Title :
A multimodal visualization framework for medical data
Author :
Anssour, Isabel H m ; Furuie, S.S. ; Nedel, Lucianap ; Freitas, Carla M Dals Asso
Author_Institution :
Univ. Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Abstract :
Although the use of information acquired from multiple sources to help in medical diagnosis is increasing, the integration of multivariate data into a unique 3D representation is non-trivial. Multimodal visualization techniques have been proposed with the goal of finding suitable strategies to integrate important characteristics of multiple data sets providing better insight. Considering the requirements of multimodal visualization systems, this work describes a framework for interactive multimodal visualization of volume data
Keywords :
data visualisation; interactive systems; medical diagnostic computing; 3D representation; interactive multimodal visualization framework; medical data visualization; medical diagnosis; multiple data sets; multivariate data; volume data; Biomedical equipment; Biomedical imaging; Data visualization; Displays; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical diagnosis; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Object oriented modeling; Positron emission tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Graphics and Image Processing, 2000. Proceedings XIII Brazilian Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Gramado
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0878-2
DOI :
10.1109/SIBGRA.2000.895844