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Three-Dimensional Database for Visualization of Human Physiology
Engineering Animation, Inc.
Engineering Animation, Inc., a small company in Ames, IA,
with co-funding from NIST's Advanced Technology Program (ATP), has developed
core software technology to create three-dimensional images from sequences
of two- dimensional cross-sectional images of human body parts. The company
has combined the new technology with very large, existing databases of the
human anatomy to form the Virtual Human database. This database is being
used to create products for undergraduate and medical education which include
virtual reality surgical training prototypes, interactive CD-ROMs, and print
products for human anatomy. Engineering Animation has also entered into
an agreement to develop software that will support Endovascular Technology's
Endovascular Grafting System, a less-invasive, less costly alternative to
open vascular surgery. This software will enable doctors to "walk through"
a patient's anatomy on the computer. According to Engineering Animation's
President and CEO, winning an award from the ATP was the turning point for
the company, helping it to grow from fewer than 20 to nearly 400 full-time
and part-time employees, double its revenues every year since receiving
the award, and attract investors through two public stock offerings.
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Date created: February 7,
2000
Last Updated:
April 24, 2003
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