==course no. 34 ===

Three-dimensional Visualization in Medicine

course level: intermediate / half
day offered: Tues - AM

Chair(s): Derek Ney - The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
                Elliot K. Fishman - The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

==Lecturer(s)=== 
Derek Ney, B.S.
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Elliot K. Fishman, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Hans-Peter Meinzer, Ph.D.
University of Heidelberg

Patrick Hanrahan, Ph.D.
Princeton University

==Course Description=== 
A half-day course focusing upon the state of the art in three-dimensional visualization in 
medicine.  The first half of the course will give technical descriptions of the algorithms 
and methods used for 3D visualization in medicine.  The second half will focus on the 
clinical applications of 3D visualization, including orthopedics, oncology, editing tools, 
and multispectral imaging.

==Who Should Attend=== 
This course is for people interested in the application of computer graphics and image 
processing to medical data.

==Recommended Background (Prerequisites)=== 
Attendees should have an interest in medical imaging and be familiar with image 
processing techniques.  Specific medical knowledge is not a prerequisite.

==Course Objectives=== 
This course is designed to give the attendees an understanding of the techniques and 
clinical applications of 3D visualization in medicine.  The course will give a basic 
understanding many of the techniques of 3D visualization currently in use, focusing on 
volume rendering and segmentation.  The course will provide an understanding of the 
future direction of 3D visualization techniques in medicine.  It will tie together the 
techniques used with the actual clinical needs of physicians using the visualization tools.  
An understanding of the uses of 3D visualization, both current and future, will be 
provided.  Emphasis will be given to orthopedic and oncologic applications.  The 
attendee should acquire a firm grasp of the state of the art in 3D visualization in 
medicine, and an understanding of the promising areas of future research.

==Chair Biography=== 
Derek Ney: Director of Computer Applications Body CT/MRI
Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at the Johns Hopkins Medical 
Institutions.

Elliot K. Fishman, M.D.: Director of Abdominal Imaging.
Professor in the Department of Radiology at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.