Title :
Exploring 2D/3D Input Techniques for Medical Image Analysis
Author :
Zudilova-Seinstra, E.V. ; Sloot, P. M A ; de Koning, P. ; Suinesiaputra, A. ; van der Geest, Rob ; Reiber, J.H.C.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci., Univ. of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Abstract :
We describe a series of experiments that compared the 2D and 3D input methods for selection and positioning tasks related to medical image analysis. For this study, we chose a switchable P5 glove controller, which can be used to provide both 2DOF and 6DOF input control. Our results suggest that for both tasks the overall completion time and accuracy can be improved when the input device with more degrees of freedom is used for manipulation of the visualized medical data. However, 3D input appeared to be more beneficial for the positioning task than for the selection task.
Keywords :
data visualisation; medical image processing; 2D input technique; 3D input technique; medical image analysis; switchable P5 glove controller; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical informatics; Data visualization; Feature extraction; Image analysis; Image processing; Mice; Performance evaluation; Radiology; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Visualisation, 2009. VIZ '09. Second International Conference in
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3734-4
DOI :
10.1109/VIZ.2009.18
