Medicine and Healthcare


The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
The immediate surgical benefits of full brain visualization provided by the Silicon Graphics Prism® system at The Cleveland Clinic will benefit hundreds if not thousands of future recipients of deep brain stimulation technology. [Full Story] (PDF 404K)


The Mouse Imaging Centre at Sick Kids
At the Mouse Imaging Centre (MICe), housed The Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids) in Toronto, researchers are studying the genetic makeup of mice, hoping that an understanding of the biological changes that occur with certain diseases can prevent similar illnesses in humans. [Full Story] (PDF 384K)


Superior Surgery through Visualization at the Munich University of Technology
Surgeons at the Center of Advanced Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery use SGI technology to create three-dimensional simulations of the surgeries they perform. The surgeons also take advantage of SGI Visual Area Networking (VAN)solutions to interact at a distance with visualizations created miles away. The benefits to the patients are manifold: improved function, improved appearance, fewer operations, and less time spent in the hospital. [Full Story] (PDF 122K)