arkin@pravda (Ronald Arkin) (02/19/90)
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VBC '90
PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Georgia Institute of Technology
and
Emory University School of Medicine
host the
First Conference on
Visualization in Biomedical Computing
May 22-25, 1990
RITZ-CARLTON BUCKHEAD
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
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PURPOSE
The goal of the First Conference on Visualization in Biomedical Computing
(VBC) is to help define and promote the emerging science of visualization
by bringing together a multidisciplinary, international group of researchers,
scientists, engineers, and toolmakers engaged in all aspects of scientific
visualization in general, and visualization in biomedical computing in
particular.
THEME
Visualization in scientific and engineering research is a rapidly emerging
discipline aimed at developing approaches and tools to facilitate the inter-
pretation of, and interaction with, large amounts of data, thereby allowing
researchers to "see" and comprehend, in a new and deeper manner, the systems
they are studying. Examples of approaches to scientific visualization include
the dynamic presentation of information in three dimensions, development of
dynamic methods to interact with and manipulate multidimensional data, and
development of models of visual perception that enhance interpretive and
decision-making processes. Examples of visualization tools include graphics
hardware and software to graphically display and animate information, as well
as environments that facilitate human-machine interaction for the interpreta-
tion of complex systems. Examples of applications of visualization in biomed-
ical computing include presentation of anatomy and physiology in 3D, animated
representation of the dynamics of fluid flow, and graphical rendering of bio-
molecular structures and their interactions.
AUDIENCE
The presentations, discussions, and interactions by and between participants
will be of interest to scientists, engineers, medical researchers, clini-
cians, psychologists, and students interested in various aspects of visualiza-
tion.
COOPERATING/CO-SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS
Alliance for Engineering in Medicine and Biology
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Emory-Georgia Tech Biomedical Technology Research Center
Emory University School of Medicine
Georgia Institute of Technology
IEEE CS Technical Committee on Computer Graphics
IEEE Computer Society
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering
International Medical Informatics Association
National Science Foundation
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
Gabor Herman, Co-chair, University of Pennsylvania
Ed Catmull, Co-chair, PIXAR
Albert Badre, Gerogia Institute of Technology
Samuel Dwyer, University of Kansas
Richard Feldmann, National Institutes of Health
Elliot Fishman, John Hopkins Hospital
Henry Fuchs, University of North Carolina
Richard Gregory, University of Bristol
Pat Hanrahan, Princeton University
H.K. Huang, University of California at Los Angeles
Arie Kaufman, SUNY at Stony Brook
Marc Levoy, University of North Carolina
Bruce McCormick, Texas A&M University
Calvin Nodine, University of Pennsylvania
Terry Peters, Nontreal Neurological Institute
Steve Pizer, University of North Carolina
Richard Robb, Mayo Clinic
Azriel Rosenfeld, University of Maryland
Perry Sprawls, Emory University School of Medicine
Jayaram Udupa, Universit of Pennsylvania
Michael Vannier, Washington University School of Medicine
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Norberto Ezquerra, Chair, Georgia INstitute of Technology
Ernest Garcia, Co-chair, Emory University School of Medicine
Ronald Arkin, Co-chair, Georgia Institute of Technology
OVERVIEW OF VBC 90
The technical program of VBC 90 will consist of:
o One day of tutorial courses by leading experts
o A plenary session highlighting invited speakers
o Two parallel tracks of contributed papers representing both
theoretical and application areas of visualization in biomedical
computing
o A series of panels on issues of controversy or of current interest,
open for discussions among all attendees
o Technical exhibits by numerous commercial vendors of visualization
technologies
The remainder of the VBC 90 program includes continental
breakfast each morning, refreshment breaks each day, an evening
reception, and dinner accompanied by a laser show at Stone
Mountain. Registrants who wish to do so may also obtain
continuing medical education credit. A tear-off registration
panel is included with this program announcement.
TUTORIALS Tutorial courses take place Tuesday May 22 from 8 AM
through 6:30 PM. Each course lasts one half-day (approximately
four hours) and there are a total of four courses offered from
which each registrant can choose two. The four tutorials are:
Morning Afternoon
Tu1a Volume Rendering Tu2a Biomedical Visualization
Tu1b Human Visual Performance Tu2b Stereoscopic Visualization
Techniques
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PLENARY SESSION Invited papers will be presented during the first
morning session (W1) Wednesday at 8:30 AM. The distinguished
speakers and their respective talks are:
Dr. HENRY FUCHS, University of North Carolina
Future High-Speed Systems for Biomedical Visualization
Dr. RICHARD FELDMANN, National Institutes of Health
Visualizing The Very Small: Molecular Graphics
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TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS Two parallel tracks of contributed
papers will be offered, representing diverse theoretical and
applications-related research topics in biomedical visualization.
The presentation topics and their respective sessions are
organized as follows:
WEDNESDAY AM
o Volume Visualization (W2a)
o Biomedical Applications I: Cells, Molecules, and Small Systems (W2b)
WEDNESDAY PM
o Models of Visualization (W3a)
o Computer Vision in Visualization I: Segmentation (W3b)
THURSDAY AM
o Artificial Intelligence and Inexact Visualization (T1a)
o Biomedical Applications II: Cardiovascular system (T1b)
o Visual Perception (T2a)
o Biomedical Applications III: Flow and MRI Studies (T2b)
THURSDAY PM
o Human-Machine Interfaces (T3a)
o Systems and Approaches I: System Design (T3b)
FRIDAY AM
o Systems and Approaches II: Algorithms (F1a)
o Computer Vision II: Analysis of Imagery II (F1b)
o Mathematical and Computational Models (F2a)
o Biomedical Applications IV: Treatment Planning (F2b)
FRIDAY PM
o Visualization in Medical Education and General Applications (F3a)
o Biomedical Applications V: Tools and Techniques (F3b)
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PANELS Two concurrent panels will take place on the afternoons of
both Wednesday and Thursday. The panels are:
Wednesday Afternoon
o Surface Versus Volume Rendering (W4a)
o Chaos and Fractals in Electroencephalography (W4b)
Thursday Afternoon
o The Role of 3D Visualization in Radiology and Surgery (T4a)
o Visualization in the Neurosciences (T4b)
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PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Tuesday May 22:
7:00 AM Continental Breakfast for Tutorial Registrants
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM: REGISTRATION
Registration will take place Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday from 7 AM until 7 PM in the Prefunction Area of the Ritz-
Carlton Buckhead Hotel.
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM: TUTORIALS
All tutorials will take place on Tuesday May 22; morning
tutorials will take place from 8 AM through 12:30 PM and
afternoon tutorials from 2PM through 6:30 PM, each with a half-
hour break. Each tutorial consists of a four-hour intensive
course on various topics of importance in visualization science,
conducted by well-recognized experts and leading researchers .
Each registrant may sign up for two tutorials (one in the morning
and one in the afternoon). The fee includes a full set of course
notes and refreshments breaks (and continental breakfast for
morning courses). 4 hours of CME credit is offered for those who
wish to obtain course credit. The tutorial courses offered are
as follows:
TU1a: Volume Visualization (8:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
Description: This tutorial is designed to provide the attendee with a
technical overview of new methods for visualizing 3D data.
Emphasis will be on algorithms, not on applications, and the
format will be designed to facilitate comparisons between
methods.
Instructors: Dr. Marc Levoy, University of North Carolina; William Lorensen,
General Electric, Pat Hanrahan, Princeton University,
Karl-Heinz Hoenhe, Univ. Hosp. Eppendorf, Hamburg
TU1b: Human Visual Performance Evaluation (8:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
Description: This tutorial will start with a review of the perception of
contrast and boundaries in images. Current theories of object
recognition will then be considered. The recognition of objects
by human observers will be discussed in the context of medical
images. The Rose-DeVries signal-to-noise ratio model for object
detection and its application to medical imaging will be
described. This model is linked to decision theory through
receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. The
fundamentals of ROC analysis will be presented. The use of ROC
analysis to describe the detection of real objects embedded in
pictorial surrounds will be illustrated and compare with other
methods for evaluating the observer performance. Illustrations
will be drawn mainly from medical imaging with an emphasis on
recent work aimed at the evaluation of television based image
display consoles. The development of perceptually relevant
displays and perceptually interactive displays will also be
discussed.
Instructor: Dr. Harold Kundel, University of Pennsylvania
2:00 PM - 6:30 PM: TUTORIALS
TU2a: Visualization of Biomedical Data: Principles and Algorithms
(2:00 PM - 6:30 PM)
Description: Multidimensional image data pertaining to biomedical
structures are currently obtainable from a variety of sources
including histological sections, receptor studies,
heyrophysiological experiments, and tomographic scanners.
Visualization of these structures using computer display
technology is at present a very active field whose outcome has
direct consequences in a number of biomedical disciplines.
The purpose of this tutorial is to describe systematically
the basic principles and algorithms underlying the commonly-used
visualization techniques. The topics covered will include:
scene processing (filtering, interpolation, segmentation),
slice imaging (reslicing, histogram equalization), surface
rendering (surface formation, hidden-surface removal, shading),
volume rendering (classification, rendering via ray-casting and
voxel projection), and interactive manipulation and mensuration
of structures. The principles will be described in a unified
framework with ample examples. Some familiarity with computer
graphics and image processing is helpful but not required to
understand the material.
Instructor: Dr. Jayaram Udupa, University of Pennsylvania
TU2B: Stereoscopic Visualization Techniques (2:00 PM - 6:30 PM)
Description: The proper display and generation of stereoscopic images involves
many special considerations and constraints. The course will be
divided into two basic parts: a general introduction to
stereoscopic display, and a discussion of the application of
stereoscopic display to specific medical imaging tasks. Included
in the general introduction will be material on presentation of
images, proper techniques for the generation of left and
right-eye perspective views, current methods for presentation of
steroscopic images, and several methods for depth-enhancement of
true three-dimensional display that are alternatives to standard
stereoscopic display. The applications section of the course
deals with three aspects of the use of a stereoscopic
radiographic device in a clinical environment. The first is an
elaboration, by the development team for a new generation of
sterescopic fluoroscopic/digital angiographic device, of the
technical problems encountered during the development of such
an instrument, and the means used to address these aspects. The
second part deals with an objective assessment of the spatial
accuracy of a stereoscopic workstation designed to manipulate
and display stereoscopic images from a digital subtraction
angiography (DSA) system. Finally, we discuss the use of the
stereoscopic DSA unit and the workstation in the clinical
stereotactic neurosurgeryenvironment.
Instructors: Dr. Larry Hodges, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Terry Peters, Montreal Neuorological Institute
WEDNESDAY MAY 23
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM: REGISTRATION
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30 AM - 10:05 AM SESSION W1: PLENARY SESSION
8:30 - 8:35: WELCOME
Dr. Norberto Ezquerra, Georgia Institute of Technology
8:35 - 9:20: FUTURE HIGH-SPEED SYSTEMS FOR BIOMEDICAL VISUALIZATION
Dr. Henry Fuchs, University of North Carolina
9:20 - 10:05 VISUALIZING THE VERY SMALL: MOLECULAR GRAPHICS
Dr. Richard Feldmann, National Institutes of Health
10:05 AM - 10:30 AM BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:10 PM SESSIONS W2a AND W2b
W2a: Volume Visualization
Session Chair: DR. ED CATMULL, PIXAR
10:30 - 10:55 Volume Rendering in Radiation Treatment Planning
Marc Levoy, Henry Fuchs, Stephen M. Pizer, Julian
Rosenman, Edward L. Chaney, George W. Sherouse, and
Jeffery Kiel, University of North Carolina.
10:55 - 11:20 Fast Re-Projection of Volumetric Data
Shane Dunne, Sandy Napel, and Brian Rutt
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CANADA
11:20 - 11:45 Surface Shading in Tomographic Volume Visualization: A
Comparative Study
A. Pommert, U. Tiede, G. Wiebecke, K. H. Hohne
University-Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, F.R.G.
11:45 - 12:10 Incremental Generations of Projections of CT-Volumes
Bjorn Gudmundsson and Michael Rande'n
Linkoping University, Linkoping, SWEDEN
W2b: Biomedical Applications I: Cells, Molecules, and Small Systems
Session Chair: DR. RICHARD FELDMANN, National Institutes of Health.
10:30 - 10:55 Volumetric Modeling of Neuronal Populations
T. L. Huntsberger and J. R. Augustine
University of South Carolina.
10:55 - 11:20 Modelling the Mechanical Basis of Morphogenesis by Cell
Rearrangement
Michael Weliky and George Oster, Univ. of Cal.- Berkeley
11:20 - 11:45 Nucleotide Sequence Analysis Using Correlation Images
Matthew Ward and David Adams,Worcester Polytechnic Inst.
11:45 - 12:10 Homeosemy, Information Traces and Visualization Techniques
Bernd Teufel, University of Wollongong, AUSTRALIA
12:20 PM - 1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:30 PM - 3:35 PM SESSIONS W3a AND W3b
W3a: Models of Visualization
Session Chair: DR. ARIE KAUFMAN, SUNY at Stony Brook.
1:30 - 1:55 Iconographic Displays of Multiparameter and Multimodality
Images
Ronald Pickett, Haim Levkowitz, Univ. of Lowell,
and Steven Seltzer, Brigham and Women's Hospital and
Harvard Medical School.
1:55 - 2:20 Multidimensional Visualization and Quantitation of
Molecular, Cellular, and Anatomical Structures,
E. Loren Buhle, Univ. of Pennsylvania, P. Ross Smith,
New York Univ. School of Medicine, Ueli Aebi, Univ. of
Basel, SWITZERLAND
2:20 - 2:45 Visualizing Operations on Temporal Data
Steve B. Cousins and Michael G. Kahn
Washington University School of Medicine.
2:45 - 3:10 A Physical Model of Facial Tissue and Muscle Articulation
Keith Waters and Demetri Terzopoulos
Schlumberger Laboratory for Computer Science, Austin, TX
3:10 - 3:35 Surface Versus Volume Rendering: A Comparative Approach
Jayaram K. Udupa and Hsiu-Mei Hung, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
W3b Computer Vision in Visualization I: Segmentation of Imagery
Session Chair: Dr. Norberto F. Ezquerra, Georgia Institute of Technology
1:30 - 1:55 Descriptions of Image Intensity Structure via Scale and
Symmetry
Stephen M. Pizer, John M. Gauch, Timothy J. Cullip, and
Robin E. Fredericksen, University of North Carolina.
1:55 - 2:20 Algorithms for 2D and 3D Image Description Based on the IAS
Timothy J. Cullip, Robin E. Fredericksen, John M. Gauch,
and Stephen M. Pizer, University of North Carolina.
2:20 - 2:45 Interactive Tools in Definition of Medical Image Objects
Robin E. Fredericksen, James M. Coggins, Timothy J.
Cullip, and Stephen M. Pizer,University of North Carolina.
2:45 - 3:10 Multiresolution Segmentation of 3D Images by the Hyperstack
K. Vincken, C. de Graaf, A. Koster, F. Appelman, and M.
Viergever, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, THE NETHERLANDS
3:10 - 3:35 A Generalized Multiscale Description of Image Structure for
Segmentation of Biomedical Images
James M. Coggins University of North Carolina.
3:35 PM - 4:00 PM BREAK
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM SESSIONS W4a AND W4b: PANELS
W4a Surface Versus Volume Rendering
Moderator: Dr. GABOR HERMAN, University of Pennsylvania.
Panelists: Dr. Court B. Cutting, New York University
Dr. Elliot Fishman, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Stephen Pizer, Univ. of North Carolina
Dr. Richard Robb, Mayo Clinic
Dr. Jayaram Udupa, University of Pennsylvania
W4b Chaos and Fractals in Electroencephalography
Moderator: DR. THOMAS M. BOTTEGAL, George Mason University
Panelists: Jorge Aunon, Colorado State University
Thomas F. Collura, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Jean Gotman, Montreal Neurological Institute
Walter J. Freeman, University of California, Berkeley
Bernard Saltzberg, University of Texas Medical School
Rich C. Watt, University of Arizona
THURSDAY MAY 24
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 AM - 10:05 AM SESSIONS T1a AND T1b
T1a Artificial Intelligence and Inexact Visualization
Session Chair: DR. RONALD C. ARKIN, Georgia Institute of Technology.
8:00 - 8:25 Inexact Visualization: Qualitative Object Representation for
Recognizable Reconstruction
Scott King and Amitabha Mukerjee, Texas A&M University.
8:25 - 8:50 Model-Based Analysis of Computed Radiographs
Tod S. Levitt, Marcus W. Hedgecock, and John Dye
San Francisco VA Medical Center.
8:50 - 9:15 Automatic Boundary Detection on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Image Sequences for Four- Dimensional Visualization of the
Left Ventricle
Doug Suh and Russell Mersereau, Georgia Institute
of Technology, Robert Eisner and Roderic Pettigrew,
Emory University.
9:15 - 9:40 Knowledge-Based Visualization of Myocardial Perfusion
Tomographic Images
Ernest Garcia, Mark Herbst, C. David Cooke, Russell Folks,
E. Gordon DePuey, Emory University, Norberto Ezquerra,
Georgia Institute of Technology.
9:40 - 10:05 Knowledge-Based Analysis and Recognition of 3D Images of
Human Chest Cavity
Atam P. Dhawan and Samir Misra, University of Cincinnati.
T1b Biomedical Applications II: Visualization of the Cardiovascular
System
Session Chair: DR. RICHARD ROBB, Mayo Clinic.
8:00 - 8:25 Visualization of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Images with
Color Encoded 2D and 3D Functional Images
Lee Andrews, Joseph Klinger, Michael Begeman, Jacob Zeiss,
and Richard Leighton, Medical College of Ohio.
8:25 - 8:50 The Effect of Receiving Chamber Environment on the
Visualization of Cardiac Jets By Color Doppler Flow Mapping
Edward Cape, Ruben Monheit, Hsing-Wen Sung, Arthur Weyman,
Robert Levine, and Ajit Yoganathan,Georgia Institute of
Technology and Harvard Medical School.
8:50 - 9:15 Visualization of Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine Tomographic
Perfusion Studies
C. David Cooke, Ernest Garcia, and Russell Folks,
Emory University, John Peifer and Norberto Ezquerra,
Georgia Institute of Technology.
9:15 - 9:45 Three-Dimensional Visualization of Electrical Variables in
the Ventricular Wall of the Heart
E. Simpson, P. Wolf, R. Ideker, and W. Smith
, Duke University Medical Center.
9:45 - 10:05 Coronary Vasculature Visualization from Limited Angiographic
Views
J. Peifer, R. Mullick, N. Ezquerra, E. Hyche, E. Garcia,
L. Klein, and C. D. Cooke, Georgia Institute of Technology,
and Emory University.
10:05 AM - 10:30 AM BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:10 PM SESSIONS T2a AND T2B
T2a Visual Perception
Session Chair: DR. CALVIN NODINE, University of Pennsylvania,
10:30 - 10:55 A Perceptually-Based Algorithm Provides Effective Visual
Feedback to Radiologists Searching for Lung Tumors
C. Nodine, H. Kundel, and E. Krupinski
University of Pennsylvania.
10:55 - 11:20 Visual Protocol collection for the Enhancement of the
Radiological Diagnostic Process
E. Rogers, R. Arkin, and N. Ezquerra, Georgia Institute
of Technology, M. Baron and E. Garcia, Emory University.
11:20 - 11:45 Evaluation of Perceived Distortions in Stereoscopic Images
C. J. Henri and T. M. Peters, McGill University, CANADA
11:45 - 12:10 The Resonance Theory of Kinetic Shape Perception:
Constraints on Perceiving Spatial Structure
Victor Klymenko, University of North Carolina.
T2b Biomedical Applications III: MRI and Flow Studies
Session Chair: DR. MICHAEL VANNIER, Washington University School of
Medicine.
10:30 - 10:55 Kinematics of the Joints of the Foot Via Three-Dimensional
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Bruce E. Hirsch, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric
Medicine, Jayaram K. Udupa and David Roberts,
University of Pennsylvania.
10:55 - 11:20 In-Vitro Steady and Pulsatile Flow Visualization of the
Normal Mitral Valve
Xavier P. Lefebvre, Keilo I. Hautanen, Elizabeth R.
Gieseking, Edward G. Cape, Robert A. Levine, and Ajit
P. Yoganathan, Georgia Institute of Technology.
11:20 - 11:45 Imaging of Blood Flow Using NMR Imaging Phase Velocity
Mapping
Eric Poiseau and Ajit P. Yoganathan, Georgia Institute
of Technology, Gregory Cranney and Ross Singleton,
University of Alabama.
11:45 - 12:10 Visualization of the Abdominal Aorta Using
Three-Dimensional Computer Models Reconstructed from MR
Images
John Peifer and David Ku, Georgia Inst. of Technology.
12:10 AM - 1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:30 PM - 3:10 PM SESSION T3a AND T3b
T3a Human-Machine Interfaces
Session Chair: DR. ALBERT BADRE, Georgia Institute of Technology.
1:30 - 1:55 A User Interface for Visualizing Concepts in Magnetic
Resonance Imaging
Mark Perlin, Carnegie Mellon University, Emanuel Kanal,
University of Pittsburgh, Andrew John, Carnegie Mellon Univ.
1:55 - 2:20 Visualization and Man-Machine Interaction in Clinical
Monitoring Tasks
G. Rau, Th. Schecke, and M. Langen
Aachen University of Technology, F.R.G.
2:20 - 2:45 Interactive Display Techniques: Examples From MRI Phase
Velocity Mapping and Inflow Angiography
H. Ross Singleton, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
2:45 - 3:10 An Interactive Model of Visual Optics Using Ray Tracing
Jon J. Camp, Bruce M. Cameron, Richard A. Robb, Leo J.
Maguire, and Richard F. Brubaker, Mayo Clinic.
T3b Systems and Techniques I: System Design
Session Chair: DR. HENRY FUCHS, University of North Carolina.
1:30 - 1:55 Linking a Relational Database of Biological Features To
Computer-Aided Reconstruction of Tissue
Gregg Leichtman and David Anderson, University of Michigan.
1:55 - 2:20 A PC-Based Imaging System for Biomedical Data
J. Udupa, University of Pennsylvania, S. Raya, PURA Labs,
W. Barrett, Brigham Young University.
2:20 - 2:45 Feature Based Image Registration Using Parallel Computing
Methods
J. P. Byrne, P. E. Undrill, and R. P. Phillips
University of Aberdeen, SCOTLAND
2:45 - 3:10 Visualization Tools for Biomedical Research
Angus Wang, Margaret A. Dietz, and C. Frank Starmer,
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM BREAK
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PANELS T4a AND T4b
T4a The Role of 3D Visualization in Radiology and Surgery
Moderator: DR. ERNEST V. GARCIA, Emory University.
Panelists: Dr. Michael Vannier, Washington Univ. School of Medicine.
Dr. Murray Baron,
Dr. Roderic Pettigrew,
Marjin Brummer, Emory University School of Medicine,
Dr. Richard Robb, Mayo Clinic.
Dr. David Hemmy, Medical College of Wisconsin.
T4b Visualization in the Neurosciences: Addressing Problems in Research,
Teaching, and Clinical Practice
Moderator: Dr. Joan C. King, Tufts University School of Medicine.
Panelists: Dr. Edward T. Koh, Univ. of Massachusetts School of Medicine
Steven A. Barney, Tufts University School of Medicine
Dr. James M. Nyce, Brown University, Providence
Dr. James F. Brinkley, Univ. of Washington School of Medicine
6:00 PM STONE MOUNTAIN DINNER AND LASER SHOW
FRIDAY MAY 25
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 AM - 10:05 AM SESSIONS F1a AND F1b
F1a Systems and Approaches II: Algorithms
Session Chair: DR. BRUCE H. McCORMICK, Texas A&M University
8:00 - 8:25 High-Speed Display and Manipulation of Biomedical Objects
Without Specialized Hardware
J. Udupa and D. Odhner, University of Pennsylvania.
8:25 - 8:50 Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization: Speed
and Effectiveness
Stephen Pizer, R. Eugene Johnston, and James Erickesen
University of North Carolina.
8:50 - 9:15 Display of EEG Chaotic Dynamics
Jose Principe, Fang-Shu Yu and Steven Reid,Univ. of Florida.
9:15 - 9:40 Mapping Biological Structure by the Finite Element Method
Jim-Shih Liaw and Bruce McCormick, Texas A&M University.
9:40 - 10:05 Real-Time 3D Ultrasound Imaging: An Incremental Approach
Ryutarou Ohbuchi and Henry Fuchs, Univ. of North Carolina.
F1b Computer Vision in Visualization II: Analysis and Segmentation of
Imagery
Session Chair: DR. ATAM P. DHAWAN, University of Cincinnati.
8:00 - 8:25 Model-Based Optimization as a Programming Strategy for
Medical Image Analysis
James S. Dunca, Lawrence Staib, Isil Bozma, and Randall Owen
Yale University.
8:25 - 8:50 Biomedical Image Segmentation Using Multiscale Vector Fields
Kah-Chan Low, James Coggins, University of North Carolina
and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
8:50 - 9:15 Using Phase Portraits to Analyze Oriented Textures
A. Ravishankar Rao and Ramesh Jain, University of Michigan.
9:15 - 9:40 Measure-Theoretic Aspects of Contract Production in
Medical Images
Fred Greensite and Richard Buxton
University of California-Irvine Medical Center.
9:40 - 10:05 3D Representation from Time-Sequenced Biomedical Images
Using 2D Cepstrum
Sunanda Mitra, Dah Jye Lee, and Thomas F. Krile
Texas Tech University.
10:05 - 10:30 BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:10 PM SESSIONS F2a AND F2b
F2a Mathematical and Computational Models
Session Chair: DR. STEPHEN M. PIZER, University of North Carolina.
10:30 - 10:55 Visualizing Biological Shape Difference and Shape Change
Using Thin-Plate Splines and Principal Warps
Fred L. Bookstein, Univ. of Michigan.
10:55 - 11:20 Interactive Morphometrics From Three-Dimensional Surface
Images
Shawn Becker and William Barrett, Brigham Young Univ.
11:20 - 11:45 Optimal Alignment of Geometry for Comparison
D. Hauser, D. Taylor, and D. Bartel,Cornell University.
11:45 - 12:10 A Survey of Modeling Representations and Their Application
to Biomedical Visualization and Simulation
Jay S. Hersh, The Analytic Sciences Corporation.
F2b Biomedical Applications IV: Treatment Planning
Session Chair: DR. MARC LEVOY, University of North Carolina.
10:30 - 10:55 Imaging in Radiotherapy
E. Loren Buhle and Martin Altschuler,
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
10:55 - 11:20 Three-Dimensional Visualization of the Liver From
Computer-Tomography Data
Charles E. Kahn and Chin-Tu Chen, University of Chicago.
11:20 - 11:45 Experience With a Computerized Stereoscopic Workstation
for Neurosurgical Planning
C. J. Henri, T. M. Peters, A. Olivier, and L. Lemieux
McGill University.
11:45 - 12:10 Computer-Aided Surgery System (CAS): Development of
Surgical Simulation and Planning System With
Three-Dimensional Graphic Reconstruction
T. Dohi, Y. Ohta, M. Suzuki, D. Hashimoto, M. Tsuzuki,
and T. Horiuchi, The University of Tokyo, JAPAN
12:10 PM - 1:30 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:30 PM - 3:10 PM SESSIONS F3a AND F3b
F3a General Applications and Visualization in Medical Education
Session Chair: DR. PERRY SPRAWLS, Emory University.
1:30 - 1:55 Computer-Generated, Interactive, Color Animations of
Acoustic Transduction in the Auditory Periphery
Steven Greenberg, David Rose, John Brugge, C. Daniel
Geisler, and Joseph Hind, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
1:55 - 2:20 Guided Image Interpretation in Neuroanatomy
Sheng-Yih Guan and Bruce McCormick, Texas A&M Univ.
2:20 - 2:45 Neuroanatomical Teaching Modules Using Digital 3D
Reconstructions
Eugene Lee, John Fogarty, John Sundsten, and James Brinkley,
University of Washington, Steve Barney, Tufts University.
2:45 - 3:10 Automated Bone Density Calculation Using a PACS
Workstation-Based Image Processing Technique of Deformable
Templates
Pamela Lipson, Alan Yille, David O'Keeffe, James
Cavanaugh, Jaime Taaffe, and Daniel I. Rosenthal
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
F3b Biomedical Applications V: Tools and Techniques
Session Chair: DR. ELLIOT FISHMAN, Johns Hopkins University.
1:30 - 1:55 Visualization and Analysis of Dynamic Thermographic Changes
James Montoro and Michael Anbar, SUNY, Buffalo.
1:55 - 2:20 3D Ultrasound Display Using Optical Tracking
Peter H. Mills and Henry Fuchs, Univ. of North Carolina.
2:20 - 2:45 Three-Dimensional Imaging of Computed Tomography:
Techniques and Applications
Derek Ney and Elliot Fishman, Johns Hopkins Medical Inst.
2:45 - 3:10 Interactive Display and Quantitative Analysis of
Multidimensional Biomedical Images
Richard A. Robb, Mayo Foundation.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
The registration fee for members of Cooperating/Co-sponsoring Organizations
is $295 prior to March 31. The registration fee after this date is $345. For
non-members, the registration fee is $345 prior to march 31 and $395 after
this date. The special student rate is $50. (Proceedings and reception
tickets are not included at the special student rate, but may be purchased
separately.) The registration fee includes conference registration,
proceedings, reception, refreshments, and other amenities involved in making
this a rewarding learning experience.
TUTORIAL REGISTRATION
The tutorial registration fee is $175 per tutorial for attendees registering
prior to March 31 and $215 for attendees registering after this date.
Attendees will receive the special discounted rate of $275 for two tutorials
before March 31. The special tutorial registration fee for students is $95
per tutorial or $150 for two tutorials prior to March 31, and $125 per
tutorial or $190 for two tutorials after this date. The tutorial registration
fee includes course notes and refreshments.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Hotel arrangements are to be handled by the individual directly with The
Ritz-Carlton Buckhead. To reserve your room, you may call the hotel directly
toll free at (800) 241-3333 or (404) 237-2700. A limited number of rooms
have been made available at the special group rate of $110 single or $119
double (plus tax). Please mention "Visualization in Biomedical Computing."
Reservations should be made as soon as possible but not later than March 31.
DISCOUNT AIR TRANSPORTATION
We have made special arrangements to provide you with a 40% discount off the
normal coach fare, no penalties, on Delta Air Lines. Discounts on restricted
supersaver fares are also available. To make your reservations, call
(800) 288-4446 toll free and refer to "Emory University's Delta File No.
A18445.
IMPORTANT DATES
Early registration: March 15 1990
Special hotel room rate guaranteed through: March 15 1990
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VBC 90
May 22-25, 1990
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(must show valid student ID at registration desk)
(b) TUTORIAL REGISTRATION
Before After
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Check up to two: ____ TU1a ____ TU1b ____ TU2a ____ TU2b
(c) STONE MOUNTAIN DINNER AND LASER SHOW
______ (Number of tickets) x $30 $_____________
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TOTAL OF (a), (b), (c), and (d) $_____________
Make checks payable to: EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
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