1 00:00:11,599 --> 00:00:14,230 earth from over 200 miles above is an 2 00:00:14,230 --> 00:00:14,240 earth from over 200 miles above is an 3 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,029 earth from over 200 miles above is an inspiring sight but this unique vantage 4 00:00:17,029 --> 00:00:17,039 inspiring sight but this unique vantage 5 00:00:17,039 --> 00:00:19,429 inspiring sight but this unique vantage point has practical value as well 6 00:00:19,429 --> 00:00:19,439 point has practical value as well 7 00:00:19,439 --> 00:00:21,590 point has practical value as well since the early 1970s a series of 8 00:00:21,590 --> 00:00:21,600 since the early 1970s a series of 9 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:23,670 since the early 1970s a series of satellites looking at our planet has 10 00:00:23,670 --> 00:00:23,680 satellites looking at our planet has 11 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,630 satellites looking at our planet has been producing highly valuable pictures 12 00:00:26,630 --> 00:00:26,640 been producing highly valuable pictures 13 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,029 been producing highly valuable pictures these images colorized and enhanced with 14 00:00:29,029 --> 00:00:29,039 these images colorized and enhanced with 15 00:00:29,039 --> 00:00:31,830 these images colorized and enhanced with computers are used to monitor erosion 16 00:00:31,830 --> 00:00:31,840 computers are used to monitor erosion 17 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,389 computers are used to monitor erosion urban growth and environmental changes 18 00:00:34,389 --> 00:00:34,399 urban growth and environmental changes 19 00:00:34,399 --> 00:00:36,790 urban growth and environmental changes and to identify certain types of crops 20 00:00:36,790 --> 00:00:36,800 and to identify certain types of crops 21 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:38,709 and to identify certain types of crops and timber resources 22 00:00:38,709 --> 00:00:38,719 and timber resources 23 00:00:38,719 --> 00:00:41,350 and timber resources it's called multi-spectral scanning and 24 00:00:41,350 --> 00:00:41,360 it's called multi-spectral scanning and 25 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,510 it's called multi-spectral scanning and thanks to research scientists like doug 26 00:00:43,510 --> 00:00:43,520 thanks to research scientists like doug 27 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,670 thanks to research scientists like doug rickman at nasa's national space 28 00:00:45,670 --> 00:00:45,680 rickman at nasa's national space 29 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:47,830 rickman at nasa's national space technology laboratories in basin louis 30 00:00:47,830 --> 00:00:47,840 technology laboratories in basin louis 31 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,310 technology laboratories in basin louis mississippi satellite data processing 32 00:00:50,310 --> 00:00:50,320 mississippi satellite data processing 33 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:52,229 mississippi satellite data processing techniques are now being applied to 34 00:00:52,229 --> 00:00:52,239 techniques are now being applied to 35 00:00:52,239 --> 00:00:56,069 techniques are now being applied to medical images like this one the goal 36 00:00:56,069 --> 00:00:56,079 medical images like this one the goal 37 00:00:56,079 --> 00:00:58,709 medical images like this one the goal improve disease detection and treatment 38 00:00:58,709 --> 00:00:58,719 improve disease detection and treatment 39 00:00:58,719 --> 00:01:00,549 improve disease detection and treatment capabilities 40 00:01:00,549 --> 00:01:00,559 capabilities 41 00:01:00,559 --> 00:01:02,389 capabilities one of the keys to this effort is a 42 00:01:02,389 --> 00:01:02,399 one of the keys to this effort is a 43 00:01:02,399 --> 00:01:04,549 one of the keys to this effort is a relatively new body scanning technique 44 00:01:04,549 --> 00:01:04,559 relatively new body scanning technique 45 00:01:04,559 --> 00:01:06,710 relatively new body scanning technique called magnetic resonance 46 00:01:06,710 --> 00:01:06,720 called magnetic resonance 47 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:08,950 called magnetic resonance this particular mr unit is part of 48 00:01:08,950 --> 00:01:08,960 this particular mr unit is part of 49 00:01:08,960 --> 00:01:11,109 this particular mr unit is part of washington university's malintra 50 00:01:11,109 --> 00:01:11,119 washington university's malintra 51 00:01:11,119 --> 00:01:13,270 washington university's malintra institute of radiology in st louis 52 00:01:13,270 --> 00:01:13,280 institute of radiology in st louis 53 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:14,630 institute of radiology in st louis missouri 54 00:01:14,630 --> 00:01:14,640 missouri 55 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:16,710 missouri the patient is carefully positioned by a 56 00:01:16,710 --> 00:01:16,720 the patient is carefully positioned by a 57 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,190 the patient is carefully positioned by a skull technologist then slid into a 58 00:01:19,190 --> 00:01:19,200 skull technologist then slid into a 59 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,109 skull technologist then slid into a super strong magnet 60 00:01:21,109 --> 00:01:21,119 super strong magnet 61 00:01:21,119 --> 00:01:23,749 super strong magnet no harmful radiation is involved 62 00:01:23,749 --> 00:01:23,759 no harmful radiation is involved 63 00:01:23,759 --> 00:01:26,149 no harmful radiation is involved the mr generates images that look to the 64 00:01:26,149 --> 00:01:26,159 the mr generates images that look to the 65 00:01:26,159 --> 00:01:28,550 the mr generates images that look to the untrained eye like x-rays but there's a 66 00:01:28,550 --> 00:01:28,560 untrained eye like x-rays but there's a 67 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:30,550 untrained eye like x-rays but there's a very important difference 68 00:01:30,550 --> 00:01:30,560 very important difference 69 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,270 very important difference x-rays are most sensitive to bone 70 00:01:33,270 --> 00:01:33,280 x-rays are most sensitive to bone 71 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,830 x-rays are most sensitive to bone mrs to other tissues in the body like 72 00:01:35,830 --> 00:01:35,840 mrs to other tissues in the body like 73 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:37,429 mrs to other tissues in the body like the brain 74 00:01:37,429 --> 00:01:37,439 the brain 75 00:01:37,439 --> 00:01:39,590 the brain what brings nasa into the picture is the 76 00:01:39,590 --> 00:01:39,600 what brings nasa into the picture is the 77 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,069 what brings nasa into the picture is the fact that the mr produces these images 78 00:01:42,069 --> 00:01:42,079 fact that the mr produces these images 79 00:01:42,079 --> 00:01:44,390 fact that the mr produces these images in digital form meaning they can be 80 00:01:44,390 --> 00:01:44,400 in digital form meaning they can be 81 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,710 in digital form meaning they can be processed by a computer just like the 82 00:01:46,710 --> 00:01:46,720 processed by a computer just like the 83 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:48,710 processed by a computer just like the picture information transmitted via 84 00:01:48,710 --> 00:01:48,720 picture information transmitted via 85 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:50,469 picture information transmitted via satellite 86 00:01:50,469 --> 00:01:50,479 satellite 87 00:01:50,479 --> 00:01:53,270 satellite research scientists at nstl use their 88 00:01:53,270 --> 00:01:53,280 research scientists at nstl use their 89 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:55,350 research scientists at nstl use their unique software package to assemble 90 00:01:55,350 --> 00:01:55,360 unique software package to assemble 91 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,590 unique software package to assemble different black and white views produced 92 00:01:57,590 --> 00:01:57,600 different black and white views produced 93 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,389 different black and white views produced by the scanner into a single composite 94 00:02:00,389 --> 00:02:00,399 by the scanner into a single composite 95 00:02:00,399 --> 00:02:01,670 by the scanner into a single composite image 96 00:02:01,670 --> 00:02:01,680 image 97 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:03,910 image next color is added because we see 98 00:02:03,910 --> 00:02:03,920 next color is added because we see 99 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:05,749 next color is added because we see things much better in color than in 100 00:02:05,749 --> 00:02:05,759 things much better in color than in 101 00:02:05,759 --> 00:02:07,270 things much better in color than in black and white 102 00:02:07,270 --> 00:02:07,280 black and white 103 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,510 black and white color images like this can then be blown 104 00:02:09,510 --> 00:02:09,520 color images like this can then be blown 105 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,910 color images like this can then be blown up and enhanced to bring out particular 106 00:02:11,910 --> 00:02:11,920 up and enhanced to bring out particular 107 00:02:11,920 --> 00:02:14,550 up and enhanced to bring out particular areas of concern to the physician 108 00:02:14,550 --> 00:02:14,560 areas of concern to the physician 109 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,470 areas of concern to the physician much important information present in 110 00:02:16,470 --> 00:02:16,480 much important information present in 111 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,550 much important information present in the standard black and white format is 112 00:02:18,550 --> 00:02:18,560 the standard black and white format is 113 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:20,390 the standard black and white format is not clearly visible until these 114 00:02:20,390 --> 00:02:20,400 not clearly visible until these 115 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,470 not clearly visible until these processing techniques are applied 116 00:02:22,470 --> 00:02:22,480 processing techniques are applied 117 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:23,990 processing techniques are applied according to associate professor of 118 00:02:23,990 --> 00:02:24,000 according to associate professor of 119 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,550 according to associate professor of radiology at washington university dr 120 00:02:26,550 --> 00:02:26,560 radiology at washington university dr 121 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,510 radiology at washington university dr michael veneer what's happened with the 122 00:02:29,510 --> 00:02:29,520 michael veneer what's happened with the 123 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,070 michael veneer what's happened with the use of the nstl satellite image 124 00:02:32,070 --> 00:02:32,080 use of the nstl satellite image 125 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,949 use of the nstl satellite image processing technology is that now we're 126 00:02:34,949 --> 00:02:34,959 processing technology is that now we're 127 00:02:34,959 --> 00:02:38,869 processing technology is that now we're studying the examinations in a much more 128 00:02:38,869 --> 00:02:38,879 studying the examinations in a much more 129 00:02:38,879 --> 00:02:41,910 studying the examinations in a much more detailed way we can often contribute 130 00:02:41,910 --> 00:02:41,920 detailed way we can often contribute 131 00:02:41,920 --> 00:02:43,830 detailed way we can often contribute very significantly to the management of 132 00:02:43,830 --> 00:02:43,840 very significantly to the management of 133 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:45,830 very significantly to the management of patient by answering questions we simply 134 00:02:45,830 --> 00:02:45,840 patient by answering questions we simply 135 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:47,589 patient by answering questions we simply couldn't answer any other way 136 00:02:47,589 --> 00:02:47,599 couldn't answer any other way 137 00:02:47,599 --> 00:02:49,350 couldn't answer any other way the people at washington university are 138 00:02:49,350 --> 00:02:49,360 the people at washington university are 139 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,430 the people at washington university are now setting up their own image analysis 140 00:02:51,430 --> 00:02:51,440 now setting up their own image analysis 141 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,509 now setting up their own image analysis system the hope is that in the near 142 00:02:53,509 --> 00:02:53,519 system the hope is that in the near 143 00:02:53,519 --> 00:02:55,509 system the hope is that in the near future this technology will become a 144 00:02:55,509 --> 00:02:55,519 future this technology will become a 145 00:02:55,519 --> 00:02:58,550 future this technology will become a standard tool in patient evaluations 146 00:02:58,550 --> 00:02:58,560 standard tool in patient evaluations 147 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:00,869 standard tool in patient evaluations we think that for certain selected 148 00:03:00,869 --> 00:03:00,879 we think that for certain selected 149 00:03:00,879 --> 00:03:03,270 we think that for certain selected examinations that 150 00:03:03,270 --> 00:03:03,280 examinations that 151 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,830 examinations that the actual surgical procedure that's 152 00:03:05,830 --> 00:03:05,840 the actual surgical procedure that's 153 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:07,270 the actual surgical procedure that's done on the patient 154 00:03:07,270 --> 00:03:07,280 done on the patient 155 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,270 done on the patient or whether the decision whether or not 156 00:03:09,270 --> 00:03:09,280 or whether the decision whether or not 157 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,030 or whether the decision whether or not to do surgery will be based on the 158 00:03:11,030 --> 00:03:11,040 to do surgery will be based on the 159 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:12,949 to do surgery will be based on the results of this type of multispectral 160 00:03:12,949 --> 00:03:12,959 results of this type of multispectral 161 00:03:12,959 --> 00:03:16,229 results of this type of multispectral analysis and that's a remarkable finding 162 00:03:16,229 --> 00:03:16,239 analysis and that's a remarkable finding 163 00:03:16,239 --> 00:03:18,630 analysis and that's a remarkable finding in technology which has only been 164 00:03:18,630 --> 00:03:18,640 in technology which has only been 165 00:03:18,640 --> 00:03:21,350 in technology which has only been applied for the last year or so 166 00:03:21,350 --> 00:03:21,360 applied for the last year or so 167 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,070 applied for the last year or so nasa's medical imaging effort helping 168 00:03:24,070 --> 00:03:24,080 nasa's medical imaging effort helping 169 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,630 nasa's medical imaging effort helping doctors make the most of an exciting new 170 00:03:26,630 --> 00:03:26,640 doctors make the most of an exciting new 171 00:03:26,640 --> 00:03:33,030 doctors make the most of an exciting new diagnostic tool 172 00:03:33,030 --> 00:03:33,040 173 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,120 you