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A growing field that is helping doctors learn more about how the body works and diseases by providing visual representations.

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Answer: Medical Visualization

Doctors are using diagnostic images (MRI, CT, etc) to help visualize patients. Technology is putting together these 2D images into 3D images. With these 3D images surgeons are able to 'practice' surgery before they actually cut into the patient.

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