Medical Visualisation
Medical visualisation is the art of turning large and complex medical datasets into effective visual representations.
In the Computer Graphics and Visualization group, medical visualisation research focuses on developing new techniques for pre-operative planning and intra-operative guidance (for example Shoulder Replacement), clinical diagnosis (for example Polyp Detection) and medical research (for example DTI). This group is headed by Charl Botha.
For a multi-media taste of what we do, see this YouTube video.
News
Frits Post receives Visualization Career Award
Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:06:53 +0000
We are proud to announce that Frits Post received the IEEE VGTC Visualization Career Award. At VisWeek 2011, the annual IEEE Visualization conference held 23-28 October in Providence, RI, he received his award. With this award, the international visualization community recognises his outstanding contributions to the research field, and flow visualization in particular. In his acceptance speech, Frits briefly discussed his 20+ years in the visualization field and expressed his gratitude for great collaborations in several organizational committees, and for the PhDs he supervised from 1989 through 2011. Earlier this year, Post also received the Eurographics Honorary Fellowship from the European association for computer graphics. Frits Post, now officially retired, indicated he will continue to visit the Computer Graphics and Visualization group at Delft University of Technology regularly to advise on ongoing research.
(Update: here is the accompanying award text and a snapshot of the award plaque itself)
Bastijn Vissers successfully defends M.Sc. thesis on Direct Visualization of Photographic Volumes
Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:12:30 +0000
This morning between 10:00 and 12:00, Bastijn Vissers presented and then defended his M.Sc. thesis on the Direct Visualization of Photographic Volumes. In this work, he investigated issues around applying direct volume rendering techniques to photographic volumes, for example cadaveric cryosections. He also developed a new technique for flexible and easy-to-use illustrative volume rendering appearance specification called EbAS, or Example-based Appearance Specification.
You can find more screenshots, youtube clips and his thesis on the project page. We are very proud that Bastijn will soon start working as a software developer at Philips Healthcare in Best.
Clinical Graphics wins Philips Innovation Award
Fri, 13 May 2011 08:30:04 +0000
With his start-up company Clinical Graphics, our former MSc and PhD student Peter Krekel, won the 2011 Philips Innovation Award this thursday night May 12th. Some of us were in the audience to cheer, but he blew away his four fellow finalists anyhow with his usual grace in presentation, fancy animations and some tight business propositions. The award includes a 5000E money prize and 20.000E worth of “free” business consulting and training of top entrepreneurs. Go Peter!
Publications
The publications list of the visualisation group can be browsed by clicking here.
People
Current researchers: Changgong Zhang (Visualization-steered MRI), Noeska Smit (Unified Anatomical Human), Thomas Kroes (Shoulder Replacement), Peter Kok (Molecular Imaging), François Malan (Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement), Charl Botha
Previous researchers: Frits Post, Stef Busking (writing up PhD), Lingxiao Zhao (PhD awarded March 2011), Peter Krekel (PhD awarded February 2011), Jorik Blaas (PhD awarded June 2010), Xi Zhang (research visit completed)
Current students: Frank van Wijk, Renata Raidou, Bas van den Berg, Lorena Cornejo
Previous students: Christian Kehl (2012, now PhD), Noeska Smit (2012, now PhD), Andre van Dixhoorn (2012), Bastijn Vissers (2011), Peter Schaafsma (2011), Menno vd Bijl, Jeroen Verschuur (2009), Emiel van IJsseldijk (2009), Kenji Sihan (2009), Erik Pols (2008), Ronald van den Berg (2008), Damir Pavlovic (2007), Peter Kok (2006, now PhD), Jorik Blaas (2004, now PhD), Peter Krekel (2005, now PhD), Joris van Zwieten (2005)
Available Master Projects
(Semi)-Automatic segmentation of bony structures from CT scans (LUMC)
Pre-operative planning & visualization in simulated fluoroscopy for hip surgery (LUMC)
Correction of Cone Beam CT images in Radiotherapy by a gantry-mounted video camera (AMC)
Fully-Automated Coronary Vessel Contour Detection for IntraCoronary Ultrasound (EMC)
Visual analysis of 1000 FPS video with synchronised neuronal signals (EMC)
Rib suppression in low-dose digital chest radiography (LUMC)
3D image reconstruction for a fast-rotating transesophageal echo transducer
4D interpolation of sparse, irregularly sampled ultrasound image data
BME/Imaging M.Sc. students should also check the projects list of the Quantitative Imaging Group.
Available Bachelor Projects
Integration of open source ImageVis3D with Fratoria BV's DICOM RT Viewer
Integration of Optotrak optical 3D motion tracking system in our FoBVis software system
Visualisation and Data Mining at Treparel Information Solutions (available for B.Sc.)
Research projects
Cartilage3D - Knee cartilage visualisation for longitudinal studies
DeVIDE - DElft Visualisation and Image processing Development Environment
DTI - diffusion tensor imaging
FastSelection - Fast and reproducible selection of fiber bundles in DTI (completed)
Exposure Render - Interactive direct volume rendering with physically-based lighting
Medieval micro-fabrication vs. ultra high resolution synchrotron CT
Adaptive Instruments Shoulder Replacement - Next generation Adaptive Instrument-based Shoulder Replacement (AISR)
Shoulder Replacement - Visualisation for Shoulder Replacement
The Unified Anatomical Human - The Virtual Surgical Pelvis
MedVis (last edited 2012-05-14 13:49:29 by CharlBotha)


