Table of Contents

• GI Tract Unraveling in Volumetric CTGe Wang, Michael W. Vannier, Elizabeth G. McFarland, Jay P. Heiken, James A. Brink. 3-12
• Segmentation of the Visible Human for High Quality Volume Based VisualizationThomas Schiemann, Jochen Nuthmann, Ulf Tiede, Karl Heinz Höhne. 13-22
• Illustrating Anatomic Models - A Semi-Interactive ApproachBernhard Preim, Alf Ritter, Thomas Strothotte. 23-32
• A Fast Rendering Method Using the Tree Structure of Objects in Virtualized Bronchus Endoscope SystemKensaku Mori, Jun-ichi Hasegawa, Jun-ichiro Toriwaki, Hirofumi Anno, Kazuhiro Katada. 33-42
• An Optimal Ray Traversal Scheme for Visualizing Colossal Medical VolumesAsish Law, Roni Yagel. 43-52
• A Direct Multi-Volume Rendering Method. Application to Visual Assessment of 3-D Image Registration AlgorithmsJean-José Jacq, Christian Roux. 53-62
• Visualization of Tissue Elasticity by Magnetic Resonance ElastographyArmando Manduca, Raja Muthupillai, P. J. Rossman, James F. Greenleaf, Richard L. Ehman. 63-68
• Accurate Vessel Depiction with Phase Gradient Algorithm in MR AngiographyRomhild M. Hoogeveen, Chris J. G. Bakker, Max A. Viergever. 69-74
• Visualization and Labeling of the Visible Human:::TM::: Dataset: Challenges & ResolvesR. Mullick, H. T. Nguyen. 75-80
• Rebuilding the Visible ManJohn E. Stewart, William C. Broaddus, James H. Johnson. 81-86
• Image Quality Improvements in Volume RenderingJeroen Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Marco Bosma, Jaap Smit, Steven Lobregt. 87-92
• Real-Time Merging of Visible Surfaces for Display and SegmentationRobert P. Grzeszczuk, Charles A. Pelizzari. 93-98
• Cortical Peeling: CSF / Grey / White Matter Boundaries Visualized by Nesting IsosurfacesColin J. Holmes, David MacDonald, John G. Sled, Arthur W. Toga, Alan C. Evans. 99-104
• Enhancement of MR ImagesRégis Guillemaud, Michael Brady. 107-116
• Radiometric Correction of Color Cryosection Images for Three-Dimensional Segmentation of Fine StructuresJorge Márquez, Francis Schmitt. 117-122
• 3D Reconstruction of Cerebral Vessels and Pathologies from a Few Biplane Digital AngiographiesLaurent Launay, Eric Maurincomme, Pierre Bouchet, Jean-Laurent Mallet, Luc Picard. 123-128
• Robust 3-D Reconstruction and Analysis of Microstructures from Serial Histologic Sections, with Emphasis on Microvessels in Prostate CancerPaul A. Kay, Richard A. Robb, David G. Bostwick, Jon J. Camp. 129-134
• An Extensible MRI Simulator for Post-Processing EvaluationRemi K.-S. Kwan, Alan C. Evans, G. Bruce Pike. 135-140
• Compensation of Spatial Inhomogeneity in MRI Based on a Parametric Bias EstimateChristian Brechbühler, Guido Gerig, Gábor Székely. 141-146
• Analysis of Coupled Multi-Image Information in MicroscopyStefan Schünemann, Ch. Rethfeldt, F. Müller, K. Agha-Amiri, Bernd Michaelis, Walter Schubert. 147-152
• Bias Field Correction of Breast MR ImagesSébastien Gilles, Michael Brady, Jérôme Declerck, Jean-Philippe Thirion, Nicholas Ayache. 153-158
• Region-Growing Based Feature Extraction Algorithm for Tree-Like ObjectsYoshitaka Masutani, Ken Masamune, Takeyoshi Dohi. 161-171
• Scale-Space Boundary Evolution Initialized by CoresMatthew J. McAuliffe, David H. Eberly, Daniel S. Fritsch, Edward L. Chaney, Stephen M. Pizer. 173-182
• Fast, Accurate, and Reproducible Live-Wire Boundary ExtractionWilliam A. Barrett, Eric N. Mortensen. 183-192
• Automatic Segmentation of Cell Nuclei from Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy ImagesAndrás Kelemen, Gábor Székely, H.-W. Reist, Guido Gerig. 193-202
• Evaluation of Segmentation Algorithms for Intravascular Ultrasound ImagesCarolien J. Bouma, Wiro J. Niessen, Karel J. Zuiderveld, Elma J. Gussenhoven, Max A. Viergever. 203-212
• Fast Algorithms for Fitting Multiresolution Hybrid Shape Models to Brain MRIBaba C. Vemuri, Yanlin Guo, Shang-Hong Lai, Christiana Morison Leonard. 213-222
• Computer Aided Screening System for Lung Cancer Based on Helical CT ImagesKeizo Kanazawa, Mitsuru Kubo, Noboru Niki, Hitoshi Satoh, Hironobu Ohmatsu, Kenji Eguchi, Noriyuki Moriyama. 223-228
• Unsupervised Regularized Classification of Multi-Spectral MRIDirk Vandermeulen, Xavier Descombes, Paul Suetens, Guy Marchal. 229-234
• Using an Entropy Similarity Measure to Enhance the Quality of DSA Images with an Algorithm Based on Template MatchingThorsten M. Buzug, Jürgen Weese, Carola Fassnacht, Cristian Lorenz. 235-240
• Automatic Segmentation of the Brain in MRIM. Stella Atkins, Blair T. Mackiewich. 241-246
• Image Analysis Using Modified Self-Organizing Maps: Automated Delineation of the Left Ventricular Cavity Boundary in Serial EchocardiogramsMarek Belohlavek, Armando Manduca, Thomas Behrenbeck, James B. Seward, James F. Greenleaf. 247-252
• Analyzing and Predicting Images Through a Neural Network ApproachLevien de Braal, Norberto F. Ezquerra, Eric L. Schwartz, C. David Cooke, Ernest V. Garcia. 253-258
• An Artificial Intelligence Approach for Automatic Interpretation of Maxillofacial CT ImagesMariano Alcañiz Raya, Vicente Grau, Christian Knoll, M. Carmen Juan Lizandra, Carlos Monserrat, Salvador Albalat. 259-264
• Fast Fluid Registration of Medical ImagesMorten Bro-Nielsen, Claus Gramkow. 267-276
• A Robust Point Matching Algorithm for Autoradiograph AlignmentAnand Rangarajan, Eric Mjolsness, Suguna Pappu, Lila Davachi, Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic, James S. Duncan. 277-286
• Registration Updating Using Marker Pins in a Video Based Neurosurgical Guidance System (VISLAN)Jason Zhao, P. T. E. Roberts, Alan C. F. Colchester, K. Holton-Tainter. 287-296
• Point-Based Elastic Registration of Medical Image Data Using Approximating Thin-Plate SplinesKarl Rohr, H. Siegfried Stiehl, Rainer Sprengel, Wolfgang Beil, Thorsten M. Buzug, Jürgen Weese, M. H. Kuhn. 297-306
• Cortical Constraints for Non-Linear Cortical RegistrationD. Louis Collins, Georges Le Goualher, Raghu Venugopal, A. Caramanos, Alan C. Evans, Christian Barillot. 307-316
• Image Guided Microscopic Surgery System Using Mutual-Information Based RegistraionNobuhiko Hata, William M. Wells III, Michael Halle, Shin Nakajima, Paul A. Viola, Ron Kikinis, Ferenc A. Jolesz. 317-326
• Cross Validation of Three Inter-Patients Matching MethodsJean-Philippe Thirion, Gérard Subsol, David Dean. 327-336
• A New Approach to Fast Elastic Alignment with Applications to Human BrainThorsten Schormann, Stefan Henn, Karl Zilles. 337-342
• Individualizing Anatomical Atlases of the HeadGary E. Christensen, Sarang C. Joshi, Michael I. Miller. 343-348
• Mutual Information for Automated Multimodal Image WarpingBoklye Kim, Jennifer L. Boes, Kirk A. Frey, Charles R. Meyer. 349-354
• Morphological Analysis of Brain Structures Using Spatial NormalizationChristos Davatzikos, Marc Vaillant, Susan M. Resnick, Jerry L. Prince, Stanley Letovsky, R. Nick Bryan. 355-360
• Three Dimensional MR-Based Morphometric Comparison of Schizophrenic and Normal Cerebral VentriclesDavid Dean, Peter Buckley, Fred L. Bookstein, Janardhan Kamath, David Kwon, Lee Friedman, Christine Lys. 363-372
• Application of an Automatically Built 3D Morphometric Brain Atlas: Study of Cerebral Ventricle ShapeGérard Subsol, Jean-Philippe Thirion, Nicholas Ayache. 373-382
• Visualization and Mapping of Anatomic Abnormalities Using a Probabilistic Brain Atlas Based on Random Fluid TransformationsPaul M. Thompson, Arthur W. Toga. 383-392
• L-Systems for Three-Dimensional Anatomical Modelling: Towards a Virtual Laboratory in AnatomyHabib Talhami. 393-398
• Hierarchical Data Representation of Lung to Model Morphology and FunctionAndres Kriete. 399-404
• Visualizing Group Differences in Outline Shape: Methods from Biometrics of Landmark PointsFred L. Bookstein. 405-410
• Visualising Cerebral AsymmetryPatrick Marais, Régis Guillemaud, M. Sakuma, Andrew Zisserman, Michael Brady. 411-416
• Assessing Patterns and Rates of Brain Atrophy by Serial Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Segmentation, Registration, Display and Quantification ProdedurePeter A. Freeborough, Nick C. Fox. 419-428
• Characterisation and Classification of Brain Tumours in Three-Dimensional MR Image SequencesChr. Roßmanith, Heinz Handels, Siegfried J. Pöppl, E. Rinast, H.-D. Weiss. 429-438
• Automatic Quantification of Multiple Sclerosis Lesion Volume Using Stereotaxic SpaceAlex P. Zijdenbos, Alan C. Evans, Farhad Riahi, John G. Sled, Joe Chui, Vasken Kollokian. 439-448
• 3D Skeleton for Virtual ColonoscopyYaorong Ge, David R. Stelts, David J. Vining. 449-454
• Identifying Hypometabolism in PET Images of the Brain: Application to EpilepsyTracy L. Faber, John M. Hoffman, Thomas R. Henry, John R. Votaw, Marijn E. Brummer, Ernest V. Garcia. 457-465
• Multi-Array EEG Signals Mapped with Three Dimensional Images for Clinical Epilepsy StudiesC. Rocha, Jean-Louis Dillenseger, Jean-Louis Coatrieux. 467-476
• Visualisation of Pain by Magnetoencephalography in HumansBurkhart Bromm, E. Scharein. 477-481
• Visualization of Cat Auditory Cortical Functional Organization after Electrical Stimulation with a Multi-Channel Cochlear Implant by Means of Optical ImagingHubert R. Dinse, Ben Godde, Thomas Hilger, Günter Reuter, Sven M. Cords, T. Lenarz, Werner von Seelen. 483-488
• The Brain Bench: Virtual Stereotaxis for Rapid Neurosurgery Planning and TrainingTim Poston, Wieslaw Lucjan Nowinski, Luis Serra, Chua Beng Choon, Ng Hern, PremKumar Pillay. 491-500
• A Flexible Environment for Image Guided Virtual Surgery PlanningJohan Van Cleynenbreugel, Kris Verstreken, Guy Marchal, Paul Suetens. 501-510
• An Advanced System for the Simulation and Planning of Orthodontic TreatmentsMariano Alcañiz Raya, F. Chinesta, Carlos Monserrat, Vicente Grau, A. Ramón. 511-520
• Assessment of Several Virtual Endoscopy Techniques Using Computed Tomography and Perspective Volume RenderingRamin Shahidi, V. Argiro, Sandy Napel, L. Gray, H. P. McAdams, Geoffrey D. Rubin, Christopher F. Beaulieu, R. Brooke Jeffrey Jr., A. Johnson. 521-528
• Surgery Simulation Using fast Finite ElementsMorten Bro-Nielsen. 529-534
• Real Time Volumetric Deformable Models for Surgery SimulationStephane Cotin, Hervé Delingette, Nicholas Ayache. 535-540
• Craniofacial Surgery SimulationErwin Keeve, Sabine Girod, Bernd Girod. 541-546
• Creation and Validation of Patient Specific Anatomical Models for Prostate Surgery Planning Using Virtual RealityPaul A. Kay, Richard A. Robb, Robert P. Myers, Bernie F. King. 547-552
• Use of Shape for Automated, Optimized 3D Radiosurgical Treatment PlanningJ. D. Bourland, Q. R. Wu. 553-558
• MRI Guided Intranasal Flexible Micro-EndoscopyDerek L. G. Hill, Paul N. Poynter Smith, Claire L. Emery, Paul E. Summers, Steven F. Keevil, J. Paul M. Pracy, Rory Walsh, David J. Hawkes, Michael J. Gleeson. 561-570
• Computer-Assisted Insertion of Pedicle ScrewsQinghang Li, Hans J. Holdener, Lucia Zamorano, Paul King, Zhaowei Jiang, Federico C. Vinas, L. Nolte, H. Visarius, Fernando Diaz. 571-580
• PROBOT - A Computer Integrated Prostatectomy SystemQ. Mei, Simon J. Harris, Fernando Arámbula Cosío, M. S. Nathan, Roger D. Hibberd, J. E. A. Wickham, Brian L. Davies. 581-590
• Towards Performing Ultrasound-Guided Needle Biopsies from within a Head-Mounted DisplayHenry Fuchs, Andrei State, Etta D. Pisano, William F. Garrett, Gentaro Hirota, Mark A. Livingston, Mary C. Whitton, Stephen M. Pizer. 591-600
• Automated Multimodality Registration Using the Full Affine Transformation: Application to MR and CT Guided Skull Base SurgeryColin Studholme, John A. Little, Graeme P. Penney, Derek L. G. Hill, David J. Hawkes. 601-606