VOA慢速英語: 視頻游戲技術(shù)拯救生命

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Video Game Technology to Save Lives

視頻游戲技術(shù)拯救生命

A hospital in the American state of Texas is using video game technology to help doctors save patients’ lives. The technology shows detailed pictures of patients’ bodies. Doctors then use the pictures to plan and perform operations.

在美國德克薩斯州的一家醫(yī)院，使用視頻游戲技術(shù)幫助醫(yī)生挽救病人的生命。該技術(shù)顯示了病人身體的詳細(xì)照片。然后，醫(yī)生使用這些照片來指定計(jì)劃并做手術(shù)。

The new imaging technology is called Plato’s CAVE.

這個(gè)新的成像技術(shù)被叫做柏拉圖洞穴狀自動(dòng)虛擬系統(tǒng)(CAVE)。

Dr. Brian Butler is a cancer specialist at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. He is also the lead creator of CAVE.

德克薩斯州休斯頓的休斯頓衛(wèi)理公會(huì)醫(yī)院的癌癥專家布萊恩·巴特勒醫(yī)生，也是CAVE技術(shù)的主要?jiǎng)?chuàng)造者。

“Computer engineers and video gamers really propelled this type of technology into a possibility.”

“計(jì)算機(jī)工程師和視頻游戲玩家真正推動(dòng)這項(xiàng)技術(shù)的發(fā)展，使其成為可能。”

Complex images??

復(fù)雜圖像

CAVE turns information from other medical imaging machines -- such as CT, MRI and PET scanners – into complex pictures of the human body.

CAVE技術(shù)把來自其他醫(yī)學(xué)成像機(jī)器(如CT、MR和PET掃描儀)的照片資料，合成人體的復(fù)雜圖像。

CAVE images look like video game graphics: they appear almost real. And, doctors can play with CAVE images. They can touch the video screen to make the images turn, grow, shrink or change direction.

CAVE圖片看起來很像視頻游戲的圖形，它們幾乎和真的一樣，并且醫(yī)生還可以玩CAVE圖片，他們可以觸摸屏幕上的圖像，通過觸摸來使其旋轉(zhuǎn)，擴(kuò)大，縮小或改變方向。

Precision??

精確

Mas Takashima is a doctor who uses Plato’s CAVE. He says the technology is important because it helps doctors imagine operations in advance.

馬斯·高島是使用過柏拉圖CAVE的一名醫(yī)生，他稱，這項(xiàng)技術(shù)很重要，因?yàn)樗梢蕴崆皫椭t(yī)生對手術(shù)進(jìn)行設(shè)想。

“When you have the data so you can then visualize exactly what's going on, it definitely decreases the stress level or the anxiety level of just wondering, 'oh, is there a possibility that that blood vessel might be, you know, wrapped around this tumor?'”

“當(dāng)你有了數(shù)據(jù)，你就可以想象到病人的身體到底是怎么個(gè)情況了，它絕對可以減少醫(yī)生不確定時(shí)的壓力和焦慮，例如：‘哦，這里是否有可能是血管呢?這個(gè)腫瘤是被血管包裹著嗎?’。”

Recently, doctors used CAVE technology to plan a difficult operation. Their patient had accidentally shot himself with an arrow. The doctors could see where the arrow had entered the man’s head. They also could see how close it was to critical blood vessels.

最近，醫(yī)生們用CAVE技術(shù)去計(jì)劃進(jìn)行一個(gè)很難的手術(shù)，他們的一個(gè)病人不小心用箭射傷了自己，通過CAVE技術(shù)，醫(yī)生可以看見那個(gè)箭頭已經(jīng)進(jìn)人了病人的頭部，他們還可以看到箭頭距離旁邊的血管有多近。

Medical images are a relatively new field. But CAVE is an important development. And it is just the beginning, experts say. As technology changes, medical images will only improve.

醫(yī)學(xué)影像學(xué)是一個(gè)相對較新的領(lǐng)域，但是CAVE技術(shù)是一個(gè)非常重要的發(fā)展。并且專家稱，這僅僅是個(gè)開始，隨著技術(shù)的不斷發(fā)展，醫(yī)學(xué)圖像學(xué)會(huì)越來越進(jìn)步。

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image - n. a reproduction of the appearance of a person or thing

shrink - v. to make or become less in size, weight or value

tumor - n. a mass of tissue made up of abnormal cells

arrow - n. a weapon that is usually a stick with a point at one end

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Video Game Technology to Save Lives

A hospital in the American state of Texas is using video game technology to help doctors save patients’ lives. The technology shows detailed pictures of patients’ bodies. Doctors then use the pictures to plan and perform operations.

The new imaging technology is called Plato’s CAVE.

Dr. Brian Butler is a cancer specialist at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. He is also the lead creator of CAVE.

“Computer engineers and video gamers really propelled this type of technology into a possibility.”

Complex images??

CAVE turns information from other medical imaging machines -- such as CT, MRI and PET scanners – into complex pictures of the human body.

CAVE images look like video game graphics: they appear almost real. And, doctors can play with CAVE images. They can touch the video screen to make the images turn, grow, shrink or change direction.

Precision??

Mas Takashima is a doctor who uses Plato’s CAVE. He says the technology is important because it helps doctors imagine operations in advance.

“When you have the data so you can then visualize exactly what's going on, it definitely decreases the stress level or the anxiety level of just wondering, 'oh, is there a possibility that that blood vessel might be, you know, wrapped around this tumor?'”

Recently, doctors used CAVE technology to plan a difficult operation. Their patient had accidentally shot himself with an arrow. The doctors could see where the arrow had entered the man’s head. They also could see how close it was to critical blood vessels.

Medical images are a relatively new field. But CAVE is an important development. And it is just the beginning, experts say. As technology changes, medical images will only improve.

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Words in the News

image - n. a reproduction of the appearance of a person or thing

shrink - v. to make or become less in size, weight or value

tumor - n. a mass of tissue made up of abnormal cells

arrow - n. a weapon that is usually a stick with a point at one end

Now it’s your turn to use these words in the news.