“We are changing the world one voxel at a time by rendering volume data like never before! Our volume rendering engine was literally built to utilize the technology found in AMD’s processors, and with 48 cores the possibilities are endless. Our software uses volumetric ray-casting, enabled by a rendering engine based on algorithms that minimize computational costs and maximize quality and performance. Although this rendering engine can be used in any field that uses volume data, it is used primarily for healthcare to further advance 3d imaging and to provide more efficient and more accurate diagnoses worldwide. The kicker is that our engine scales perfectly with any foreseeable number of cores you, AMD, may offer. This makes our High Definition Volume Rendering® (HDVR®) and AMD’s processors a match made in heaven. The benefits of winning this competition pale in comparison to the future success our companies can share as partners. Our goal is to describe our software as “Fovia, powered by AMD.” In addition to the technological benefits of this engine, it is absolutely stunning to view. Recently we used the engine to render a mummy http://www.fovia.com/pub/imummy.mov, allowing Irethorrou, an Egyptian priest entombed for thousands of years in the Middle Egyptian city of Akhmim, to be viewed and studied while staying peacefully intact within his burial dressings. Over two hundred researchers worldwide, in a variety of disciplines, utilize HDVR. The accomplishments have been truly amazing. From saving animals from brutal forms of animal testing to studies of scanned fossilized penguins to changing the way anatomy is taught to surgeons and doctors, HDVR is there. View a HDVR movie at the following link: http://www.fovia.com/pub/beetle.mov. In the medical field, 3D imaging is a valuable tool for accelerating diagnoses, eliminating unnecessary tests and treatments, optimizing the use of minimally invasive surgeries and therapies, and gaining insight needed for clinical decisions. From both a cost and quality of service perspective, there is a clear need for efficient, high-quality advanced visualization tools. Experience our solution here: http://www.fovia.com/pub/heart.mov. Fovia’s innovative, software-only HDVR solution (http://www.fovia.com/) overcomes the many limitations of currently available imaging technologies, and enables local, enterprise-wide and web-based volumetric rendering. HDVR is an advanced technique for analyzing extremely large sets of data in three-dimensions. Fovia’s solution successfully leverages the scalability and flexibility of off-the-shelf CPUs. Prior to the introduction of Fovia’s CPU-based HDVR software, existing solutions were unable to handle the large volumes of data being generated, and exhibited many limitations, including: requiring expensive graphics cards or specialized hardware (ASICs); forcing significant trade-offs between image quality, speed and cost; inability to easily distribute images remotely (therefore requiring a dedicated, advanced visualization workstation); inflexibility and non-scalability; and a high obsolescence factor. Fovia’s HDVR technology has successfully overcome these volumetric data challenges. With Fovia’s software, large volumes of data can be visualized and analyzed in high definition – both locally on workstations and remotely through server-based, thin-client technology using only CPUs enabling a paradigm shift in volumetric imaging. We would like to share our success with you! ”

Shay Kilby is a “What would you do with 48 Cores Contest” winner. Her postings are her own opinions and may not represent AMD’s positions, strategies or opinions. Links to third party sites are provided for convenience and unless explicitly stated, AMD is not responsible for the contents of such linked sites and no endorsement is implied.