Beschreibung:
This book describes at the introductory level how modern technology has made the scenario of the classic science-fiction movie Fantastic Voyage about a submarine and its crew members being shrunk to microscopic size and ventured into the body, a reality. Exactly 50 years following the release of the film, such reality takes the form of a medical interventional room capable of mimicking this scenario. Based on 15 years of intensive research and development by the world-leading team in this specific field, the book goes through the scenes of the movie and while explaining how it is implemented in this first-of-a-kind interventional facility.
Introduction. The location. The interventional facility. The team at the planning briefing. The submarine. Miniaturization. Injection. Travelling in the artery. Tracking the position of the submarine. Propulsion and steering. Navigating in the bloodstream. The crew. Conclusion.