Simplifying the exploration of volumetric images: Development of a 3D user interface for the radiologist's workplace

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Teistler, M ^a,e   Breiman, R S ^b   Lison, T ^c   Bott, O J ^c   Pretschner, D P ^c   Aziz, A ^d   Nowinski, W L ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^d I Med Network Ltd   (Australia)

^e umi Informatik GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D input device; 3D navigation; 3D visualization; Average intensity projection; Human computer interaction; Image overload; Maximum intensity projection; Oblique reformation; Slab reformation; User interface; Volume rendering; Volumetric imaging

Indexed keywords

3D INPUT DEVICE; 3D NAVIGATION; 3D VISUALIZATION; AVERAGE INTENSITY PROJECTION; IMAGE OVERLOAD; MAXIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION; OBLIQUE REFORMATION; SLAB REFORMATION; VOLUMETRIC IMAGING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); KNOBS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; NAVIGATION; PHASE INTERFACES; RESONANCE; SOLUTIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TOMOGRAPHY; USER INTERFACES; VOLUME RENDERING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 54949159010     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: 1618727X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-007-9025-8     Document Type: Article

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