Adaptive controller for volumetric display of neuroimaging studies

Ben Bleiberg; Justin Senseney; Jesus Caban

doi:10.1117/12.2043977

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11 March 2014 Adaptive controller for volumetric display of neuroimaging studies

Ben Bleiberg, Justin Senseney, Jesus Caban

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Proceedings Volume 9037, Medical Imaging 2014: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment; 903705 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2043977
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

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Volumetric display of medical images is an increasingly relevant method for examining an imaging acquisition as the prevalence of thin-slice imaging increases in clinical studies. Current mouse and keyboard implementations for volumetric control provide neither the sensitivity nor specificity required to manipulate a volumetric display for efficient reading in a clinical setting. Solutions to efficient volumetric manipulation provide more sensitivity by removing the binary nature of actions controlled by keyboard clicks, but specificity is lost because a single action may change display in several directions. When specificity is then further addressed by re-implementing hardware binary functions through the introduction of mode control, the result is a cumbersome interface that fails to achieve the revolutionary benefit required for adoption of a new technology. We address the specificity versus sensitivity problem of volumetric interfaces by providing adaptive positional awareness to the volumetric control device by manipulating communication between hardware driver and existing software methods for volumetric display of medical images. This creates a tethered effect for volumetric display, providing a smooth interface that improves on existing hardware approaches to volumetric scene manipulation.

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Ben Bleiberg, Justin Senseney, and Jesus Caban "Adaptive controller for volumetric display of neuroimaging studies", Proc. SPIE 9037, Medical Imaging 2014: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, 903705 (11 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2043977

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