Adaptive Volumetric Anatomy Visualization in VR with Tangible Control

Kleinbeck C, Smietana M, Lewis N, Teufel T, Kreimeier J, Heinzl C, Steiner J, Anthes C, Roth D (2023)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2023

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Pages Range: 613-614

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct, ISMAR-Adjunct 2023

Event location: Sydney, NSW AU

ISBN: 9798350328912

DOI: 10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct60411.2023.00131

Abstract

High-quality visualization of medical image data is essential for preoperative planning of complex and critical surgical procedures. Controllable 3D volume rendering in virtual reality (VR) is particularly useful to display depth and spatial relationships in volumetric data, and thus to identify specific anatomical landmarks and structural dependencies. However, intuitive control over the medical volume itself, the selection of sectional planes, transfer functions or the rotation or zooming has yet to be explored in depth. In this work, we demonstrate a real-time VR direct volume rendering application for medical images with tangible and intuitive interaction. Our system is real-time capable by the use of efficient volume rendering and foveated rendering techniques. We evaluated the system regarding its performance and gained first insight into the usefulness of a freely grabbable section slice in a preliminary user study.

Authors with CRIS profile

Constantin Kleinbeck Juniorprofessur für Human-Centered Computing and Extended Reality Max Smietana Chair of Visual Computing (LGDV) Noah Lewis Chair of Visual Computing (LGDV) Timo Teufel Chair of Visual Computing (LGDV) Julian Kreimeier Juniorprofessur für Human-Centered Computing and Extended Reality

Involved external institutions

Universität Passau DE Germany (DE) Kepler Universitätsklinikum AT Austria (AT) Fachhochschule Oberösterreich (FH OÖ) AT Austria (AT) Technische Universität München (TUM) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Kleinbeck, C., Smietana, M., Lewis, N., Teufel, T., Kreimeier, J., Heinzl, C.,... Roth, D. (2023). Adaptive Volumetric Anatomy Visualization in VR with Tangible Control. In Gerd Bruder, Anne-Helene Olivier, Andrew Cunningham, Evan Yifan Peng, Jens Grubert, Ian Williams (Eds.), Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct, ISMAR-Adjunct 2023 (pp. 613-614). Sydney, NSW, AU: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

MLA:

Kleinbeck, Constantin, et al. "Adaptive Volumetric Anatomy Visualization in VR with Tangible Control." Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct, ISMAR-Adjunct 2023, Sydney, NSW Ed. Gerd Bruder, Anne-Helene Olivier, Andrew Cunningham, Evan Yifan Peng, Jens Grubert, Ian Williams, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. 613-614.

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