Surgery Godfather
Chapter 1251 - 958 - Simulated Surgery_2

Chapter 1251: 958 Chapter Simulated Surgery_2

Lu Xiaolu was someone who impressed Yang Ping more and more as he got to know him, and if he really wanted to join the laboratory at Sanbo Hospital, Yang Ping was willing to communicate with Nandu Medical University.

Li Yingtong had already taken care of her affairs in the United States and was now officially starting work at the laboratory of Sanbo Hospital. To show her importance, the laboratory director Tang Shun personally went to welcome this beautiful doctor. Yang Ping had already ordered Tang Shun to retain this talented woman at all costs, and Tang Shun, after much thought, had no choice but to pull out all the stops.

The Digital Human project at Nandu Medical University had been completed, and what remained was the refining of some details and the repair of some software bugs. Professor He invited Yang Ping to see the achievements of the new generation of Digital Humans. Academician Xiang was overwhelmed with excitement—he had never thought he’d see the success of physiological digital humans in his lifetime.

To support the Digital Human program, Nandu Medical University established its own supercomputer server room. Based on the supercomputer, the physiological digital human created was leading internationally. On the massive screen, a three-dimensional human body hovered in mid-air, composed entirely of digital cells; it nearly simulated all of a human’s physiological functions.

The previous few times Yang Ping had visited, he only saw parts of the digital human. Now, not only could he see the entire digital human, he could also use virtual reality technology to recreate the digital human and perform simulated surgeries using it.

Yang Ping put on the corresponding glasses and reached for the "surgical instruments." The combination of virtual reality technology and the digital human produced a magical effect; the digital human was lying in front of Yang Ping, very lifelike.

Yang Ping picked up the "surgical knife" and began to operate on the digital human. He cut through the virtual skin of the digital human’s chest. The tactile simulation was extremely delicate; the touch of the knife and the sensation of cutting through the skin felt incredibly real, much like an actual surgery.

As the knife cut down, just like in a real surgery, severed blood vessels of various sizes began to bleed, and the speed of bleeding, whether it could coagulate on its own, and the time taken for coagulation—in all aspects—conformed to that of a real human body. Yang Ping wiped the blood with a virtual gauze, then used a "Virtual Electrosurgical Unit" to stop the bleeding.

Then he cut layer by layer until the chest cavity was opened to reveal the heart. The digital human’s heart was throbbing vividly before him. He attempted to make a small incision in the heart with the knife, and blood spurted from the heart, immediately causing the patient’s blood pressure to drop.

"Its physiological state simulates a real person; if it isn’t rescued in time, it will die from blood loss," reminded Director He, who was standing beside him.

Yang Ping did not intervene for the rescue; he let the blood from the digital human continue to spray, wanting to see how far Professor He’s digital human could mimic a person’s physiological functions. As the hemorrhage continued, the blood pressure kept dropping until the heart eventually stopped beating due to blood loss.

Only when the digital human’s heart had completely stopped beating did Yang Ping remove his glasses and put down the "instruments" in his hand. Excited, Professor He asked, "How is it?"

Yang Ping gave a thumbs up. Professor He said, "The department wants to nominate this project for an Academician title, but I don’t think it’s fitting because I believe your contribution to this project is the greatest."

Professor He was now completely satisfied. Whether he was nominated for Academician didn’t actually matter to him. His wish was to research physiological digital humans. He originally thought that achieving some foundational work would be successful; he hadn’t expected to reach success so directly. Yang Ping’s help had been the greatest, as the most critical foundational concepts and data were provided by him.

"I just gave an idea and some data, all the work was done by you. It’s like building a house; I just told you roughly how to build it and provided some engineering data, but the entire process of drawing and construction was all done by you. You deserve to apply for the Academician title; it’s an acknowledgment and reward for your work. You must not shy away from applying. Once successful, you’ll have more resources, which will benefit further research on the digital human," Yang Ping encouraged Professor He to apply for the Academician title.

Academician Xiang immediately said, "That’s what I’m saying, don’t be like Kong Yiji who can’t get rid of his scholar’s robe. What’s wrong with striving for the Academician title with dignity? If you’re an Academician, people will take you more seriously when you speak; it’s beneficial for scientific research and for training talent."

Professor He felt that both Yang Ping and Academician Xiang were right; he shouldn’t see these honors as just fame and gain. These honors were recognition of his achievements, and the purpose of seeking them was to bring greater benefits to the country and to science.

"I’ll have the major paper on my project published in your ’Medicine’ journal!" Professor He declared.

Yang Ping waved his hand: "Our journal isn’t quite prestigious enough yet. You would be better off publishing your conclusive paper in a top international journal, which will benefit your application for Academician."

"Professor Yang, it’s rare for you to visit, so I have a suggestion for your journal," said Academician Xiang, urging Yang Ping to sit down.

Yang Ping immediately replied respectfully, "Please take your time; I’ll write it down."

"The way your ’Medicine’ journal operates is very innovative, using the internet as a primary medium and paper as a secondary one, which is convenient for publication and dissemination. However, I suggest you run the internet and paper versions concurrently. After all, the internet is not very mature and data is prone to damage. For now, the traditional paper journals are more reliable and appear more authoritative. You must issue a large volume of your print journal. Still, your current practice of compiling weekly issues is excellent; gathering a week’s worth of papers into a weekly journal," Academician Xiang shared his thoughts.