DigitalCustom Co-Founder Is Recognized For Advanced Animation Work To Assist Surgeons
DigitalCustom Group, Inc. congratulates co-founder Dr. Barnabas Takacs on development of software that helps plastic surgeons minimize surgical disfigurement
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 23 2004 -- DigitalCustom Group, Inc.
congratulated Dr. Barnabas Takacs, DigitalCustom’s co-founder and Chief
Technology Officer, and Digital Elite Inc., on recent recognition of their
groundbreaking work in the development of software that helps plastic surgeons
plan sensitive surgical procedures to minimize or avoid facial
disfigurement.
A January 2004 article in New Scientist magazine entitled
“Facial Modelling Software Finds the Kindest Cut,” featured the use of Digital
Elite’s technologies to help plastic surgeons develop incision strategies to
avoid disfigurement from surgery on sensitive areas of the face. The featured
technique combines Digital Elite’s 3-D facial modeling capabilities with
patient-specific data obtained by physicians through standard pre-operative MRI
scans of the patient’s face. Digital Elite’s technology was initially developed
for the entertainment and advertising industries, as part of a research and
development initiative to create life-like computer-generated characters.
DigitalCustom’s President, Jeffrey Makoff, said “The work of our
co-founder Dr. Takacs and Digital Elite is important on many levels. The uses of
digital animation, automated real-time image processing and editing technologies
go far beyond entertainment. Innovation in this area is now driven by public
recognition that digital imaging can improve people’s lives in very tangible
ways. Health care, historical archiving and cross-cultural communication are
only a few examples.”
About
DigitalCustom
DigitalCustom Group is a worldwide provider of digital photo
editing, photo repair and restoration and “photo-to-fine art” services to
businesses, retailers and consumers (through its Image-Edit & Art Web site).
Under an agreement with Italy’s Fratelli Alinari (www.alinari.com), DigitalCustom
has reference access to one of the world’s largest collections of historical
images. DigitalCustom is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. More information about
DigitalCustom Group is available at http://www.digitalcustom.com or by contacting Mr. Aaron Daru,
Vice President, Operations, at 866-668-8880 (e-mail protected from spam
bots).
About Digital Elite:
Digital Elite Inc. is a Los Angeles-based
consulting and software company that develops high performance virtual human
modeling and animation platforms supporting a variety of applications, including
virtual surgery, digital media production and entertainment. More information
about Digital Elite is available at www.digitalelite.net or
from the Company at e-mail protected from spam bots.
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