Vitanovski D, Schaller C, Hahn D, Daum V, Hornegger J (2009)
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution
Publication year: 2009
Original Authors: Vitanovski D., Schaller C., Hahn D., Daum V., Hornegger J.
Book Volume: 7261
Pages Range: -
Event location: Lake Buena Vista, FL
Journal Issue: null
DOI: 10.1117/12.812453
Although the medical scanners are rapidly moving towards a three-dimensional paradigm, the manipulation and annotation/labeling of the acquired data is still performed in a standard 2D environment. Editing and annotation of three-dimensional medical structures is currently a complex task and rather time-consuming, as it is carried out in 2D projections of the original object. A major problem in 2D annotation is the depth ambiguity, which requires 3D landmarks to be identified and localized in at least two of the cutting planes. Operating directly in a three-dimensional space enables the implicit consideration of the full 3D local context, which significantly increases accuracy and speed. A three-dimensional environment is as well more natural optimizing the user's comfort and acceptance. The 3D annotation environment requires the three-dimensional manipulation device and display. By means of two novel and advanced technologies, Wii Nintendo Controller and Philips 3D WoWvx display, we define an appropriate 3D annotation tool and a suitable 3D visualization monitor. We define noncoplanar setting of four Infrared LEDs with a known and exact position, which are tracked by the Wii and from which we compute the pose of the device by applying a standard pose estimation algorithm. The novel 3D renderer developed by Philips uses either the Z-value of a 3D volume, or it computes the depth information out of a 2D image, to provide a real 3D experience without having some special glasses. Within this paper we present a new framework for manipulation and annotation of medical landmarks directly in three-dimensional volume. © 2009 SPIE.
APA:
Vitanovski, D., Schaller, C., Hahn, D., Daum, V., & Hornegger, J. (2009). 3D annotation and manipulation of medical anatomical structures. In Proceedings of the Medical Imaging 2009: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging (pp. -). Lake Buena Vista, FL.
MLA:
Vitanovski, Dime, et al. "3D annotation and manipulation of medical anatomical structures." Proceedings of the Medical Imaging 2009: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, Lake Buena Vista, FL 2009. -.
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