Know the inner beauty of computational systems?

BANGALORE, INDIA: Enhanced medical ultrasound and machine motion vision for manufacturing would add to the aesthetics of computational enhanced systems, said Prof. Brian Anthony, research scientist, Lab for Manufacturing and Productivity, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

On Day 2 of EmTech India here on Wednesday, he delivered the opening keynote on the inner beauty of such systems. In both medical diagnostics and manufacturing, "more information can be got by measuring and controlling the acquisition state of an imaging process," explained Anthony.

A live demonstration of the machine motion vision process held the audience in rapt attention, as the computational enhanced system went about monitoring and controlling mechanical operations. The process was, according to the accomplished research scientist, a pivot to video analytics for search.

Replying to a query on the medical ultrasound tool's utility in rural areas, especially in Indian context, he said that it was patient-specific and uploading content through that ultimately depended on the frame rate. "There is definitely an opportunity to do more with it (irrespective of region)," he affirmed.

MIT has been actively pursuing a project on ultrasound, with Anthony as its lead investigator. It is intended to simplify routine ultrasound measurements and improve the quality and diagnostic capabilities of ultrasound imaging.

It would also improve the intelligence capabilities of ultrasound probes as well as render higher quality images and aid in the diagnosis of disease.  This project will enable a wider range of health care providers to perform scans and ultimately, hopes to make ultrasound much more accessible in regions where healthcare services are limited.

Even the motion vision device was so robust that it could detect delicate, minor motion and actions, said Anthony.