User Centered Design for Medical Visualization

Chapter I: Individual Differences Among Users of Medical Visualizations: Spatial Abilities and Patterns of Interactivity Madeleine Keehner, University of Dundee, UK Peter Khooshabeh, University of California, USA Mary Hegarty, University of California, USA Chapter II: Grid-Based Visualization and its Medical Applications Yingjun Qiu, Beijing Sigma Center, China Youbing Zhao, Siemens Ltd., China Jiaoying Shi, Zhejiang University, China Chapter III: Reporting Clinical Gait Analysis Data Raymond White, Sunderland University, UK Robert Noble, The Robert Gordon University, UK Chapter IV: Capturing Data in Healthcare Using Patient-Centered Mobile Technology Sarah Pajak, Brunel University, UK Lorraine H. De Souza, Brunel University, UK Justin Gore, Northwick Park Hospital, UK Christopher G. Williams, Penpedairheol Hengoed Mid-Glamorgan, UK Chapter V: Cluster-Based Multidimensional Visualization: Harnessing Computational Resources for Real-time Visualization Douglas R.. Janes, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Michael J. Schulte, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Ethan K. Brodsky, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Walter F. Block, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Chapter VI: Supporting Spatial Cognition in Vascular Visualization Timo Ropinski, University of Münster, Germany Jennis Meyer-Spradow, University of Münster, Germany Frank Steinicke, University of Münster, Germany Klaus Hinrichs, University of Münster, Germany Chapter VII: 3D Interaction with Scientific Data through Virtual Reality and Tangible Interfacing Wen Qi, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Jean-Bernard Martens, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Christopher Healey, North Carolina State University, USA Russell M. Taylor II, University of North Carolina, USA Chapter VIII: Automated Overlay of Infrared and Visual Medical Images Gerald Schaefer, Aston University, UK Roger Tait, Nottingham Trent University, UK Kevin Howell, Royal Free Hospital, UK Adrian Hopgood, De Montfort University, UK Patricia Woo, Great Ormond Street Children Hospital, UK John Harper, Consultant in Paediatric Dermatology, UK Chapter IX: Software Framework of Medical Visualization Algorithms Ronghua Liang, Zhejiang University of Technology, China Chapter X: Navigation in Computer-Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery Elena De Momi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Prof. Giancarlo Ferrigno, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Prof. Pietro Cerveri, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Chapter XI: Multi-dimensional Transfer Functions Design Hai Lin, Zhejiang University, China Chapter XII: Graphical Modeling of Human Muscles Xujiong Ye, Medicsight PLC, UK Feng Dong, Brunel University, UK Chapter XIII: Image Segmentation Dongbin Chen, Brunel University, UK Selected Readings Chapter XIV: A Content-Based Approach to Medical Image Database Retrieval Chia-Hung Wei, University of Warwick, UK Chang-Tsun Li, University of Warwick, UK Roland Wilson, University of Warwick, UK Chapter XV: Methods and Applications for Segmenting 3D Medical Image Data Hong Shen, Siemens Corporate Research, USA Chapter XVI: Parallel Segmentation of Multi-Channel Images Using Multi-Dimensional Mathematical Morphology Antonio Plaza, University of Extremadura, Spain Javier Plaza, University of Extremadura, Spain David Valencia, University of Extremadura, Spain Pablo Martinez, University of Extremadura, Spain Chapter XVII: Biomedical Image Registration for Diagnostic Decision Making and Treatment Monitoring Xiu Ying Wang, The University of Sydney, Australia David Dagan Feng, The University of Sydney, Australia Chapter XVIII: A Software Tool for Reading DICOM Directory Files Ricardo Villegas, Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela Guillermo Montilla, Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela Hyxia Villegas, Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela