Technology Challenges

Rapid, Intuitive Access to the Future of 3D Medical Imaging

Large datasets

Today's CT scanners generate gigabytes of data for a single scan. The dataset is multiplied when a diagnostic professional needs multiple images to make an accurate diagnosis.

Uncompromising clarity

To compound the challenge, medical imaging shuns the compromises typical in entertainment applications for 3D imaging, since doctors are scanning for the most minute abnormalities. As a result, medical imaging requires vast data storage and extraordinary computational power in a form that can still be accessed via existing networks.

Preparing for the next level

Advances in grid-computing, distributed-processing, and GPU/dedicated-hardware utilization will further enhance networked 3D imaging. We need to further improve our current offering of 4D datasets with provisions for time-lapse imaging. Throughout, our fundamental commitments remain:

Precision - Resolution losses are not tolerated from compression, data division or undersampling.
Enormity - Enabling multiple users' instant access to massive datasets.
Intelligence - Increasingly automated recognition of disease indicators.
Speed - Lives depend on the uncompromising performance of our technologies.