Deep Space LIVE: Cinematic Rendering

THU February 20, 2020 / 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. / Deep Space 8K

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(Linz, February 17, 2020) Amazing photorealistic 3-D depictions of the human body are the featured attractions at the next Deep Space LIVE this coming Thursday. Prim. Dr. Franz Fellner, director of the Department of Radiology at Linz’s Kepler University Clinic, will offer fascinating insights in state-of-the-art medical imaging techniques and explain how technologies developed in the animated film industry facilitate understanding human anatomy.

Cinematic Rendering

Images taken inside the human body enable us to better understand human anatomy, facilitate medical teaching as well as the planning of surgical procedures, and also make for better doctor-patient communication. These images are produced by techniques such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Cinematic Rendering software developed by Siemens Healthineers is based on techniques used in the animated film industry; thus, its aim is to generate, on the basis of data delivered by CT and MRI scans, depictions that are as photorealistic as a Hollywood blockbuster! And that explains the reference to the movies in its name. In 2017, Cinematic Rendering was nominated for the German Future Prize.

Franz Fellner and Imaging Technology

Dr. Franz Fellner is director of the Institute of Radiology at Kepler University Clinic. For over 20 years, his work has focused on human anatomy, how the body functions, and the wide-ranging application possibilities of imaging procedures. He has given speeches worldwide and organized continuing professional education events on these topics since the 1990s.

Deep Space LIVE

Deep Space LIVE
Every Thursday, 7 p.m. (except public holidays), the Ars Electronica Center invites you to a Deep Space LIVE. High-resolution images in 16 by 9 meter format will be combined with expert commentary, entertaining double conferences and musical improvisation. Whether it’s art-historical tracing, space flight, a voyage of discovery into the nanoworld or a LIVE concert – Deep Space LIVE stands for enlightening entertainment amidst impressive visual worlds. Admission costs €3. With a valid museum ticket, the visit is free of charge.

Photo:
Cinematic Rendering / Fotocredit: Ars Electronica – Robert Bauernhansl / Printversion

Photo:
Cinematic Rendering / Fotocredit: Ars Electronica – Robert Bauernhansl / Printversion


Cinematic Rendering