Computer Vision, Virtual Reality and Robotics in Medicine: First International Conference, CVRMed ’95, Nice, France, April 3–6, 1995 Proceedings

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Evaluating and Validating an Automated Registration System for Enhanced Reality Visualization in Surgery....Pages 3-12
Vision-Based Object Registration for Real-Time Image Overlay....Pages 13-22
Using a 3D Position Sensor for Registration of SPECT and US Images of the Kidney....Pages 23-29
A New Framework for Fusing Stereo Images with Volumetric Medical Images....Pages 30-39
Visualisation of Multimodal Images for Neurosurgical Planning and Guidance....Pages 40-46
Registration of 3-D Surface Data for Intra-Operative Guidance and Visualization in Frameless Stereotactic Neurosurgery....Pages 47-56
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Adaptive Segmentation of MRI Data....Pages 59-69
Virtual Space Editing of Tagged MRI Heart Data....Pages 70-76
Computer-Aided Interactive Object Delineation Using an Intelligent Paintbrush Technique....Pages 77-83
Biomedical Data Exploration Meets Telecollaboration....Pages 84-91
Medical Image Segmentation Using Topologically Adaptable Snakes....Pages 92-101
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
SOPHOCLE: A Retinal Laser Photocoagulation Simulator Overview....Pages 105-114
A New Robot for High Dexterity Microsurgery....Pages 115-122
Towards More Capable and Less Invasive Robotic Surgery in Orthopaedics....Pages 123-130
Treatment Planning for Image-Guided Robotic Radiosurgery....Pages 131-137
Robotic Radiosurgery with Beams of Adaptable Shapes....Pages 138-149
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Automatic Retrieval of Anatomical Structures in 3D Medical Images....Pages 153-162
A Novel Virtual Reality Tool for Teaching Dynamic 3D Anatomy....Pages 163-169
A Supporting System for Getting Tomograms and Screening with a Computerized 3D Brain Atlas and a Knowledge Database....Pages 170-176
A MRF Based Random Graph Modelling the Human Cortical Topography....Pages 177-183
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Combining “Vertical” and “Horizontal” Features from Medical Images....Pages 184-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
3D Multi-Modality Medical Image Registration Using Feature Space Clustering....Pages 195-204
Registration of Non-Segmented Images Using a Genetic Algorithm....Pages 205-211
Anatomy-based Registration for Computer-integrated Surgery....Pages 212-218
Comparison of Feature-Based Matching of CT and MR Brain Images....Pages 219-228
Automatical Adaption of Anatomical Masks to the Neocortex....Pages 231-236
Fast Segmentation of Brain Magnetic Resonance Tomograms....Pages 237-241
Comparison of Two Multi-Scale Approaches to Edge Detection in Medical Images....Pages 242-246
Computer Aided Surgery (CAS) System for Stereotactic Neurosurgery....Pages 247-251
Registration of 3D Objects Using Linear Algebra....Pages 252-256
Talairach-Tournoux/Schaltenbrand-Wahren Based Electronic Brain Atlas System....Pages 257-261
Co-Registration of MRI and Autoradiography of Rat Brain in Three-Dimensions Following Automatic Reconstruction of 2D Data Set....Pages 262-266
Computer Assisted Analysis of Echocardiographic Image Sequences....Pages 267-271
Computer Tracking of Tagged 1 H MR Images for Motion Analysis....Pages 272-276
Simulation of Endoscopy....Pages 277-281
A Virtual Reality Medical Training System....Pages 282-286
Virtual Simulation in Radiotherapy Planning....Pages 287-292
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
2D and 3D Motion Analysis in Digital Subtraction Angiography....Pages 295-301
Measuring Microcirculation Using Spatiotemporal Image Analysis....Pages 302-308
Dense Non-Rigid Motion Estimation in Sequences of 3D Images Using Differential Constraints....Pages 309-318
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Superquadrics and Free-Form Deformations: A Global Model to Fit and Track 3D Medical Data....Pages 319-326
A Unified Framework to Assess Myocardial Function from 4D Images....Pages 327-337
Front Matter....Pages 339-339
Detection of Brain Activation from MRI Data by Likelihood-Ratio Test....Pages 341-350
Probabilistic Hyperstack Segmentation of MR Brain Data....Pages 351-357
Multiscale Representation and Analysis of Features from Medical Images....Pages 358-364
A Representation for Mammographic Image Processing....Pages 365-371
Finding Curvilinear Structures in Mammograms....Pages 372-382
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
On Reconstructing Curved Object Boundaries from Sparse Sets of X-Ray Images....Pages 385-391
3D Reconstruction of Blood Vessels by Multi-Modality Data Fusion Using Fuzzy and Markovian Modelling....Pages 392-398
Three-Dimensional Reconstruction and Volume Rendering of Intravascular Ultrasound Slices Imaged on a Curved Arterial Path....Pages 399-405
Analysis and 3D Display of 30 MHz Intravascular Ultrasound Images....Pages 406-412
Simplification of Irregular Surfaces Meshes in 3D Medical Images....Pages 413-419
Deformable Models for Reconstructing Unstructured 3D Data....Pages 420-426
Segmentation of Brain Tissue from MR Images....Pages 429-433
Shock-Based Reaction-Diffusion Bubbles for Image Segmentation....Pages 434-438
MRI Texture Analysis Applied to Trabecular Bone An Experimental Study....Pages 439-443
Object-Based 3D X-Ray Imaging....Pages 444-448
Quantitative Vascular Shape Analysis for 3D MR-Angiography Using Mathematical Morphology....Pages 449-454
B-Deformable Superquadrics for 3D Reconstruction....Pages 455-459
Modeling 3D Objects with Quadratic Surface Patches: Application to the Recognition and Locating of Anatomic Structures....Pages 460-464
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
A Method of Analyzing a Shape with Potential Symmetry and Its Application to Detecting Spinal Deformity....Pages 465-470
Realtime Camera Calibration for Enhanced Reality Visualization....Pages 471-475
Computer Assisted Knee Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: First Clinical Tests....Pages 476-480
Extracting 3D Objects from Volume Data Using Digital Morse Theory....Pages 481-486
Towards Realistic Visualization for Surgery Rehearsal....Pages 487-491
Front Matter....Pages 493-493
Segmentation of 3D Objects from MRI Volume Data Using Constrained Elastic Deformations of Flexible Fourier Surface Models....Pages 495-505
Liver Definition in CT Using a Population-Based Shape Model....Pages 506-512
Retrospective Correction of MRI Amplitude Inhomogeneities....Pages 513-522
Design of New Surface Detection Operators in the Case of an Anisotropic Sampling of 3D Volume Data....Pages 523-532
Front Matter....Pages 533-533
Modelling Elasticity in Solids Using Active Cubes — Application to Simulated Operations....Pages 535-541
Automated Extraction and Visualization of Bronchus from 3D CT Images of Lung....Pages 542-548
Virtual Reality as an Operative Tool During Scoliosis Surgery....Pages 549-554
Neurosurgical Guidance Using the Stereo Microscope....Pages 555-564
Back Matter....Pages 565-569