Imagine that you have to review radiological images during surgery or angioplasty with bloody gloves on, without having to touch any buttons or joysticks. This would help preserve sterility, limit contamination, and save time and equipment costs. Turns out that a pretty advanced and functional prototype has just been made that uses cheap, off-the shelf technology. Researchers from Institute of Forensic Medicine’s Virtopsy Project at University of Bern, Switzerland have adapted a Microsoft Kinect 3D video camera and a wireless headset as a touch-free input system for the OsiriX PACS. Check out the following cool demo that was just uploaded by the developers:
Virtopsy project…