Video Games Are Helping Doctors View the Body
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical CollegeThe popular Nintendo Wii videogame system is helping radiology students reach new levels! Faculty from Weill Cornell Medical College have coupled the motion-sensitive Wii remote with the same computers used to analyze scans, and have found that the Wii remote makes examining CT and MRI images more ergonomic, heightens the interactivity during classes, and may potentially improve the ability to interpret scans.