Table of Contents

• A method for automated extraction of stomach fold regions from abdominal X-ray CT image and its application to virtualized stomachoscopyShigeto Watanabe, Jun-ichi Hasegawa, Kensaku Mori, Yoshito Mekada, Shigeru Nawano. 1-7
• A volume-based process model for computer-assisted surgerySascha Däuber, Robert Krempien, Oliver Schorr, Jakob Brief, Stefan Haßfeld, Heinz Wörn. 8-13
• Enhanced CAS in head and neck-surgery: evaluation of intraoperative data modality iMRI and sonographyGero Strauß, Christos Trantakis, Dirk Winkler, Tina Geweniger, Martin Bublat, T. Schulz, M. Buecheler, Friedrich Bootz. 14-19
• A new modal representation of liver deformation for non-rigid registration in image-guided surgeryYoshitaka Masutani, Fumihiko Kimura. 20-26
• XVL for medicine: the web-based medical 3D applicationsD. Tanaka, T. Nakajima, Takamichi Hayashi, M. Saito, S. Toyoshima, Hiroaki Chiyokura, Masahiro Kobayashi, T. Fujino. 27-31
• 3D surgery trainer with force feedback in minimally invasive surgeryUllrich Meier, Francisco Javier García, Nils-Christian Parr, Carlos Monserrat, José Antonio Gil, Vicente Grau, M. Carmen Juan Lizandra, Mariano Alcañiz Raya. 32-37
• Minimal invasive abdominal surgery based on ultrasound vision, possible?Ela Sjolie, Jon H. Kaspersen, Jarlis Wesche, Frank Lindseth, Toril A. N. Hernes. 38-43
• Computer assisted osteotomy design for autografts in craniofacial reconstructive surgeryZdzislaw Król, Peter Zerfass, Bartosz von Rymon-Lipinski, Thomas Jansen, W. Hauck, Robert Sader, Hans-Florian Zeilhofer, Erwin Keeve. 44-50
• Realistic modeling of elasto-mechanical properties of soft tissue and its evaluationMatthias Teschner, Sabine Girod, Bernd Girod. 51-56
• 3-D spinal canal reconstruction: virtual reality and postsurgical realityZdenìk Novák, Petr Krupa, Jan Chrastina. 57-61
• A system for facial reconstruction using distraction and symmetry considerationsOliver Burgert, Tobias Salb, Tilo Gockel, Rüdiger Dillmann, Stefan Haßfeld, Jakob Brief, Robert Krempien, S. Walz, Joachim Mühling. 62-67
• Simulation and planning of minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgeryThomas Berlage, Arno Schmitgen, Christoph Schmitz 0003, Armin Welz. 68-72
• Towards a virtual environment for biomechanical simulationPeter Zerfass, Erwin Keeve. 73-78
• Surgical simulator for diagnostic and operative hysteroscopyKevin Montgomery, LeRoy Heinrichs, Cynthia Bruyns, Simon Wildermuth, Christopher J. Hasser, Stephanie Ozenne, David Bailey. 79-86
• Airflow simulation inside a model of the human nasal cavity in a virtual reality based rhinological operation planning systemThomas van Reimersdahl, Ingolf Hörschler, Andreas Gerndt, Torsten Kuhlen, Matthias Meinke, G. Schlöndorff, Wolfgang Schröder, Christian H. Bischof. 87-92
• Image guidance and functional evaluation in epilepsy surgery and lesional surgeryGabriele Wurm, Willibald Wies, Mathilde Schnizer, Karin Nussbaumer, Kurt Holl. 93-98
• Clinical benefit of image guidance in neurosurgeryKurt Holl, Willibald Wies, Gabriele Wurm. 99-101
• Design of a neurosurgical procedure model for multimodal image-guided surgeryPierre Jannin, M. Raimbault, Xavier Morandi, E. Seigneuret, Bernard Gibaud. 102-106
• Stereoscopic augmented reality system for computer-assisted surgeryMarc Liévin, Erwin Keeve. 107-111
• Expected versus observed error in a computer-aided navigation system for spine surgeryHilary J. Holz, Daniel B. Russakoff, Hamid Abbasi, Daniel H. Kim, G. Steinberg, Ramin Shahidi. 112-116
• Three-dimensional digital ultrasound imaging system for surgical navigation*1Ichiro Sakuma, Yasuyoshi Tanaka, Yuichi Takai, Etsuko Kobayashi, Takeyoshi Dohi, Oliver Schorr, Nobuhiko Hata, Hiroshi Iseki, Yoshihiro Muragaki, Tomokatsu Hori, Kintomo Takakura. 117-122
• A simple method of cranial tracking for conscious patients and its application to computer-assisted endoscopic sinus surgery under local anesthesiaYoshinobu Sato, Hiraku Tsuchiya, Sadato Yoden, Manabu Tamura, Masahiro Kawamoto, Takeshi Kubo, Takashi Fujikado, Shinichi Tamura. 123-130
• Robot-assisted insertion of craniofacial implants - clinical experienceMartin Klein, Tim Lüth, Andreas Hein, Malte Stien, Olaf Schermeier, Stefan Weber, H. Menneking, Oliver Schwerdtner, Jürgen Bier. 131-137
• Robotics in skull base surgeryB. Plinkert, P. K. Plinkert. 138-142
• Development of HUMAN system with three micromanipulators for minimally invasive neurosurgeryKazutoshi Kan, Masakatsu G. Fujie, Fujio Tajima, Kouji Nishizawa, Toshikazu Kawai, Ako Shose, Kintomo Takakura, Shigeaki Kobayashi, Takeyoshi Dohi. 143-148
• A new wide-angle view endoscopic robot using wedge prismsEtsuko Kobayashi, Kim Daeyong, Ichiro Sakuma, Takeyoshi Dohi. 149-153
• Calibration of a head-mounted operating microscope for augmented reality visualization in CASWolfgang Birkfellner, Michael Figl, Klaus Huber, Franz Watzinger, Felix Wanschitz, Rudolf Hanel, Johann Hummel, Rolf Ewers, Helmar Bergmann. 154-159
• Feasibility of robot-assisted laparoscopic cholecystectomyJ. P. Ruurda, I. A. M. J. Broeders. 160-165
• A laparoscope positioning system with the surgeon s face image-based human-machine interfaceAtsushi Nishikawa, Toshinori Hosoi, Kengo Koara, Ayae Hikita, Daiji Negoro, Shuichi Asano, Fumio Miyazaki, Mitsugu Sekimoto, Yasuhiro Miyake, Masayoshi Yasui, Morito Monden. 166-173
• CT-directed robotic biopsy testbed: user interface and coordinate transformationsKevin Cleary, Sumiyo Onda, Filip Banovac, David Lindisch, Neil D. Glossop, Lei Jiang, Sheng Xu, Alexandru Patriciu, Dan Stoianovici. 174-183
• JULIUS - an extendable application framework for medical visualization and surgical planningBartosz von Rymon-Lipinski, Thomas Jansen, Zdzislaw Król, Lutz Ritter, Erwin Keeve. 184-189
• An ultrasonic volumetric scanner for image-guided surgeryJeremy Johnson, Ömer Oralkan, Kambiz Kaviani, Utkan Demirci, Mustafa Karaman, Pierre Khuri-Yakub. 190-196
• Osteoid osteoma: CT-guided radio-frequency ablationR. Cioni, N. Armillotta, S. Marchetti, V. Consoli, Carlo Bartolozzi. 197-202
• White Paper: challenges and opportunities in computer-assisted interventionsLawrence Clarke, Richard D. Bucholz, Henry Fuchs, Ron Kikinis, Richard A. Robb, Ramin Shahidi, Michael W. Vannier. 203-209
• Virtual reality surgical training and assessment systemCéline Paloc, Richard Kitney, Fernando Bello, Ara Darzi. 210-217
• A simulator for training airway management in advanced trauma life supportLennart Thurfjell, J. McLaughlin, Alan Liu, Christoph Kaufmann, G. Rolfsson. 218-224
• Resection of skull bone supported by navigation and roboticsMichael Wehmöller, Stefan Haßfeld, Nils-Claudius Gellrich, Stephan Weihe, H. C. Wehmöller, H. Meier, Harald Eufinger. 225-229
• The use of individual surgical templates in computer-assisted surgeryHarald Eufinger, Albert R. M. Wittkampf, Alexander Schramm, Stephan Weihe, Christian Rasche, Michael Wehmöller. 230-234
• Intraoperative low-field MR imaging in neurosurgery - experience in 300 patientsChristopher Nimsky, Oliver Ganslandt, Jan Gralla, Bernd Tomandl, Helmut Kober, Peter Hastreiter, Michael Buchfelder, Rudolf Fahlbusch. 235-239
• Computerized lateral endoscopic approach to spinal pathologiesHamid Abbasi, Shao Chin, Daniel H. Kim, G. Steinberg, Ramin Shahidi. 240-247
• Digital microscope with augmented reality for neurosurgeryH. Varvaro, M. Carmen Juan Lizandra, Mariano Alcañiz Raya, Carlos Monserrat, Vicente Grau, José Antonio Gil. 248-253
• Image fusion of ultrasound and MRI as an aid for assessing anatomical shifts and improving overview and interpretation in ultrasound-guided neurosurgeryF. Lindseth, S. Ommedal, J. Bang, G. Unsgård, T. A. Nagelhus Hernes. 254-260
• Evaluation of automatic multimodality fusion technique of PET and MRI/CT images for computer assisted brain tumor surgeryS. B. Sobottka, R. Steinmeier, B. Beuthien-Baumann, D. Mucha, G. Schackert. 261-267
• Surface reconstruction of the surgical field from stereoscopic microscope views in neurosurgeryOliver Fleig, Frederic Devernay, Jean-Marie Scarabin, Pierre Jannin. 268-274
• Microscopic-manipulator system for minimally invasive neurosurgery: preliminary study for clinical applicationKazuhiro Hongo, Yukinari Kakizawa, Jun-ichi Koyama, Kazutoshi Kan, Kouji Nishizawa, Fujio Tajima, Masakatsu G. Fujie, Shigeaki Kobayashi. 275-280
• Intraoperative detection of malignant gliomas using 5-Aminolevulinic acid-induced protoporphyrin fluorescence, openMRI and real-time navigation systemTakashi Maruyama, Yoshihiro Muragaki, Hiroshi Iseki, Osami Kubo, Makoto Mochizuki, Shinichirou Seo, Ichiro Sakuma, Tomokatsu Hori, Kintomo Takakura. 281-286
• Functional neuronavigation and intraoperative MR-imaging in brain tumour surgery - Interdisciplinary Study Group of Surgical NavigationChristos Trantakis, V. Seifert, Dirk Winkler, Claudia Dannenberg, Gero Strauß, Martin Bublat. 287-291
• Total knee arthroplasty: coordinate system definition and planning based on 3-D ultrasound image volumesHeinrich M. Overhoff, Djordje Lazovic, M. Liebing, Ch. Macher. 292-299
• Influence of bone milling parameters on the temperature rise, milling forces and surface flatness in view of robot-assisted total knee arthroplastyKathleen Denis, Geert Van Ham, Jos Vander Sloten, Remi Van Audekercke, Georges Van der Perre, Joris De Schutter, J. P. Kruth, Johan Bellemans, Guy Fabry. 300-306
• Computer-based periaxial rotation measurement for aligning fractured femur fragmentsOfer Ron, Leo Joskowicz, Ariel Simkin, Charles Milgrom. 307-313
• Accuracy of computer-assisted cup placement in total hip arthroplastyB. M. Jolles, P. Genoud, Pierre Hoffmeyer. 314-318
• Effects of CT threshold value to make a surface bone model on accuracy of shape-based registration in a CT-based navigation system for hip surgeryNobuhiko Sugano, Toshihiko Sasama, Yoshikazu Nakajima, Yoshinobu Sato, Takashi Nishii, T. Iida, K. Nakagawa, Keiro Ono, S. Nishihara, Shinichi Tamura, Kazuo Yonenobu, Takahiro Ochi. 319-324
• An orthopaedic atlas for the 3D operation planning and the virtual construction of endoprostheses in computer assisted orthopaedic surgeryHeinz Handels, Jan Ehrhardt, Bernd Strathmann, Werner Plötz, Siegfried J. Pöppl. 325-330
• Design of a web-based medical database for computer-assisted orthopedic surgeryTing Wu, G. Müller, E. Schkommodau, Klaus Radermacher, Frank Langlotz, Günther Rau. 331-337
• Gradient-based registration of 3D MR and 2D X-ray imagesDejan Tomazevic, Bostjan Likar, Franjo Pernus. 338-345
• Advanced ultrasonic tissue-typing and imaging based on radio-frequency spectrum analysis and neural-network classification for guidance of therapy and biopsy proceduresErnest J. Feleppa, J. A. Ketterling, A. Kalisz, S. Urban, C. R. Porter, J. W. Gillespie, P. B. Schiff, R. D. Ennis, C. S. Wuu, W. R. Fair. 346-351
• A fully automated method for segmentation and thickness determination of hip joint cartilage from 3D MR dataYoshinobu Sato, Katsuyuki Nakanishi, Hisashi Tanaka, Nobuhiko Sugano, Takashi Nishii, Hironobu Nakamura, Takahiro Ochi, Shinichi Tamura. 352-358
• Segmentation of avascular necrosis of the femoral head from 3D MR imagesReza Aghaeizadeh Zoroofi, Takashi Nishii, Yoshinobu Sato, Nobuhiko Sugano, Hideki Yoshikawa, Shinichi Tamura. 359-364
• Reduction of motion artifacts in three-dimensional CT-DSA using constrained adaptive multilevel free-form registrationTorsten Rohlfing, Calvin R. Maurer Jr., Jürgen Beier. 365-371
• Representing and sharing numeric and symbolic knowledge of brain cortex anatomy using web technologyBernard Gibaud, Olivier Dameron, Xavier Morandi. 372-378
• Architecture for integration of probabilistic knowledge with digital image librariesC. E. Kahn Jr.. 379-383
• Navigation and interaction in medical knowledge spaces using topic mapsJürgen Beier, Tom Tesche. 384-388
• Fast computation of isosurface contour spectra for volume visualizationRafael Wiemker, Vladimir Pekar. 389-394
• Web-based 3D quantitative measurements of abdominal aortic aneurysmsAndrea Giachetti, Massimiliano Tuveri, Gianluigi Zanetti, E. Piccinini. 395-400
• MRI-based volumetry of intra- and extracerebral liquor spacesHorst K. Hahn, Markus G. Lentschig, M. Deimling, Burckhard Terwey, Heinz-Otto Peitgen. 401-407
• A method for 3D flow determination based on X-ray rotational angiographyMichael Grass, Holger Schmitt, Volker Rasche, S. Hähnel, Oliver Schramm, M. Hartmann, K. Sartor. 408-414
• Rendering and interaction in co-operative 3-D image analysisKlaus D. Tönnies, Manfred Hinz, Regina Pohle. 415-421
• Feasibility of monitoring bone remodelling around loaded percutaneous tibial implants in guinea pigs by in vivo microfocus computed tomographySiegfried V. N. Jaecques, Els De Smet, Martine Wevers, Jos Vander Sloten, Georges Van der Perre, Ignace Naert. 422-428
• C-arm based computed tomography - A comparative studyStefan Wirth, Ekkehard Euler, Ulrich Linsenmaier, Clemens Rock, Dorothea Kotsianos, Roland Brandl, Wolf Mutschler, Klaus Jürgen Pfeifer. 429-435
• Value of blood pool contrast agent in magnetic resonance venography (MRV) of the lower extremities and pelvisManuela Aschauer, Rudolf Stollberger, K. A. Hausegger, J. Raith, S. Doder, Franz Ebner. 436-440
• Visualization of three-dimensional stomach shapes for virtual observationYoshito Mekada, Masao Kasuga, Jun-ichi Hasegawa, Shigeru Nawano. 441-446
• An improved method for generating virtual stretched view of stomach based on shape deformationKensaku Mori, Y. Hoshino, Yasuhito Suenaga, Jun-ichiro Toriwaki, Jun-ichi Hasegawa, Kazuhiro Katada. 447-453
• A method for specifying unobserved regions in virtual endoscopy systemKensaku Mori, Yuichiro Hayashi, Jun-ichiro Toriwaki, Yasuhito Suenaga, Jun-ichi Hasegawa. 454-461
• The role of CT virtual endoscopy for evaluation of the airwayHuey Jen Lee, Clay Hinrichs, Soly Baredes, Paul Bolanowski, Tzu-lung Ho. 462-468
• Efficacy of automatic path tracking in virtual colonoscopyRoel Truyen, Bert Verdonck, Thomas Deschamps, Philippe Lefere, Stefaan Gryspeerdt. 469-474
• Three-dimensional volume rendered CT for preparation and evaluation of endovascular treatment of popliteal aneurysmsPeter M. A. van Ooijen, Arie Munne, Marco T. C. Hoedt, Matthijs Oudkerk. 475-482
• A virtual reality training system for pediatric sonographyW. Arkhurst, Andreas Pommert, Ernst Richter, H. Frederking, S. I. Kim, Rainer Schubert, Karl Heinz Höhne. 483-487
• Medical imaging beyond the Human Genome ProjectArne Hengerer, Thomas Mertelmeier, Douglas Wagenaar. 488-491
• CT-based virtual simulation for external beam radiation therapyGrigorios Karangelis, Nikolaos Zamboglou. 492-499
• Computer-controlled, image-guided, new conformal radiotherapy for advanced head and neck cancer: Results of AcMAR (Accelerated Multiple-arc Radiotherapy) study in Kitami Red Cross General HospitalTakuro Arimoto, Akira Yamazaki, Tooru Matsuzawa, Wataru Ichimura, Ken Nishioka, Hiroki Shirato. 500-505
• Inverse radiotherapy treatment planning for intensity-modulated beams using the linear programming methodM. Hilbig, Robert Hanne, Peter Kneschaurek, J. Wilkens, F. Zimmermann, Achim Schweikard. 506-513
• Image characteristics of digital panoramic radiography-potential for computer-aided diagnosis of calcified carotid atheromatous plaqueTaeko T. Farman, Z. Chen, Zafrulla Khan, A. H. Friedlander, L. C. Carter, Allan G. Farman. 514-519
• Long bone panoramas from fluoroscopic X-ray imagesZiv Yaniv, Leo Joskowicz. 520-525
• Visualization of microcalcifications by full-field digital mammography using a wavelet algorithmF. Diekmann, Peter Heinlein, Johann Drexl, S. Grebe, Achim Gössler, Wilfried Schneider, B. Hamm. 526-530
• Image quality and X-ray dose for translation reconstruction overview imaging of the spine, colon and legsBert Verdonck, R. Nijlunsing, N. Melman, H. Geijer. 531-537
• Stereoscopic digital mammography: improving detection and diagnosis of breast cancerDavid J. Getty, Ronald M. Pickett, Carl J. D Orsi. 538-544
• An automated classification scheme for mammograms based on amount and distribution of fibroglandular breast tissue densityTomoko Matsubara, D. Yamazaki, M. Kato, Takeshi Hara, Hiroshi Fujita, Takuji Iwase, Tokiko Endo. 545-552
• Interactive segmentation of masses in digitized mammograms: observer variability and discriminative applicationsEsther Ristori, Francisco Sendra, Enrique Nava, Manuel Martínez-Morillo. 553-559
• An automated detection method of mammographic masses existing around thick-mammary-gland and near chest-wall regionsYuji Hatanaka, Takeshi Hara, Hiroshi Fujita, Satoshi Kasai, Tokiko Endo, Takuji Iwase. 560-566
• Contrast correction method for detecting microcalcifications on mammograms by using step-wedge indexTakeshi Hara, Akitsugu Yamada, Hiroshi Fujita, Norimitsu Shinohara, Katsuhei Horita, Takuji Iwase, Tokiko Endo. 567-572
• An integrated approach to computer-assisted diagnosis in digital mammographyPeter Heinlein, Johann Drexl, Achim Gössler, S. Janssen, Wilfried Schneider. 573-578
• Second Look™ microcalcification detection and classificationB. Allen, S. Worrell, M. Collins, R. Mitchell, S. Rogers. 579-585
• Experiments with radiologists and a fully automated method for characterization of microcalcification clustersWouter J. H. Veldkamp, Nico Karssemeijer, Jan H. C. L. Hendriks. 586-592
• Incorporating radiological knowledge in a CAD systemPaul Taylor, Eugenio Alberdi, Richard Lee. 593-598
• Time study of computer aided diagnosis - a preliminary results on temporal subtractionKazuyoshi Hidaka, Yasuhiko Okura, Takeshi Johkoh, Seiki Hamada, Noriyuki Tomiyama, Osamu Honda, Takenori Kozuka, N. Mihara, Mitsuhiro Koyama, Mitsuko Tsubamoto, M. Maeda, Kiyonari Inamura, Hironobu Nakamura, Keiichi Fujiwara, H. Saki. 599-604
• Recognition of lung nodules from X-ray CT images using 3D MRF modelsHotaka Takizawa, Shinji Yamamoto, Tohru Matsumoto, Yukio Tateno, Takeshi Iinuma, Mitsuomi Matsumoto. 605-614
• CAD system to support comparative reading for lung cancer based on helical CT imagesMitsuru Kubo, T. Yamamoto, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Kenji Eguchi, Hironobu Ohmatsu, Ryutaro Kakinuma, Masahiro Kaneko, Masahiko Kusumoto, Noriyuki Moriyama, Kensaku Mori, Hiroyuki Nishiyama. 615-620
• Current status and future direction of computer-aided diagnosis in chest CTMaryellen L. Giger, Samuel G. Armato III. 621-630
• A CAD system for lung cancer based on CT imageNoboru Niki, Yoshiki Kawata, Mitsuru Kubo. 631-638
• An interactive system for CT lung nodule identification and examinationCarol L. Novak, Li Fan, Jian Zhong Qian, Gerhard Kohl, David P. Naidich. 639-645
• A CAD system for lung cancer screening test by X-ray CTShinji Yamamoto, Hotaka Takizawa, Hao Jiang, Tohru Nakagawa, Tohru Matsumoto, Yukio Tateno, Takeshi Iinuma, Mitsuomi Matsumoto. 646-652
• Optimal thresholding for 3D segmentation of pulmonary nodules in high resolution CTRafael Wiemker, André Zwartkruis. 653-658
• Extraction of tumor regions keeping boundary shape information from chest X-ray CT images and benign/malignant discriminationYasushi Hirano, Jun-ichi Hasegawa, Jun-ichiro Toriwaki, Hironobu Ohmatsu, Kenji Eguchi. 659-664
• Fully automatic extraction of the colon centerline and its impact on a virtual colonoscopy systemIngmar Bitter, Arie E. Kaufman, Mark Wax. 665-668
• An integrated system for computer-aided diagnosis in CT colonography: work in progressRonald M. Summers, Anna K. Jerebko, Marek Franaszek, James D. Malley. 669-675
• Computer-aided detection of polyps in CT colonography: evaluation of volumetric features in differentiating polyps from false positivesJanne Näppi, Abraham H. Dachman, P. M. MacEneaney, Hiroyuki Yoshida. 676-681
• Interactive simulation of teeth cleaningTilo Gockel, Tobias Salb, Tim Weyrich, Oliver Burgert, Rüdiger Dillmann. 682-688
• The virtual articulator-concept and development of VR-tools to analyse the dysfunction of dental occlusionB. Kordaß, Ch. Gärtner. 689-694
• Tuned-aperture computed tomography™ accuracy in tomosynthetic assessment for dental proceduresAllan G. Farman, James P. Scheetz, P. D. Eleazer, M. J. Edge, L. Gettleman, R. D. Morant, S. Limrachtamorn, K. Yamamoto. 695-699
• DentoCAT™ - a novel design of a cone-beam CT scanner for dentomaxillofacial imaging: introduction and preliminary resultsPredrag Sukovic, Sharon Brooks, Luis Perez, Neal H. Clinthorne. 700-705
• A study on the three-dimensional image processing method for 3DX Multi Image Micro CTShinobu Befu, Hitoshi Tsunashima, Yoshinori Arai. 706-712
• Practical model 3DX of limited cone-beam X-ray CT for dental useYoshinori Arai, Kazuya Honda, Kazuo Iwai, Koji Shinoda. 713-718
• A Markov process in clinical dentistry: the prosthodontic cycleH. Umar. 719-725
• Frameless intraoperative navigation and referencing in maxillofacial surgery - advances and limitationsMatthias Schneider, Uwe Eckelt, G. Lauer, Volker Hietschold. 726-732
• Iso-surface volume rendering for implant surgeryS. van Foreest-Timp. 733-738
• Computer-guided insertion of dental implants - a clinical evaluationJakob Brief, Stefan Haßfeld, U. Sonnenfeld, N. Persky, Robert Krempien, Martina Treiber, Joachim Mühling. 739-747
• Accuracy of an image-guided system for oral implantologyOlaf Schermeier, D. Hildebrand, Tim Lüth, Andreas Hein, Daniel Szymanski, Jürgen Bier. 748-752
• Computer- and robot-based operation theatre of the future in cranio-facial surgeryHeinz Wörn, Joachim Mühling. 753-759
• Fault-tolerant PACS server design and evaluationBrent J. Liu, Fei Cao, Jianguo Zhang, H. K. Huang, Michael Z. Zhou, Gregory Mogel. 760-766
• PACS: a prerequisite for image fusion in nuclear medicineT. Kauppinen, Hanna Pohjonen, R. Laakkonen, Outi Sipilä, P. Nikkinen, I. Sippo-Tujunen, P. Välimäki, M. Kortesniemi, Sauli Savolainen, J. Kinnunen. 767-772
• A new image compression method using noise bit removalTzong-Jer Chen, Keh-Shih Chuang. 773-778
• DVD-storage technology for PACS: report on 2 years of experienceF. Verhelle, K. Vanneste, R. Van den Broeck, C. Goossens, Michel Osteaux. 779-784
• Users behavior and performance of general-purpose color CRT monitors of PACS in the wardsHiroshi Kondoh, Hiromu Nishitani, Takeshi Washiashi. 785-790
• Integrated use of the DICOM fields information within HIS-RIS: an added value by PACS in hospital wide patient managementR. Van den Broeck, F. Verhelle, R. Van de Velde, Michel Osteaux. 791-794
• DICOM Structured Reporting - a prototype implementationJörg Riesmeier, Marco Eichelberg, Klaus Kleber, Herman Oosterwijk, S. von Gehlen, Dietrich H. W. Grönemeyer, Peter Jensch. 795-800
• Linking a web based electronic patient record with a DICOM PACSJ. Reponen, J. Niinimäki, T. Leinonen, J. Korpelainen, J. Oikarinen, E. Vierimaa. 801-804
• Practical aspects of HIS/PACS integration with emphasis on radiological workflowMichel Feron, Erwin Bellon, Mark Vanautgaerden, Tom Deprez, Herman Pauwels, Willy Reviers, Brigitte Draelants, Swa Ghys, André De Deurwaerder, Werner Aerts, Paul Suetens, Guy Marchal, Bart Van den Bosch. 805-811
• Tight integration of a commercial PACS viewer as a component within a multimedia clinical viewing stationErwin Bellon, Michel Feron, Mark Vanautgaerden, Werner Aerts, Paul Suetens, Guy Marchal, Bart Van den Bosch. 812-819
• DICOM and XML: union makes strengthO. Baujard, J. C. Staub, D. Blot, D. Bandon, Y. Ligier. 820-823
• Experience using an ASP model to expand a state-initiated telemedicine programKevin M. McNeill, Gail P. Barker, Judy McElroy. 824-829
• X-ray angio cineloop processing and tele-distributionJonas Punys, Vytenis Punys, Jurate Puniene, Marco Eichelberg, Jörg Riesmeier, Peter Jensch, Didier Lemoine, Nandor Balogh. 830-836
• Methodology development for quantitative optimization of security enhancement in medical information system - case study in RIS and multi-institutional radiotherapy databaseKiyofumi Haneda, Tokuo Umeda, Tadashi Koyama, Hajime Harauchi, Kiyonari Inamura. 837-843
• Mobile teleradiology: all images everywhereUwe Engelmann, Andre Schröter, Erik Borälv, Tilman Schweitzer, Hans-Peter Meinzer. 844-850
• The use of a PACS in an electronic publicationR. Sigal, P. Petrow, A. Loshkajian, C. Dromain, M. Elkhoury, F. Khalfaoui, A. Bisdorff, A. S. Hennebique, V. Berkane, M. Albiter, M. Sabatini, A. Jaw. 851-854
• The SaxTeleMed model programme - requirements and goals from the standpoint of the Ministry of Health of SaxonyRainer Wedekind, Regina Rösler. 855-860
• Technology basis supporting regional cooperation of hospitals and medical centersH. Heuser, G. Gerlach, T. Pollack, W. Niederlag. 861-866
• Introduction of the health professional card into the SAXTELEMED-ProjectA. Schurig, H. Heuser, Rainer Wedekind. 867-871
• Point-to-point versus web-based telepathology in intra-operative diagnosticsG. Haroske, J. Hensel, W. Niederlag, S. Hummel, K. Brauchli, M. Oberholzer. 872-878
• Reengineering image distribution to requesting physician for a digital environmentMichel Osteaux. 879-883
• An XML-based meta-language for dynamical generation of clinical documents within hospital information systemsJ. Beier, U. Golze, T. Stach, T. Tesche, D. Cosic. 884-888
• Incremental EHR introduction considering the situation in health care and the current standards under developmentIngeborg Schramm, Volker Weber. 889-894
• The PREPaRe system - patient-oriented access to the personal electronic medical record Steffen Märkle, Kai Köchy, René Tschirley, Heinz U. Lemke. 895-901
• Cardiovascular image analysis: past, present and futureMilan Sonka. 902-908
• Determination of optimal angiographic viewing angles for QCAJ. Christiaens, Rik Van de Walle, P. Gheeraert, Y. Taeymans, Ignace Lemahieu. 909-915
• Automatic border detection in IntraVascular UltraSound images for quantitative measurements of the vessel, lumen and stent parametersJouke Dijkstra, Gerhard Koning, Joan C. Tuinenburg, Pranobe V. Oemrawsingh, Clemens von Birgelen, Johan H. C. Reiber. 916-922
• Visualization of human coronary arteries with quantification results from 3-D and 4-D computational hemodynamics based upon virtual endoscopyAndreas Wahle, Steven C. Mitchell, Sharan Ramaswamy, Krishnan B. Chandran, Milan Sonka. 923-929
• Intravenous coronary angiography with synchrotron radiationW.-R. Dix, T. Dill, W. Kupper, M. Lohmann, B. Reime, R. Ventura. 930-935
• Tracking of active contours in echocardiographic sequences using motion featuresOliver Ziermann, Thorsten Klein, Dietrich Meyer-Ebrecht. 936-940
• Active Appearance - Motion Models for fully automated endocardial contour detection in time sequences of echocardiogramsHans G. Bosch, Steven C. Mitchell, Boudewijn P. F. Lelieveldt, Francisca Nijland, Otto Kamp, Milan Sonka, Johan H. C. Reiber. 941-947
• EchoAnalyzer - a system for three-dimensional echocardiographic visualization and quantificationIvo Wolf, Raffaele De Simone, Gerald-P. Glombitza, Hans-Peter Meinzer. 948-953
• New methods and algorithms for the accurate, real-time motion analysis of the left ventricle with MRI-taggingCyril F. Allouche, Shérif Makram-Ebeid, Matthias Stuber, Nicholas Ayache, Herve Delingette. 954-960
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• Towards automatic quantitative analysis of cardiac MR perfusion imagesMarcel Breeuwer, M. Quist, Luuk J. Spreeuwers, Ingo Paetsch, N. Al-Saadi, Eike Nagel. 967-973
• 3D Quantification and visualization of MRAJorrit A. Schaap, Patrick J. H. de Koning, Rob J. van der Geest, Johan H. C. Reiber. 974-980
• Clinical validation of quantitative carotid MRAR. Guzman, Helmut Oswald, A. Barth, Patrick J. H. de Koning, Luca Remonda, K. O. Lövblad, Gerhard Schroth. 981-985
• Simulated vascular reconstruction in a virtual operating theatreRobert G. Belleman, Peter M. A. Sloot. 986-992
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• Four-D blood flow patterns in the thoracic aorta in patients with CAD compared to age-matched normal subjectsHugo G. Bogren, Michael H. Buonocore. 1000-1004
• Virtual endoscopy for cardio vascular explorationDirk Bartz, Özlem Gürvit, Martina Lanzendörfer, Andreas Kopp, Andreas Küttner, Wolfgang Straßer. 1005-1009
• Problems in quantitative evaluations of biplane X-ray angiocardiogramsD. G. W. Onnasch, F.-K. Schmiel, H.-H. Kramer. 1010-1016
• Endoscopic gastroplasty for the treatment of GERDPaul Swain. 1017-1019
• Computer-aided planning of trocar placement and robot settings in robot-assisted surgeryA. Austad, Ole Jakob Elle, Jan Sigurd Røtnes. 1020-1026
• Advanced phantoms for training in minimally invasive surgeryHeike Raestrup, K. Roth, K. Manncke, Gerhard F. Buess. 1027-1031
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• TeleMEDiana - telesurgery and telemedicine via satellite networksS. Dobrosavljevic, R. Welter. 1038-1043
• VR models for surgical training with realistic biophysical propertiesJoachim Gross, Gerhard F. Buess. 1044-1051
• The shadow telescope vs. 3-D video system - evaluation in standardised tasksW. Kunert, T. Kees, Heike Raestrup, Gerhard F. Buess. 1052-1055
• Optical coherence microscopy for columnar and squamous epithelium discrimination: potential and clinical applicabilityMarkus George, Heike Raestrup, Ludger Schnieder, Gerhard F. Buess. 1056-1063
• Optimised real time catheter tracking on a conventional MR ScannerMichael Bock, Steffen Volz, Sven Zühlsdorff, Hans-Joachim Zabel, Reiner Umathum, Wolfhard Semmler. 1064-1069
• Radio frequency interstitial thermal ablation of metastatic liver tumoursPiero Rossi, Francesco M. Danza, V. M. Stolfi, N. Di Lorenzo, Giorgio Coscarella, A. Manzelli, A. Arturi, F. De Lisa, L. A. Prisco, Enrico Bock, A. L. Gaspari. 1070-1075
• MR-compatible endoscopy and tracking for image-guided surgeryP. Gross, Richard Kitney, S. Claesen, J. M. Halls. 1076-1082
• Percutaneous sclerosis of giant cavernous hepatic hemangioma: preliminary report of two casesFrancesco M. Danza, Antonio De Franco, Vincenza Marino, Loris Fasanelli, Giorgio Coscarella, Piero Rossi, Enrico Bock. 1083-1087
• A prototype of an expandable active MRI stent (aMRIs)Th. Bertsch, A. Melzer, W. Zylka, G. Schaefers, M. Busch. 1088-1093
• Wireless application of an intravascular resonator within the Vena Cava for MRIG. Schaefers, W. Zylka, M. Busch, A. Melzer. 1094-1099
• Comparison of task performance of robotic camera holders EndoAssist and AesopP. Ballester, Y. Jain, K. R. Haylett, Rory F. McCloy. 1100-1103
• Physiological hiatoplasty for hiatal hernia: C -shaped meshF. Panaro, P. Torelli, M. Casaccia, D. Cavaliere, U. Valente. 1104-1110
• Intestinal motility monitoring in patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomyA. V. Maloshtan, A. M. Tischenko, R. M. Smachylo. 1111-1116
• Segmentation and 3-D visualization of ultrasound volumes of the newborn s hip joint for educational and diagnostic purposesUte von Jan, Heinrich M. Overhoff, Stefan Maas, Djordje Lazovic, Herbert K. Matthies. 1117-1118
• Are you ready for call? Radiology intelligent learning environment design and implementation: ultrasonography moduleKatarzyna J. Macura, Sheila Sheth, Ulrike M. Hamper, Robert T. Macura, Tomasz J. Macura. 1119-1120
• Visible Korean Human: another trial for making serially sectioned imagesJin Seo Park, Min Suk Chung, Yi Suk Kim, Woo Sup Hwang, Jae-Hyun Cho. 1121-1122
• Daily patient set-up control in radiation therapy by structural light projectionRobert Krempien, Sascha Däuber, Harald Hoppe, Martina Treiber, Juergen Debus, Wolfgang Harms, Jakob Brief, Jörg Raczkowsky, Heinz Wörn, Michael Wannenmacher. 1123-1124
• The method of acquiring optimal discrete-valued attribute by dividing and grouping continuous-valued attribute in multi-institutional radiation oncology databaseHiroko Kou, Hajime Harauchi, Akihiro Takemura, M. Iinuma, T. Kondou, Kiyonari Inamura, Hodaka Numasaki, Y. Kumazaki, M. Isibasi. 1125-1126
• Changes in the peritumoral hypoperfusion area immediately after radiosurgery in metastatic brain tumor. Analysis using 3D-SPECTNemoto Masaaki, Nobuo Sugo, Mitou Akitosi, Seiki Yosikatu, Iekado Shibata. 1127-1129
• Automatic searching of the anatomically same slice from follow-up CT images with a slice at the time of dose distribution planning in radiotherapyAkihiro Takemura, Hajime Harauchi, Tokuo Umeda, Kiyonari Inamura, Masayuki Suzuki, M. Iinuma. 1130-1131
• Four-dimensional computed tomography (4D CT) - its concepts and designMasahiro Endo, Takanori Tsunoo, Susumu Kandatsu, Shuzi Tanada, Hiroshi Aradate, Yasuo Saito. 1132-1133
• Evaluation of ECG-synchronized technique on a half-second multi-slice CTShuji Yamamoto, Seiki Hamada, H. Naito, Takeshi Johkoh, K. Takahei, T. Matsumoto, Y. Ogata, S. Nakanishi, Hironobu Nakamura. 1134-1135
• Multislice CT angiography in surgical planning for renal cell carcinoma: visualization of tumor vessels compared with DSAKozo Sato, Nobuyuki Shiraga, Yuji Yuasa, Eiichi Kohda, Sachio Kuribayashi. 1136-1137
• Two-dimensional and three-dimensional MDCT diagnosis of early gastric cancerNobuyuki Shiraga, Yoshinori Sugino, Eiichi Kohda, Kozo Sato, Seiji Kobayashi, Yuji Yuasa, Sachio Kuribayashi. 1138-1139
• Simulation of image degradation in low-dose X-ray mammographyFriedrich Wanninger, Oliver Treiber, W. Panzer, D. Regulla, G. Winkler. 1140-1141
• Digital TomoSynthesis on a rotating C-arm systemRainer Koppe, Erhard Klotz, John Op de Beek. 1142-1143
• A comprehensive web-enabled patient information environmentRichard Kitney, S. Claesen, R. Bickram. 1144-1145
• Computerised system for registration of cancer among residents of territories of Russia contaminated with radionuclides as a result of the Chernobyl accidentV. K. Ivanov, A. F. Tsyb, M. A. Maksioutov, V. A. Matiash, S. V. Sapunov. 1146-1147
• Visual evaluation of 3D images: how important is image rotation?G. Hamilton, S. R. Watt-Smith, D. Dobson, T. R. Bowles, S. J. Golding. 1148-1149
• Temporal subtraction for the detection of ground-glass shadow on chest radiographs: evaluation of the first commercially available robustic computer-aided diagnostic systemTakeshi Johkoh, Mitsuko Tsubamoto, Takenori Kozuka, Noriyuki Tomiyama, Seiki Hamada, Osamu Honda, Mitsuhiro Koyama, Hironobu Nakamura, Keiichi Fujiwara. 1150-1151
• Segmentation of pelvis and femur from 3D CT imagesReza Aghaeizadeh Zoroofi, Toshihiko Sasama, Nobuhiko Sugano, Takashi Nishii, Yoshinobu Sato, Kazuo Yonenobu, Hideki Yoshikawa, Shinichi Tamura, Takahiro Ochi. 1152-1153
• Computer-aided volumetric evaluation method for gray matter in the brain and the spinal cord by T1-weighted inversion recovery MRINobuhiro Tsukamoto, Hideo Kumagai, Kiichiro Saitoh, Masahiko Monma, Yutaka Ando, Masayuki Kitamura, Osamu Kawaguchi. 1154-1155
• Liver tissue classification by bounded-depth threshold circuitsAndreas Alexander Albrecht, Eike Hein, Daniela Melzer, Kathleen Steinhöfel, Matthias Taupitz, Chak-Kuen Wong. 1156-1157
• PC-based interactive volume rendering of multidetector CT examinations - preliminary resultsHoen-oh Shin, Michael Galanski. 1158-1159
• Automated extraction of the aorta and the pulmonary artery in the mediastinum from 3D chest X-ray CT images using the medial line modelTakayuki Kitasaka, Kensaku Mori, Jun-ichi Hasegawa, Jun-ichiro Toriwaki, Kazuhiro Katada. 1160-1161
• Development of automated seeded region growing algorithm for extraction of cerebral blood vessels from magnetic resonance angiographyYouichi Yamazaki, Kenya Murase, Y. Tuduki, Y. Nishimura, T. Kitada, Masaaki Shinohara, S. Iwamoto, Y. Ueno, S. Yamada, Keiichi Kikuchi. 1162-1163
• Usefulness of fuzzy clustering for automated extraction of arterial input function for quantification of cerebral blood flow with dynamic susceptibility contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imagingMasaaki Shinohara, Kenya Murase, T. Kitada, Y. Nishimura, Youichi Yamazaki, S. Iwamoto, Y. Ueno, S. Yamada, Keiichi Kikuchi, H. Miki, Junpei Ikezoe. 1164-1165
• Evaluation of a full color flat panel Liquid Crystal Display vs. CRT displayYutaka Ando, Masayuki Kitamura, Nobuhiro Tsukamoto, Eiichi Kohda, Atsushi Kubo, Toshikazu Sakano, Tatsuya Fujii, Isao Furukawa, Sadayasu Ono. 1166-1167
• In vivo quantification and densitometry of the MCP joint tissue on patients with rheumatoid arthritisMartin Wawro, Andreas Roth. 1168-1169
• Quantitative image analysis of the cartilage of the knee jointKarl-Hans Englmeier, Markus Siebert, Tobias Stammberger, Felix Eckstein, S. Faber, Christian Glaser, Maximilian Reiser. 1170-1171
• Combining low- and high-resolution volume data for use in MR trackingM. A. Gariba, Richard Kitney. 1172-1173
• Automatic optic disc segmentation for analysis of the optic nerve headRadim Chrástek, Matthias Wolf, Klaus Donath, Georg Michelson, Heinrich Niemann. 1174-1175
• Medical Imaging 2001; Haystack is here, but how to find a (relevant) needle? A survey of existing content-based image retrieval systemsRobert T. Macura, Edward Staab, James Vucich, Katarzyna J. Macura, Chein-I Chang, Tomasz J. Macura. 1176-1177
• Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging: advantages and disadvantages of postprocessing stepsVolker Hietschold, T. Kittner, S. Appold, Antje Hauer. 1178-1179
• Removing MRT-caused artifacts from electrooculographic signal by subtraction of the average artifact patternC. M. Krick, B. Schmitz, W. Reith. 1180-1181
• Development of three-dimensional simulation maps for analysis of tissue contrast in magnetic resonance images with various pulse sequencesKenya Murase, T. Kitada, Y. Nishimura, Youichi Yamazaki, Masaaki Shinohara, S. Iwamoto, Y. Ueno, S. Yamada, Keiichi Kikuchi, H. Miki, Junpei Ikezoe. 1182-1183
• Evaluation of hemodynamics and proliferative activity of meningioma by dynamic MR imagingKeiji Igase, Yoshihisa Oka, Katsusuke Kusunoki, Ichiro Nochide, Hironobu Harada, Kazuhiko Sadamoto. 1184-1185
• Automatic detection of arterial input functions for quantification of perfusionThomas Lange, Waldemar Wlodarczyk, Arnd Weider, Stephan Venz, Peter Wust. 1186-1187
• 3D image reconstruction by optical back projectionJunhai Wen, Sixiang Nie, David Y. Y. Yun. 1188-1189
• Noninvasive determination of arterial input function using fuzzy clustering for quantification of myocardial blood flow with nitrogen-13-ammonia and PET: comparison with factor analysis and independent component analysisT. Kitada, Kenya Murase, Y. Nishimura, Youichi Yamazaki, Masaaki Shinohara, S. Iwamoto, Y. Ueno, S. Yamada, J. Yoshioka, D. Nakatani. 1190-1191
• A virtual environment for medical collaboration by integrating 3D image and networkHiroshi Emoto, Tetsuya Fujii, Toshihiko Kobayashi, Shuji Sato, Nobuo Sugou, Toshiaki Mito, Iekado Shibata. 1192-1194
• Development of tele-rehabilitation support system - qualitative measurement of trials for range of motionKouji Yamashita, Tetsuo Kawamura, Hiromasa Ishiwatari, Akio Okano, Kouzo Fujisawa, Tohru Nagasawa, Kenji Terao. 1195-1196
• Radiation consultation system using high-resolution CRT and video-conference deviceMasayuki Kitamura, Yutaka Ando, Nobuhiro Tsukamoto, Eiichi Kohda, Atsushi Kubo, Toshikazu Sakano, Tatsuya Fujii, Isao Furukawa, Sadayasu Ono. 1197-1198
• Non-rigid registration in 3D free-hand ultrasound imaging of the breastGuofang Xiao, Michael Brady, J. Alison Noble, Michael Burcher, Ruth E. English. 1199-1200
• Interactive navigation system for virtual endoscopy on personal computerJinwoo Hwang, June-Sic Kim, Jae Seok Kim, In-Young Kim, Sun I. Kim. 1201-1202
• First implementation of a RIS/PACS project at provincial level in Italy: planning methodology and expected resultsM. Caliani, M. Falletti, C. Guercia, F. Mariotti, M. Merli, S. Rossolini, S. Venezia, L. Baffoni, E. Borello, P. Conti, D. Piuri. 1203-1204
• Filmless and paperless management of a radiology department: a new work process and control systemP. Stefani, L. Baffoni, E. Borello, P. Conti, D. Piuri. 1205-1206
• Fusion of MR and CT scans of the pelvis in cases of malignant bone tumorsWolfgang Birkfellner, Eva Schwameis, Friedrich Vorbeck, Rudolf Hanel, Wolfgang Greimel, Johann Hummel, Michael Figl, Franz Kainberger, Herwig Imhof, Rainer Kotz, Helmar Bergmann. 1207-1208
• A 3D imaging system for in-theatre orthopedic applications based on Digital TomosynthesisC. Badea, Z. Kolitsi, N. Pallikarakis. 1209-1210
• Treatment of Brodie s abscess with image-guided surgeryN. W. L. Schep, R. K. J. Simmermacher, E. J. M. Verleisdonk, I. A. M. J. Broeders, Chr. van der Werken. 1211-1212
• Medical image-based, personalized foil-type implants for bone reconstruction: design study and first clinical experienceV. Pattijn, I. Samson, Jos Vander Sloten, Remi Van Audekercke, B. Swaelens, V. De Buck. 1213-1214
• Automatic registration for percutaneous vertebral body trackingKevin Cleary, Sheng Xu, Gabor Fichtinger, Neil D. Glossop. 1215-1216
• INPRES - INtraoperative PRESentation of surgical planning and simulation resultsTobias Salb, Jakob Brief, Oliver Burgert, Tilo Gockel, Stefan Haßfeld, Joachim Mühling, Rüdiger Dillmann. 1217-1218
• New system of glioma removal using intraoperative MRI combined with functional mappingYoshihiro Muragaki, Hiroshi Iseki, Takashi Maruyama, Kosaku Amano, Takakazu Kawamata, Madoka Sugiura, Osami Kubo, Kintomo Takakura, Tomokatsu Hori. 1219-1221
• Intra-operative real-time navigation system updated with open MRIKosaku Amano, Yoshihiro Muragaki, Hiroshi Iseki, Takashi Maruyama, Madoka Sugiura, Masayuki Yamato, Ryuuiti Matida, Tomokatsu Hori, Kintomo Takakura. 1222-1223
• Multisensor tissue identification: the NASA smart probe projectRussell J. Andrews, Robert W. Mah, Stefanie S. Jeffrey, A. Aghevli, K. Freitas, M. Guerrero, Richard Papasin, C. Reed. 1224-1225
• A computerized training neuronavigator for functional neurosurgeryHans-Gerd Lipinski, Kai Annacker, K. Brauer, Kay Melzer, Dietrich H. W. Grönemeyer. 1226-1227
• The development of the intelligent operating theatre having an open MRI systemMadoka Sugiura, Hiroshi Iseki, Yoshihiro Muragaki, Masayuki Yamato, Kouji Tamura, Miki Tachibana, Kaori Kitta, Hiroshi Shirakawa, Toshiyuki Kuginuki, Hiroshi Takeuchi. 1228-1229
• Clinical evaluation of an operation planning system in the field of cranio-maxillo-facial surgeryJakob Brief, Stefan Haßfeld, C. Haag, Jan Münchenberg, Oliver Schorr, S. Daueber, Dirk Engel, Robert Krempien, Martina Treiber, Heinz Wörn, Joachim Mühling. 1230-1231
• Craniofacial growth disturbances after frontobasal trauma and craniotomy at the age of 4 years - implications for the timing of CAD/CAM-cranioplastiesHarald Eufinger, Martin Scholz, Michael Wehmöller. 1232-1233
• A training system for endoscopic sinus surgery with skill evaluationYasushi Yamauchi, M. Suzuki, Masaaki Mochimaru, Juli Yamashita, Osamu Morikawa, Yukio Fukui, Hiroshi Uno, Kazunori Yokoyama. 1234-1235
• Development of fluoroscopic registration in spinal neuronavigationHamid Abbasi, Robert P. Grzeszczuk, Shao Chin, Hilary J. Holz, Salim Hariri, R. Badr, Daniel H. Kim, John R. Adler Jr., Ramin Shahidi. 1236-1238
• Intraoperative accuracy of non-invasive registration in computer assisted cranio-maxillofacial surgeryAlexander Schramm, Nils-Claudius Gellrich, M. Nilus, Ralf Schön, Ronald Schimming, Ralf Gutwald, Rainer Schmelzeisen. 1239-1240
• Projector-based augmented reality in cranio-maxillo-facial surgeryHarald Hoppe, Jakob Brief, Sascha Däuber, Stefan Haßfeld, Jörg Raczkowsky, Heinz Wörn. 1241-1242
• Navigation system for pedicle screw insertionFlorence Denis, H. Gautier, Atilla Baskurt. 1243-1244
• Quantifiable real-time 3D ultrasound data acquisition and visualizationJ. Nerney Welch, Jeremy A. Johnson, R. Badr, Michael R. Bax, S. K. S. So, Thomas M. Krummel, Ramin Shahidi. 1245-1246
• Analysis of needle deflection using bi-plane X-ray imagesHiroyuki Kataoka. 1247-1248
• MRI compatible manipulator: image distortion estimation and correction methodKen Masamune, Takafumi Inagaki, Nobuharu Takai, Ichiro Sakuma, Takeyoshi Dohi. 1249-1250
• Visualization and analysis techniques for liver surgery planningBernhard Preim, Wolf Spindler, Karl J. Oldhafer, Michael Galanski, Heinz-Otto Peitgen. 1251-1252
• Functional requirements for an interactive telesurgery system with open MRI via a broadband ISDNHiroshi Takeda, Yasushi Matsumura, Shigeki Kuwata, Hirohiko Nakano, Hironobu Nakamura, Hikaru Kawasaki, Shinichi Tamura, Takahiro Ochi. 1253-1254
• Surgical cockpit system and effectiveness of its immersive environmentKenta Hori, Hiroshi Oyama, Yasuhiko Ozaki, Takeshi Tsuda, Takatoshi Suenaga, Tomohiro Kuroda, Mikio Suga, Masaru Komori, Osamu Oshiro, Kotaro Minato. 1255-1256
• KasOp - A generic system for pre- and intraoperative surgical assistance and operation planningOliver Schorr, Jan Münchenberg, Jörg Raczkowsky, Heinz Wörn. 1257-1258
• Navigation in liver surgery - results of a requirement analysisPeter Hassenpflug, Marcus Vetter, Carlos E. Cárdenas S., Matthias Thorn, Hans-Peter Meinzer. 1259-1260
• From pressure-volume loops and magnetic resonance imaging to mathematical models for cardiac surgery simulationAndrea Ripoli, Mattia Glauber, Vincenzo Positano, Sergio Berti, Massimo Lombardi, Stefano Bevilacqua, Marco Solinas. 1261-1262
• Usefulness of a newly developed laparoscope manipulator during laparoscopic splenectomyMorimasa Tomikawa, Etsuko Kobayashi, F. Nakamura, Ichiro Sakuma, Makoto Hashizume, Mitsuo Shimada, N. Gotoh, Kozo Konishi, Takeyoshi Dohi, Keizo Sugimachi. 1263-1264
• Subjective image quality of digital lumbar spine radiographs acquired with a new flat-panel dedicated chest system versus computed radiography in supine patientsG. Pärtan, St. Newerkla, T. Mahdi, H. Mosser, L. Pichler, Walter Hruby. 1265-1266
• Teleradiology services within the context of an integrated regional networkManolis Tsiknakis, Catherine E. Chronaki, S. Kostomanolakis, Stelios C. Orphanoudakis. 1267-1268
• Web-based access to a multimedia medical recordWerner Aerts, Michel Feron, Erwin Bellon, Mark Vanautgaerden, André De Deurwaerder, Paul Suetens, Bart Van den Bosch. 1269-1270
• eMEDIBOX: a secure DICOM communication based on internet plug-inM. Echeverria, David Bandon, A. Parrott, Jean-Paul Vallée. 1271-1272
• Preliminary experience of testbeds connecting to Internet2 in teleradiology applicationH. K. Huang, Fei Cao, Yu Fan, Gregory Mogel. 1273-1274
• Magnetic resonance in mammography: a tool for the automatic detection of the regions of interest in contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance of the breastS. La Manna, Darya Majidi, Antonina Starita, Davide Caramella, A. Cilotti. 1275-1276
• Implementation of PACS and informatics in the Department of Radiology of Siena University: a cost/benefit analysisP. Stefani, P. Sacco, E. Pozzebon, M. A. Mazzei, P. Barberini, E. Borello, L. Baffoni, P. Conti, D. Piuri. 1277-1278
• IHE-compatible Radiology Information SystemXudong Lu, Huilong Duan. 1279-1280
• High-performance wavelet compression for enterprise PACSHideya Takeo, Kazuo Shimura, Kazuhiro Hishinuma, Kaushal Shastri. 1281-1282
• Using DICOM and electronic mail protocols for PACS development and image transmissionD. Ronda Betancourt, O. Ferrer Borges, N. Alvarez Roca. 1283-1284
• Web report system: a new reporting system for teleradiologyTakuya Fujiwara, Tsuyoshi Kume, Isamu Mano. 1285-1286
• CAD/CAM in lingual orthodonticsP.-G. Jost-Brinkmann, A. Bartels, A. Gunawan, A. Böhme. 1287-1288
• Analysis of image quality of digital panoramic tomography using PANOURA 15 DIGIPAN Akihiro Satoh, Hisanori Nakahama, Rieko Yamato, Yasuhiko Okumura. 1289-1290
• Subjective image quality in digital panoramic radiography in relation to patient exposureC. Scheifele, M. Hadjizadeh, U. Thole, A. Wree, W. Hopfenmüller. 1291-1292
• Reducing artifacts in CT data used for building stereolithography models: clinical evaluationT. Warnke, M. Path, Christoph P. E. Zollikofer, T. Franze, A. P. Zimmermann, P. Stucki, H. F. Sailer. 1293-1294
• Application of neural networks to the prediction of lymph node metastasis in oral cancerToshiyuki Kawazu, Kazuyuki Araki, Shigenobu Kanda. 1295-1296
• Computer-aided classification of benign and malignant pulmonary nodules in three-dimensional thoracic CT images based on a hybrid classifierYoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Hironobu Ohmatsu, Masahiko Kusumoto, Ryutaro Kakinuma, Kensaku Mori, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Kenji Eguchi, Masahiro Kaneko, Noriyuki Moriyama. 1297-1298
• Two-dimensional display of CT colon data for rapid polyp detectionZhan Zhang, Abraham H. Dachman, Kenneth R. Hoffmann. 1299-1300
• Observer performance study for CT-image reading of one slice or multislice by the cine display mode of CRT system - an application of the diagnostic-dynamic characteristic modelToru Matsumoto, Nobuo Fukuda, Megumu Tsuchikawa, Kaori Fujimura, Yuichi Fujino, Hiroshi Takagi, Nobuyuki Yoshihara, Akiira Furukawa, Toru Nakagawa, Syusuke Sone. 1301-1302
• Digital hand atlas and web-based CAD server for bone age assessmentFei Cao, H. K. Huang, Ewa Pietka, Vicente Gilsanz. 1303-1304
• Patterns for classifying pulmonary nodules based on dynamic CT imagesKazuhiro Minami, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Kensaku Mori, Hironobu Ohmatsu, Ryutaro Kakinuma, Kenji Eguchi, Masahiko Kusumoto, Masahiro Kaneko, Noriyuki Moriyama. 1305-1306
• Analysis of evolving processes in pulmonary nodules using a sequence of three-dimensional thoracic imagesYoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Hironobu Ohmatsu, Masahiko Kusumoto, Ryutaro Kakinuma, Kensaku Mori, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Kenji Eguchi, Masahiro Kaneko, Noriyuki Moriyama. 1307-1308
• A new surgical method - insuture of anal anastomosis for the prevention of permanent colostomaVolodymyr Sulyma, Volodymyr Gaponov, Vitaly Kravchenko. 1309-1310
• Evaluation of a laparoscopic overview telescopeB. Kappeler, T. Kees, W. Kunert, Heike Raestrup, Gerhard F. Buess. 1311-1312
• Deep brain EEG processing by palm connected organizersMichael Kroll, Hans-Gerd Lipinski, Dietrich H. W. Grönemeyer. 1313-1314