Alexander Tsiaras expects his travelogue to be used by physicians for planning patients' surgery and radiation treatments. (Digital imagery by Alexander Tsiaras )


This image is part of Tsiaras' investigation of his anatomy and is rendered from Spiral CT (computer tomography) data and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) downloaded off the Net after being scanned. (Digital imagery by Alexander Tsiaras )


he "Anatomical Travelogue" is a series of magazine articles, documentary films, multimedia projects and books of the first anatomical travelogue through the human body.

I have organized this Internet-based project with a number of participating companies who have contributed more than $1.5 million in equipment and countless hours of time. With the help of these assets, I am creating and producing a comprehensive and educational study of the human body, which will be understandable and appealing to both the general public and the medical community.

I intend for the individual renderings to follow the aesthetic profile of the great medical illustrations of the past. Though a high aesthetic standard will be implemented, the project's scientific application will be primary. The technological results from this project will be used not only by the media, but also by physicians for the planning of surgery and radiation treatments, and as an educational tool for teaching anatomy to all levels -- from elementary students to medical professionals.

The majority of this work is done over the Internet. The raw data and algorithms are exchanged over contributed T1 lines. Vast amounts of data are transferred daily and manipulated via defined scientific and aesthetic protocols, which are also transferred via the Internet.

Alexander Tsiaras, 42, is a New York-based scientist, journalist and artist.



Images such as this one will be accessible by the scientific community and the general public "for use in research, entertainment, and education." (Digital imagery by Alexander Tsiaras )

With corporate financial and equipment donations of more than $1.5 million, Tsiaras has been able to create renderings of the human anatomy. (Digital imagery by Alexander Tsiaras)

Large amounts of data are transferred and manipulated via defined scientific and aesthetic protocols. (Digital imagery by Alexander Tsiaras)






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