Kitt Shaffer MD,PhD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Sonia Marie-Aurore Pujol PhD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Randy L. Gollub MD, PhD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

1) Facilitate interpretation of DICOM images through the use of computer-assisted 3D visualization. 2) Increase the understanding of the correlation of the three dimensional relationships of the segments of the lung with the surrounding vascular anatomy. 3) Gain three dimensional information from the examination of gunshot wounds. 4) Introduce cutting-edge open-source computer graphics applications for Radiology.

Three-dimensional visualization of anatomy is emerging as a vital component of clinical imaging through the combined development of technological breakthroughs in Radiology hardware and increasingly sophisticated software tools for medical image analysis. For the past seven years, the National Alliance for Medical Image Computing (NA-MIC), one of the seven National Centers for Biomedical Computing, and part of the NIH Roadmap for medical research, has converted some of the major scientific advances made by the biomedical imaging community into open-source software tools, contributing to increase the deployment of cutting-edge visualization techniques on a national and international scale. As part of the NA-MIC toolkit, the 3DSlicer open-source software has been developed as a technology delivery platform for clinical researchers. 3DSlicer has evolved into a multi-institution effort to share the latest advances in image analysis with the scientific and clinical community. This workshop is an introduction to the basics of viewing and interacting in 3D with DICOM volumes and anatomical models using the 3DSlicer software. The 90 minute course is divided into three sections: the first part introduces the concepts of 3D visualization through an hands-on training session using an MR DICOM dataset of the brain and 3D reconstructed models of cerebral structures; the second section guides the user through the exploration of the bronchopulmomary segments of the lung reconstructed from DICOM images; and the third section presents the examination of gunshot cases with 3D reconstruction of projectile trajectory. Interactions with 3D anatomical models are fostered by a series of five radiological tasks for participants to complete for each clinical case. Detailed answers to the tasks are provided during the workshop as the instructors guide the audience through the 3D visualization settings to enhance the understanding of the complexity of the anatomical structures involved.

Shaffer, K, Pujol, S, Gollub, R, 3D Interactive Visualization of DICOM Images for Radiology Applications.  Radiological Society of North America 2011 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 26 - December 2, 2011 ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2011/11033051.html