Playstation 3 Cell Chip to Handle Medical Imaging
IBM alongside Mayo Clinic, has been working on implementing the Cell Chip in medical imaging software to speed up object recognition and increase image precision that is derived from multiple data sources.
Collaborators from Mayo Clinic and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have exploited parallel computer architecture and memory bandwidth to dramatically speed up the processing of 3-D medical images. The advance significantly aids image registration -- the computer-enhanced alignment of two medical images obtained at different dates or by using different imaging devices, in three-dimensional space. With the images properly aligned over one another, a radiologist can more easily detect structural changes such as the growth or shrinkage of tumors.
The results will be presented in full in a joint presentation by Mayo Clinic and IBM at the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging in Washington, D.C., April 12-15.
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