Scientist F. Levent Degertekin introduces this minuscule body-capturing camera that allows one to take high-definition, 3D selfies of your innards.
This microscopic snapshotting device uses ultrasound imaging techniques to create real-time, volumetric images of occlusions in arteries. Shaped like a donut, this silicon chip has a 1.5 millimeter diameter and 460 micron holes in the center, which houses sensing and transmitting circuitry and is the base of this diminutive device. It is said to be the comparable to the size of a grain of uncooked quinoa. The images this device produces, however, are able to replace two people in the surgical theater.
The genius behind this breakthrough in the medical world is the ability for the device to fit seamlessly into a pre-existing workflow, making it a much easier and more efficient process for surgeons.
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