Intuitive and efficient control of real-time MRI scan plane using a six-degree-of-freedom hardware plane navigator

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Volumn 3217, Issue 1 PART 2, 2004, Pages 430-437

  Yi, Dingrong ^a   Stainsby, Jeff ^a   Wright, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; MEDICAL IMAGING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

CARDIAC IMAGING; IMAGING EFFICIENCY; PLANE NAVIGATOR; VISUAL FEEDBACK; APPLICATION EXAMPLES; EFFICIENT CONTROL; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; POSITION AND ORIENTATIONS; SIX DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM; SURFACE NORMALS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 20344405461     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-30136-3_53     Document Type: Conference Paper

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