Color and volumetric

The technology of medical color radiography is presented

Sergey Vasiliev, Naked Science

New Zealand startup MARS Bioimaging Ltd. has introduced a medical 3D scanner using Medipix3 technology. The system was developed at CERN and allows obtaining color X-ray images of organs and tissues of the human body. Phil Butler and Anthony Butler spent more than ten years creating it, according to a press release from CERN First 3D color X-ray of a human using CERN technology.

Medipix detectors register individual particles falling on the matrix and are developed on the basis of Large Hadron Collider detectors. The third generation of microchips, created with the participation of specialists from more than 20 universities around the world, provides image reconstruction with minimal patient exposure, high resolution and contrast.

The Timepix3 microchip. Drawings from the CERN press release.

In the MARS system, they are complemented by a sophisticated computer imaging system that analyzes the energy of each registered particle, allowing you to identify specific organs and tissues and get an impressive color picture.

Three-dimensional image of a wrist with a watch.
Parts of the finger bones are painted white, soft tissues are painted red.

So far, the New Zealanders have presented a medium-sized device that allows you to examine individual bones, joints, vessels. The installation began to be tested in local hospitals – in the departments of orthopedics and rheumatology. If this work is successful, color radiography can find the widest application, and MARS Bioimaging will create systems for other tasks.

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