Absolutely no joke. The technology for 3D medical imaging is very similar to the technology for 3D seismic imaging of geological structures, and I think it very likely that geophysicists would want a similar tool for visualizing what’s underground.
To be amazed and have your jaw drop, check out the collection at Toshiba’s Aquilion ONE Movie Theatre! I am speechless!
http://www.medical.toshiba.com/products/ct/DynamicVolume/ClinicalCardiac01.aspx
I should have RTFA. Without reading I thought it was some sort of volumetric 3D display capability, but it’s actually an integrated 3D CT system. Very impressive, but not directly relevant to oil exploration.