Volume visualization using a spatially aware mobile display device.
Comput Med Imaging Graph
; 36(1): 66-71, 2012 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21704498
Volume visualization is a difficult three-dimensional task and a significant amount of research is devoted to the development of a suitable computer input device for it. Most of the proposed models use fixed displays, thus rendering extracted slices in orientations unrelated to their real locations within the volume. We present a new device which takes a different approach, as it leaves the volume in a fixed location and demands the user to change his or her posture to explore it from different angles. To implement this, we built a prototype based on a mobile display equipped with sensors that allows it to track its position, which is related to the location of the slice plane within the volume. Therefore, the user can manipulate this plane by displacing and rotating the display, which is a very intuitive method with minimum learning time. Furthermore, the postural changes required to use the device add a new channel of feedback, which effectively helps to reduce the cognitive load imposed on the user. We built a prototype device and tested it with two groups of volunteers who were asked to use it in a medical imaging application. Statistical analysis of the results shows that explorations made with the proposed device were considerably faster with no penalty in precision. We believe that, with further work, the proposed device can be developed into an useful tool for radiology and neurosurgery.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Testes Visuais
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Interface Usuário-Computador
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Reconhecimento Automatizado de Padrão
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Interpretação de Imagem Assistida por Computador
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Imageamento Tridimensional
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Comput Med Imaging Graph
Assunto da revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos