A 3D model of lungs has been released by Thyng to help enhance the understanding of COVID

A 3D model of lungs, which have been severely damaged by COVID, has been released by Thyng to help enhance the understanding of COVID for patient awareness, education, research and training, and physician communications purposes.

The 3D model was created from a CT scan from an actual patient with severe COVID illness on day nine of their COVID infection. Following the CT scan, the patient was on a ventilator for twelve days and survived the disease. The 3D model enables everyone to see the devastating and significant impact COVID-19 can have on the lungs, including on the periphery of the lungs, lower lobes of the lungs, and around the bronchi within the lungs.

The 3D model is available on Thyng’s new MedReality Marketplace and can be interacted and automatically viewed with on Augmented Reality on an iPad or iPhone using the MedReality iOS app or any web browser using Thyng’s MedReality 3D Web Viewer, which enables real-world anatomical models to be experienced in 3D on a web browser.

CEO of Thyng. Ed LaHood, stated: “Perhaps one of the biggest and most relevant mysteries in the world right now is how and why COVID can quickly and significantly devastate the lungs of an otherwise healthy person and lead to death in a matter of days. This 3D Model shows more clearly than anything ever produced how a COVID infection can utterly devastate the lungs. The impact of COVID is immediately visible by viewing this 3D Model, the stunning visual presented by this 3D Model allows everyone to understand the impact that COVID can have, it is immediately apparent and understandable.”

Neuroradiologist and Medical Director, advanced biomedical visualisation and experiential learning, Mayo Clinic, Dr. Jonathan Morris, stated: “Learning 3D anatomy is best accomplished by combining rote anatomic teaching with real-world 3D patient-specific anatomy, and that should be available to any user on any device where the learner is. Thyng is making that available today with the MedReality Platform and the MedReality Marketplace. The Covid Lung Model is the first example showing the increased value this type of content delivered though the MedReality platform can have for education and training. Seeing the degree of lung damage caused by COVID-19 encourages greater understanding to both the layperson and healthcare professional, helping improve precaution levels and overall care.”