Title :
Integration and immersive presentation of various head information
Author :
Oshiro, O. ; Imura, M. ; Suga, M. ; Minato, K. ; Chihara, K.
Author_Institution :
Nara Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes the measurement of various head images and the presentation of integrated images on an immersive projection system (IPS). We handled optical and magnetic methods to obtain the information about face, head, brain and blood vessels. The system enables one to observe the inside of a head interactively using a joystick, which gives the impression of travelling in a human head freely. It is thought that the integrated images are available not only for diagnosis but also treatment of brains in the future by robot surgical operation with a manipulator or a micro-machining device.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; biomedical optical imaging; blood vessels; brain; medical image processing; virtual reality; MRI images; brain treatment; head images; immersive projection system; integrated images; joystick; manipulator; micromachining device; optical images; robot surgical operation; Biomedical imaging; Blood vessels; Cathode ray tubes; Humans; Image reconstruction; Magnetic heads; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical diagnostic imaging; Rotation measurement; Shape measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7211-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1019656
