With the recent advances in computer software and hardware, Medical students these days are getting access to more technology and knowledge as against those who studied about a decade back. The hottest medical development is the virtual heart, that will allow students to see exactly how the real thing operates from the interior as well as exterior, without having to make a single cut. The software that runs on the same hardware as your average gaming PC is used for the running of the simulation. The idea was conceived by three London doctors at the University college London Hospitals heart hospital and the animation part was developed by UK animation house Glassworks, which is also popular for variety of works.

NVIDIA hardware is used for the simulation and it can also interact with a dummy, which also enables students to perform a virtual ultrasound on the patient before performing it on a real one.

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