Visual Computing in Medicine 1 

  • Lecturer: PD Dr.-Ing. Peter Hastreiter, PD Dr. Thomas Wittenberg
  • Term: Winter Term 2011/2012
  • Time, Place: Thu 08:15-09:45 NMI-01.151 (01.151) / Cauerstr. 11 / 91058 Erlangen
  • Hours: 2 SWH
  • Field of Study: WPF CE-BA-TW, WPF CE-MA-INF, WPF INF-BA-S, WPF INF-BA-W, WPF INF-DH-GD, WPF IuK-DH, WPF IuK-MA, WPF MT-BA, WPF MT-BA-S, WPF MT-MA, WF IuK-BA, WF TM-BA, WF TM-MA
  • Prerequisites: Special Study, ECTS (2.5)

Summary

The flood and complexity of medical image data as well as the clinical need for accuracy and efficiency require powerful and robust concepts of medical data processing. Due to the diversity of image information and their clinical relevance the transition from imaging to medical analysis and interpretation plays an important role. The visual representation of abstract data allows understanding both technical and medical aspects in a comprehensive and intuitive way. Based on a processing pipeline for medical image data an overview of the characteristics of medical image data as well as fundamental methods and procedures for medical image analysis and visualization is given. Examples of clinical practice show the relation to the medical application.

  • Overview of imaging techniques in medicince
  • Grid structures, data types, image formats
  • Preprocessing, filtering and interpolation
  • Fundamental approaches of segmentation
  • Explicit and implicit methods of registration
  • Medical visualization (2D, 3D, 4D) of scalar-, vector-, tensor data
  • Practical demonstrations in the labs and in the clinics

Literature

  • B. Preim, D. Bartz: Visualization in Medicine - Theory, Algorithms, and Applications, Morgan Kaufmann Verlag, 2007
  • H. Handels: Medizinische Bildverarbeitung, Bildanalyse, Mustererkennung und Visualisierung für die computerge-stützte ärztliche Diagnostik und Therapie, Vieweg und Teubner Verlag, 2009
  • Th. Lehmann, W. Oberschelp, E. Pelikan, R. Pepges: Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin, Springer Verlag, 1997
  • P.M. Schlag, S. Eulenstein, Th. Lange: Computerassis-tierte Chirurgie, Elsevier Verlag, 2010
  • E. Neri, D. Caramella, C. Bartolozzi: Image Processing in Radiology, Springer Verlag, 2008

Organizational

Special Study, ECTS (2.5)