Table of Contents

• Towards a Medical Virtual Reality Environment for Minimally Invasive Cardiac SurgeryTerry M. Peters, Cristian A. Linte, John Moore, Daniel Bainbridge, Douglas L. Jones, Gerard Guiraudon. 1-11 [doi]
• Joint Registration and Segmentation of Serial Lung CT Images in Microendoscopy Molecular Image-Guided TherapyZhong Xue, Kelvin Wong, Stephen Wong. 12-20 [doi]
• Perceptual Docking for Robotic ControlGuang-Zhong Yang, George P. Mylonas, Ka Wai Kwok, Adrian James Chung. 21-30 [doi]
• An Integration of Statistical Deformable Model and Finite Element Method for Bone-Related Soft Tissue Prediction in Orthognathic Surgery PlanningQizhen He, Jun Feng, Horace Ho-Shing Ip, James Xia, Xianbin Cao. 31-39 [doi]
• Automated Preoperative Planning of Femoral Component for Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) from 3D CT ImagesItaru Otomaru, Masahiko Nakamoto, Masaki Takao, Nobuhiko Sugano, Yoshiyuki Kagiyama, Hideki Yoshikawa, Yukio Tada, Yoshinobu Sato. 40-49 [doi]
• Validation of Viscoelastic and Nonlinear Liver Model for Needle Insertion from in Vivo ExperimentsYo Kobayashi, Akinori Onishi, Takeharu Hoshi, Kazuya Kawamura, Makoto Hashizume, Masakatsu G. Fujie. 50-59 [doi]
• Simulation of Active Cardiac Electromechanical DynamicsKen C. L. Wong, Linwei Wang, Heye Zhang, Huafeng Liu, Pengcheng Shi. 60-69 [doi]
• Wheelchair Propulsion Analysis System That Incorporates Human Skeletal Muscular Model Analyses on the Flat Floor and SlopeAkihiko Hanafusa, Motoki Sugawara, Teruhiko Fuwa, Tomozumi Ikeda, Naoki Suzuki, Asaki Hattori. 70-80 [doi]
• Automatic Detection of Fiducial Marker Center Based on Shape Index and CurvednessManning Wang, Zhijian Song. 81-88 [doi]
• Modality-Independent Determination of Vertebral Position and Rotation in 3DTomaz Vrtovec. 89-97 [doi]
• Coupled Meshfree-BEM Platform for Electrocardiographic Simulation: Modeling and ValidationsLinwei Wang, Heye Zhang, Ken C. L. Wong, Pengcheng Shi. 98-107 [doi]
• Source Localization of Subtopographies Decomposed by Radial Basis FunctionsAdil Deniz Duru, Ahmet Ademoglu. 108-115 [doi]
• Estimation of the Current Density in a Dynamic Heart Model and Visualization of Its PropagationLiansheng Wang, Pheng-Ann Heng, Tien-Tsin Wong. 116-123 [doi]
• Identification of Atrophy Patterns in Alzheimer s Disease Based on SVM Feature Selection and Anatomical ParcellationLilia Mesrob, Benoit Magnin, Olivier Colliot, Marie Sarazin, Valérie Hahn-Barma, Bruno Dubois, Patrick Gallinari, Stéphane Lehericy, Serge Kinkingnéhun, Habib Benali. 124-132 [doi]
• A Surface-Based Fractal Information Dimension Method for Cortical Complexity AnalysisYuanchao Zhang, Jiefeng Jiang, Lei Lin, Feng Shi, Yuan Zhou, Chunshui Yu, Kuncheng Li, Tianzi Jiang. 133-141 [doi]
• Wavelet-Based Compression and Segmentation of Hyperspectral Images in SurgeryHamed Akbari, Yukio Kosugi, Kazuyuki Kojima, Naofumi Tanaka. 142-149 [doi]
• A Novel Level Set Based Shape Prior Method for Liver Segmentation from MRI ImagesKan Cheng, Lixu Gu, Jianghua Wu, Wei Li, Jianrong Xu. 150-159 [doi]
• Statistical Shape Space Analysis Based on Level SetsNina Kozic, Miguel Ángel González Ballester, Moritz Tannast, Lutz-Peter Nolte, Mauricio Reyes. 160-167 [doi]
• Statistical Piecewise Assembled Model (SPAM) for the Representation of Highly Deformable Medical OrgansJun Feng, Peng Du, Horace Ho-Shing Ip. 168-176 [doi]
• Amygdala Surface Modeling with Weighted Spherical HarmonicsMoo K. Chung, Brendon M. Nacewicz, Shubing Wang, Kim M. Dalton, Seth Pollak, Richard J. Davidson. 177-184 [doi]
• Kalman Filtering for Frame-by-Frame CT to Ultrasound Rigid RegistrationHaydar Talib, Matthias Peterhans, Jaime García, Martin Andreas Styner, Miguel Ángel González Ballester. 185-192 [doi]
• Cardiac PET Motion Correction Using Materially Constrained Transform ModelsAdrian James Chung, Paolo G. Camici, Guang-Zhong Yang. 193-201 [doi]
• Image Guidance for Robotic Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery BypassMichael Figl, Daniel Rueckert, David J. Hawkes, Roberto Casula, Mingxing Hu, Ose Pedro, Dong Ping Zhang, Graeme P. Penney, Fernando Bello, Philip J. Edwards. 202-209 [doi]
• MRI-Compatible Rigid and Flexible Outer Sheath Device with Pneumatic Locking Mechanism for Minimally Invasive SurgerySiyang Zuo, Noriaki Yamanaka, Ikuma Sato, Ken Masamune, Hongen Liao, Kiyoshi Matsumiya, Takeyoshi Dohi. 210-219 [doi]
• MR Compatible Tactile Sensing and Noise Analysis in a 1.5 Tesla MR SystemAbbi Hamed, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Ian Young, Michael Lampérth. 220-230 [doi]
• A Framework of the Non-invasive Ultrasound Theragnostic SystemNorihiro Koizumi, Deukhee Lee, Kohei Ota, Shin Yoshizawa 0002, Kiyoshi Yoshinaka, Yoichiro Matsumoto, Mamoru Mitsuishi. 231-240 [doi]
• In Vivo Evaluation of a Guidance System for Computer Assisted Robotized Needle Insertion Devoted to Small AnimalsStéphane Nicolau, Luis Mendoza-Burgos, Luc Soler, Didier Mutter, Jacques Marescaux. 241-250 [doi]
• Composite-Type Optical Fiberscope for Laser Surgery for Twin-to-Twin Transfusion SyndromeKiyoshi Oka, Akihiro Naganawa, Hiromasa Yamashita, Tetsuya Nakamura, Toshio Chiba. 251-259 [doi]
• Surgical Manipulator with Balloon for Stabilizing Fetus in Utero under Ultrasound GuidanceNoriaki Yamanaka, Hiromasa Yamashita, Kiyoshi Matsumiya, Hongen Liao, Ken Masamune, Toshio Chiba, Takeyoshi Dohi. 260-269 [doi]
• Investigation of Partial Directed Coherence for Hand-Eye Coordination in Laparoscopic TrainingJulian J. H. Leong, Louis Atallah, George P. Mylonas, Daniel Richard Leff, Roger J. Emery, Ara Darzi, Guang-Zhong Yang. 270-278 [doi]
• A Virtual Reality Patient and Environments for Image Guided DiagnosisBarnabas Takacs, David Hanak, Kirby G. Voshburg. 279-288 [doi]
• A Navigation System for Brain Surgery Using Computer Vision TechnologyJiann-Der Lee, Chung-Wei Lin, Chung-Hsien Huang, Shin-Tseng Lee, Chien-Tsai Wu. 289-299 [doi]
• Computer-Aided Delivery of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for Creation of an Atrial Septal Defect in VivoHiromasa Yamashita, Tetsuko Ishii, Akihiko Ishiyama, Noriyoshi Nakayama, Toshinobu Miyoshi, Yoshitaka Miyamoto, Gontaro Kitazumi, Yasumasa Katsuike, Makoto Okazaki, Takashi Azuma, Masayuki Fujisaki, Shin-ichi Takamoto, Toshio Chiba. 300-310 [doi]
• Basic Study on Real-Time Simulation Using Mass Spring System for Robotic SurgeryKazuya Kawamura, Yo Kobayashi, Masakatsu G. Fujie. 311-319 [doi]
• A Precise Robotic Ablation and Division Mechanism for Liver ResectionFlorence Leong, Liangjing Yang, Stephen Chang, Aun Neow Poo, Ichiro Sakuma, Chee-Kong Chui. 320-328 [doi]
• Fast Image Mapping of Endoscopic Image Mosaics with Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Image for Intrauterine Treatment of Twin-to-Twin Transfusion SyndromeHongen Liao, Masayoshi Tsuzuki, Etsuko Kobayashi, Takeyoshi Dohi, Toshio Chiba, Takashi Mochizuki, Ichiro Sakuma. 329-338 [doi]
• Non-rigid 2D-3D Registration Based on Support Vector Regression Estimated Similarity MetricWenyuan Qi, Lixu Gu, Jianrong Xu. 339-348 [doi]
• Real-Time Autostereoscopic Visualization of Registration-Generated 4D MR Image of Beating HeartNicholas Herlambang, Hongen Liao, Kiyoshi Matsumiya, Ken Masamune, Takeyoshi Dohi. 349-358 [doi]
• Realtime Organ Tracking for Endoscopic Augmented Reality Visualization Using Miniature Wireless Magnetic TrackerMasahiko Nakamoto, Osamu Ukimura, Inderbir S. Gill, Arul Mahadevan, Tsuneharu Miki, Makoto Hashizume, Yoshinobu Sato. 359-366 [doi]
• Fusion of Laser Guidance and 3-D Autostereoscopic Image Overlay for Precision-Guided SurgeryHongen Liao, Hirotaka Ishihara, Huy Hoang Tran, Ken Masamune, Ichiro Sakuma, Takeyoshi Dohi. 367-376 [doi]
• Augmented Display of Anatomical Names of Bronchial Branches for Bronchoscopy AssistanceShunsuke Ota, Daisuke Deguchi, Takayuki Kitasaka, Kensaku Mori, Yasuhito Suenaga, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Kazuyoshi Imaizumi, Hirotsugu Takabatake, Masaki Mori, Hiroshi Natori. 377-384 [doi]
• Non-metal Slice Image Overlay Display System Used Inside the Open Type MRIKen Masamune, Ikuma Sato, Hongen Liao, Takeyoshi Dohi. 385-392 [doi]
• Extracting Curve Skeletons from Gray Value Images for Virtual EndoscopyChristian Bauer, Horst Bischof. 393-402 [doi]
• Automatic Hepatic Vessel Segmentation Using Graphics HardwareMarius Erdt, Matthias Raspe, Michael Sühling. 403-412 [doi]
• Learning Longitudinal Deformations for Adaptive Segmentation of Lung Fields from Serial Chest RadiographsYonghong Shi, Dinggang Shen. 413-420 [doi]
• Automatic Extraction of Proximal Femur Contours from Calibrated X-Ray Images Using 3D Statistical ModelsXiao Dong, Guoyan Zheng. 421-429 [doi]
• Anisotropic Haralick Edge Detection Scheme with Application to Vessel SegmentationAli Gooya, Takeyoshi Dohi, Ichiro Sakuma, Hongen Liao. 430-438 [doi]