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3D Modeling the Human Body

Author: Tom Brad
by Tom Brad
Posted: Oct 05, 2015

How awesome would it be to explore how our body functions through a 3D model software that allows you to input your unique health data? BioDigital is a 3D human body modeling startup which has created an application program interface, API, which surgeons use to virtually practice on a patient’s body, with up-to-date health data, before going into the operation room. The API also allows physical therapists to review an athlete’s muscle movement and how they can avoid an injury before he walks onto the field. The most innovative part of BioDigital’s API is that users can personalize their experience by adding imaging and health record data. This will allow us to explore our own 3D model body created from our own personal health records.The New York-based startup has worked the last few years alongside different healthcare organizations to create a virtual human body to use it in specific situations tailored to each patient’s condition. For example, the National Institute of Health is using BioDigital’s API to map and track how bacteria behave in the body. Also, MyFace, a non-profit that works with craniofacial reconstructions, is using the API to remotely educate doctors on how to perform clef palate operations. Furthermore, teaching hospitals throughout the country are using the API, together with cadavers, to train their surgical fellows.This is an essential tool given that it provides healthcare professionals with crucial information given that they can see how the different organs and muscles react (i.e., accelerated heart or dilated pupil) when you input external scenarios. A recent report stated that, 72% of Internet users investigated health-related information online in the past year. Thus, BioDigital partnered with About.com to create an interactive visualization tool for common health conditions. The general audience will now be able to search a health condition, study it with a 3D model, and have the opportunity to learn about the condition from different angles.This article was written by a Kuhler Tax Credits’ associate. For over 25 years Kuhler has focused on tax credit services and has been recognized as a tax incentive leader. CPAs and companies trust Kuhler’s experienced team to identify, assess and recover valuable state and federal tax credits, incentives, and deductions. Kuhler’s main services include, Federal and State Research & Development Tax Credits, Section 179D Energy Efficient Federal Tax Deduction, California Sales and Use Tax Exemption.

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