick x-ray is the bigger hurdle.

via Sectra Visualization Table to support real-time bone segmentation | Cision Wire.