Voxel's products implement our patented process which creates multiple exposure holograms, Voxgram™ images, from a series of sequential slices of CT or MR data. A single piece of holographic film is exposed multiple times for the multiple two-dimensional scanned cross-sectional slices. Each exposure accurately stores not only the XY contrast-detail of each slice, but also the Z distance which separates each slice from the film and from every other slice. When this film is processed and re-illuminated, an "anatomical twin" of the patient's anatomy is seen glowing projected in space. A special portable viewer for medical holograms, the Voxbox™ display, eliminates the usual requirement for laser illumination, and allows the clinician to safely see and use this accurate display of their patient's anatomy.
Voxgram images are FDA 510(k) exempt, and are reimbursable under AMA CPT code 76377.
Reach in to the newest and most exciting tool to assist Educators faced with the challenge of efficiently teaching anatomy! Voxgram images are excellent for one-on-one and group education. The Voxbox display is bright and portable, allowing Voxgram images to be viewed with ease in any kind of educational setting.
Standard and custom sets of educational Voxgram images are being used at several leading Medical Schools to teach — and then test — students' knowledge and understanding of normal and abnormal anatomy. Educators report that teaching is greatly enhanced with the intuitive "3D X-ray" viewpoint of Voxgram images.
Students gain a direct intuitive understanding of the sizes of, and relationships between, anatomical structures. Voxgram images make a popular addition to the educational experience. They have also been used in a variety of museum and other public settings, including an RSNA/ACR sponsored exhibit at Disney's Epcot Center.
Order from our catalog of standard images displaying normal and pathological anatomy. Please call 801-983-6075 for more information.
A Voxgram™ image is a special kind of hologram. Traditional holography requires that light be reflected off a physical object. The "object" for a Voxgram image is a screen upon which one slice from a CT/MR scan is displayed. A hologram of this first slice is recorded, then the screen is moved back a distance corresponding to the gap between slices. The next slice is displayed on the screen, and a second hologram is superimposed on the first, and so on for all subsequent slices. The multiple-exposure hologram encodes the depths as well as the intensities for each exposure, all on a single Voxgram film. Then, using a Voxbox display, the individual holograms are optically reassembled and projected in space, each at its original anatomical position.
Voxel's proprietary technology can generate holograms containing hundreds of CT/MR slices on a single film, elegantly summarizing all the information from one or more scans in a highly understandable three-dimensional format for the physician. Voxgram images are not limited to just CT and MR data: other types of data are compatible, including PET and 3D-Ultrasound, and non-medical data such as seismic, industrial CT, and sectional microscopy data.
Voxgram images are FDA 510(k) exempt, and are reimbursable under AMA CPT code 76377.
The Voxel system transfers data from the hospital, physician, or imaging center to Voxel in an encrypted/compressed DICOM-standard format via the Internet or on CD. Print-preview software at the sending end allows the clinical user to select what data to print and how to format it on the film, or standard pre-defined views can be ordered. At Voxel the transmitted data are printed as one or more true three-dimensional hard-copy holograms and returned within 24 hours. Please call 801-983-6075 for more information.
eFilm Workstation™ is a powerful PACS product from our partners at Merge Healthcare. It implements the customer-side software for the Voxel system, and has FDA 510(k) clearance. It includes our patented Simgram™ rendering algorithm for the simulation of Voxgram™ images on normal 2D screens, and a sophisticated Voxgram image ordering capability.
The Voxbox™ display is a patented free-standing light box that directs visible light through a Voxgram film, creating an accurate three-dimensional replica of the patient's scanned anatomy projected in space towards the observer. The Voxbox display is FDA 510(k) exempt.
All users of Voxgram images need access to at least one Voxbox display. Voxel uses its patented, proprietary digital technology to holographically record multiple slices of data on each single sheet of Voxgram film. Accurate replay requires the special optics in the Voxbox display to properly reconstruct and project the holographic image. Other forms of illumination would significantly distort the holographic image, and are specifically not approved by Voxel for any form of clinical use. Please call 801-983-6075 for more information.