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FiatLux Imaging, Inc. has announced the release of its medical imaging application, capitalizing on video game technology to create high-quality 3D and 2D image reformations.

FiatLux Imaging, Inc. - a high-tech company founded by former Microsoft software veterans - announced today the release of its innovative medical imaging application that capitalizes on advanced video game technology to create stunning C images from CT and MRI scans at a fraction of the cost of current medical imaging technology. The company received Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510k clearance for its FiatLux Visualize™ last week.

Engineers at FiatLux Imaging have leveraged the functionality of DirectX game programming protocols to create a powerful, easy-to-use medical image analysis tool for use by physicians virtually anywhere, anytime.

Now available for purchase at under US $3,000, FiatLux Visualize runs on off-the-shelf PCs and laptops with standard graphics cards, and offers health care professionals an affordable and portable alternative to traditional, costly, dedicated 2D/3D processing workstations, which typically have been restricted to hospital radiology departments and radiology centers. This flexible approach potentially broadens the use of 2D/3D imaging in surgical planning and patient consultation. It is of particular benefit to neurosurgeons, cardiologists, and orthopedists, as well as other specialists such as surgeons.

FiatLux Visualize provides physicians with an efficient way of viewing CT and MRI scans that also provides useful information in certain medical applications. Its affordable price and ease-of-use hold promise to bring advanced medical imaging and analysis to populations in rural areas and developing countries, where they typically have not been available.

FiatLux Imaging, Inc. CEO Mary Frances Feider says utilizing the DirectX game programming technology that enables today's most popular video games is the key to providing the level of detail and vivid realism in FiatLux Visualize at a lower price point.

"DirectX programming technology was designed to take full advantage of performance advances in video graphics hardware,” says Feider. “Harnessing the power and superior graphics capability of game technology for use in the medical imaging field brings a new level of affordable quality and accessibility to physicians and their patients."