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3D Imaging in Medicine
Algorithms, Systems, Applications
NATO ASI Series
Advanced Science Institutes Series
A series presenting the results of activities sponsored by the NATO Science
Committee, which aims at the dissemination of advanced scientific and
technological knowledge, with
a
view to strengthening links between scientific
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the NATO Scientific Affairs Division
A Life Sciences
B Physics
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Physical Sciences
o
Behavioural and
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Systems Sciences
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H Cell Biology
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Series F: Computer and Systems Sciences Vol. 60
3D Imaging in Medicine
Algorithms, Systems, Applications
Edited by
Karl Heinz Hahne
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science in Medicine
University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf
MartinistraBe 52, D-2000 Hamburg 20, FRG
Henry Fuchs
Stephen M. Pizer
Department of Computer Science
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York
London Paris Tokyo Hong Kong
Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on 3D Imaging in
Medicine, held in TravemOnde, Germany, June
25-29,1990.
Directors:
Karl Heinz Hbhne, University of Hamburg
Henry Fuchs, UNC, Chapel Hill
Stephen M. Pizer, UNC, Chapel Hill
Scientific Committee:
Jean-Louis Coatrieux, University of Rennes-I
Alan C.
F.
Colchester, Guys Hospital, London
Franc;:ois Hottier, Philips, Paris
Olaf KObler, ETH ZOrich
David N. Levin, University of Chicago
Wilfried K. Lbffler, Siemens, Erlangen
Richard A. Robb, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Wolfgang Schlegel, DKFZ, Heidelberg
Workshop Coordinators:
Michael Bomans, University of Hamburg
Linda Houseman, UNC, Chapel Hill
Andreas Pommert, University of Hamburg
ISBN-13978-3-642-84213-9
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Preface
The visualization of human anatomy for diagnostic, therapeutic, and educational pur-
poses has long been a challenge for scientists and artists. In vivo medical imaging
could not be introduced until the discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Conrad ROntgen
in 1895. With the early medical imaging techniques which are still in use today, the
three-dimensional reality of the human body can only be visualized in two-dimensional
projections or cross-sections. Recently, biomedical engineering and computer science
have begun to offer the potential of producing natural three-dimensional views of the
human anatomy of living subjects.
For a broad application of such technology, many scientific and engineering problems
still have to be solved. In order to stimulate progress, the NATO Advanced Research
Workshop in Travemiinde, West Germany, from June 25 to 29 was organized.
It
brought
together approximately 50 experts in 3D-medical imaging from allover the world.
Among the list of topics
image acquisition
was addressed first, since its quality decisively
influences the quality of the 3D-images. For 3D-image generation - in distinction to 2D-
imaging - a decision has to be made as to which objects contained in the data set are to
be visualized. Therefore special emphasis was laid on methods of
object definition.
For
the final visualization of the segmented objects a large variety of
visualization algorithms
have been proposed in the past. The meeting assessed these techniques. Their practical
application in medicine depends heavily on the availability of suitable tools for
object
manipulation and interaction
and the corresponding
hardware systems.
Therefore these
topics were included as important aspects. Although the meeting was dominated by the
algorithmic and systems aspects, the discussion of their relevance to the
applications
was considered indispensible.
We chose to publish the proceedings before the meeting. We are aware of the fact
that new ideas gained following stimulating discussions at the meeting could not be
incorporated into articles of this book. On the other hand the field is developing so
rapidly that a timely publication could only be provided by asking the authors to meet
a deadline prior to the meeting. We are highly indebted to the authors for having
accepted the heavy workload we have put on them.
The workshop would not have been possible without the help of many people in the
Department of Computer Science in Medicine at the University of Hamburg and the
Department of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Our special thanks go to Linda "Houseman, Michael Bomans, and Andreas Pommert for
their enthusiastic support. And last but not least we thank NATO for providing the
financial basis for this meeting.
Hamburg and Chapel Hill
June 1990
Karl Heinz H6hne
Henry Fuchs
Stephen M. Pizer

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