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How can computers improve medicine?

Assistant Professor Daniel Keefe is researching using virtual reality to design medical devices. In Keefe’s interactive visualization lab, a set of 3D glasses, a large virtual reality display and a force-feedback device called a Phantom allow users to design 3D objects by “drawing in the air”, virtually seeing and touching their work in three dimensions.

Keefe aims to create virtual reality environments that can help researchers visualize data and interact with cutting-edge computer simulations, potentially leading to an improved design process for medical devices.

For related information, visit the Minnesota Interactive Visualization Lab.