Title :
A graphics framework for simulation-based medical planning
Author :
Spicer, Sean A. ; Taylor, Charles A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
Describes a technique for rendering computational models along with volumetric imaging data in a real-time, interactive, simulation-based medical planning environment. This enables the development of modeling systems which respect the inherent anatomic constraints of individual patients
Keywords :
cardiovascular system; digital simulation; diseases; medical image processing; patient treatment; physiological models; rendering (computer graphics); individual patients; inherent anatomic constraints; real-time interactive simulation-based medical planning environment; simulation-based medical planning; volume rendering; Biomedical imaging; Computational modeling; Computer displays; Graphics; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical simulation; Medical treatment; Process planning; Rendering (computer graphics); Surgery;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804333
