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2012
Vecchia, Gennaro Della; Gallo, Luigi; Esposito, Massimo; Coronato, Antonio
An Infrastructure For Smart Hospitals Journal Article
In: Multimedia Tools and Applications, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 341–362, 2012, ISSN: 1573-7721.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Context awareness, Healthcare, Pervasive computing, Photosensors, RFID, SOA
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year = {2012},
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abstract = {In healthcare facilities most of the daily activities require strict coordination between clinicians, who often operate under heavy workloads and minimal workforce conditions in environments filled with increasingly complex technology. Ubiquitous Computing applications constitute a suitable solution for both reducing medical costs and improving patient safety by better supporting clinical processes. In this study we introduce an intelligent infrastructure for smart hospitals which implements basic services to optimize medical staff/patient interactions and grants ubiquitous and transparent access to clinical data stored in standard clinical databases. This infrastructure relies on the integration of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) and photosensor technologies to identify, locate and track clinicians and patients equipped with mobile devices and wearable RFID tags.},
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In healthcare facilities most of the daily activities require strict coordination between clinicians, who often operate under heavy workloads and minimal workforce conditions in environments filled with increasingly complex technology. Ubiquitous Computing applications constitute a suitable solution for both reducing medical costs and improving patient safety by better supporting clinical processes. In this study we introduce an intelligent infrastructure for smart hospitals which implements basic services to optimize medical staff/patient interactions and grants ubiquitous and transparent access to clinical data stored in standard clinical databases. This infrastructure relies on the integration of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) and photosensor technologies to identify, locate and track clinicians and patients equipped with mobile devices and wearable RFID tags.
2011
Placitelli, Alessio Pierluigi; Gallo, Luigi
3D Point Cloud Sensors for Low-cost Medical In-situ Visualization Proceedings Article
In: 2011 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine Workshops (BIBMW), pp. 596–597, IEEE, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2011, ISBN: 978-1-4577-1613-3.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: 3D registration, Augmented Reality, Healthcare, Kinect
@inproceedings{placitelli3DPointCloud2011,
title = {3D Point Cloud Sensors for Low-cost Medical In-situ Visualization},
author = { Alessio Pierluigi Placitelli and Luigi Gallo},
doi = {10.1109/BIBMW.2011.6112435},
isbn = {978-1-4577-1613-3},
year = {2011},
date = {2011-11-01},
booktitle = {2011 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine Workshops (BIBMW)},
pages = {596--597},
publisher = {IEEE},
address = {Atlanta, GA, USA},
abstract = {Medical in-situ visualization deals with the display of the patient's specific imaging data at the location where they actually are. To be effective, it requires high end I/O devices, and computationally expensive and time-consuming calibration and registration steps. In this paper, we explore the use of widely available and low-priced 3D point cloud sensors in medical augmented reality (AR) applications. Specifically, we examine the typical pipeline of AR applications and explore the potential simplifications derived from the use of RGB-D cameras during the calibration and registration steps. Moreover, we describe a low-cost system built from open-source components that takes advantage of 3D point cloud data to apply medical imagery to live-video streams of patients.},
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Medical in-situ visualization deals with the display of the patient's specific imaging data at the location where they actually are. To be effective, it requires high end I/O devices, and computationally expensive and time-consuming calibration and registration steps. In this paper, we explore the use of widely available and low-priced 3D point cloud sensors in medical augmented reality (AR) applications. Specifically, we examine the typical pipeline of AR applications and explore the potential simplifications derived from the use of RGB-D cameras during the calibration and registration steps. Moreover, we describe a low-cost system built from open-source components that takes advantage of 3D point cloud data to apply medical imagery to live-video streams of patients.
Blandford, Ann; Pietro, Giuseppe De; Gallo, Luigi; Gimblett, Andy; Oladimeji, Patrick; Thimbleby, Harold
The Biggest Challenges Are the Social Ones: Workshop Report from EICS4Med 2011 Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the Workshop on Engineering Interactive Computer Systems for Medicine and Healthcare, M. Jeusfeld c/o Redaktion Sun SITE, Informatik V, RWTH Aachen. - Aachen, Pisa, Italy, 2011.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Healthcare, Human computer interaction
@inproceedings{blandfordBiggestChallengesAre2011,
title = {The Biggest Challenges Are the Social Ones: Workshop Report from EICS4Med 2011},
author = { Ann Blandford and Giuseppe De Pietro and Luigi Gallo and Andy Gimblett and Patrick Oladimeji and Harold Thimbleby},
year = {2011},
date = {2011-06-01},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the Workshop on Engineering Interactive Computer Systems for Medicine and Healthcare},
volume = {727},
publisher = {M. Jeusfeld c/o Redaktion Sun SITE, Informatik V, RWTH Aachen. - Aachen},
address = {Pisa, Italy},
series = {CEUR Workshop Proceedings},
abstract = {EICS4Med was held in conjunction with EICS2011 in Pisa. Many challenges to designing innovative healthcare applications where identified, including the tendency to design conservatively to avoid patient harm and the difficulties of establishing rich communications between clinicians and engineers. In considering the timescales for developments, the group concluded that technical developments are more easily achieved than the equally essential cultural changes, such that which errors are accepted and regarded as learning opportunities, and investment is directed toward the design of safer, more usable systems.},
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EICS4Med was held in conjunction with EICS2011 in Pisa. Many challenges to designing innovative healthcare applications where identified, including the tendency to design conservatively to avoid patient harm and the difficulties of establishing rich communications between clinicians and engineers. In considering the timescales for developments, the group concluded that technical developments are more easily achieved than the equally essential cultural changes, such that which errors are accepted and regarded as learning opportunities, and investment is directed toward the design of safer, more usable systems.
Blandford, Ann; Pietro, Giuseppe De; Gallo, Luigi; Gimblett, Andy; Oladimeji, Patrick; Thimbleby, Harold
Engineering Interactive Computer Systems for Medicine and Healthcare (EICS4Med) Proceedings Article
In: EICS '11 Proceedings of the 3rd ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems, pp. 341–342, ACM, Pisa, Italy, 2011, ISBN: 978-1-4503-0670-6.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Formal methods, Healthcare, Human computer interaction, Medical devices, Mobile computing, Modeling, Natural User Interfaces, Safety
@inproceedings{blandfordEngineeringInteractiveComputer2011,
title = {Engineering Interactive Computer Systems for Medicine and Healthcare (EICS4Med)},
author = { Ann Blandford and Giuseppe De Pietro and Luigi Gallo and Andy Gimblett and Patrick Oladimeji and Harold Thimbleby},
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abstract = {This workshop brings together and develops the community of researchers and practitioners concerned with the design and evaluation of interactive medical devices (infusion pumps, etc) and systems (electronic patient records, etc), to deliver a roadmap for future research in this area. The workshop involves researchers and practitioners designing and evaluating dependable systems in a variety of contexts, and those developing innovative interactive computer systems for healthcare. These pose particular challenges because of the inherent variability - of patients, system configurations, and so on. Participants will represent a range of perspectives, including safety engineering and innovative design.},
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This workshop brings together and develops the community of researchers and practitioners concerned with the design and evaluation of interactive medical devices (infusion pumps, etc) and systems (electronic patient records, etc), to deliver a roadmap for future research in this area. The workshop involves researchers and practitioners designing and evaluating dependable systems in a variety of contexts, and those developing innovative interactive computer systems for healthcare. These pose particular challenges because of the inherent variability - of patients, system configurations, and so on. Participants will represent a range of perspectives, including safety engineering and innovative design.
Gallo, Luigi; Placitelli, Alessio Pierluigi; Ciampi, Mario
Controller-Free Exploration of Medical Image Data: Experiencing the Kinect Proceedings Article
In: 2011 24th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS), pp. 1–6, IEEE, Bristol, United Kingdom, 2011, ISBN: 978-1-4577-1189-3.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Healthcare, Kinect, Medical Imaging, Touchless interaction
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year = {2011},
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booktitle = {2011 24th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS)},
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publisher = {IEEE},
address = {Bristol, United Kingdom},
abstract = {In this paper, an open-source system for a controller-free, highly interactive exploration of medical images is presented. By using a Microsoft Xbox KinectTM as the only input device, the system's user interface allows users to interact at a distance through hand and arm gestures. The paper also details the interaction techniques we have designed specifically for the deviceless exploration of medical imaging data. Since the user interface is touch-free and does not require complex calibration steps, it is suitable for use in operating rooms, where non-sterilizable devices cannot be used.},
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In this paper, an open-source system for a controller-free, highly interactive exploration of medical images is presented. By using a Microsoft Xbox KinectTM as the only input device, the system's user interface allows users to interact at a distance through hand and arm gestures. The paper also details the interaction techniques we have designed specifically for the deviceless exploration of medical imaging data. Since the user interface is touch-free and does not require complex calibration steps, it is suitable for use in operating rooms, where non-sterilizable devices cannot be used.
Coronato, Antonio; Gallo, Luigi; Pietro, Giuseppe De
Medical Data Visualization via a Pervasive Multi-Agent Platform Book Section
In: Guah, Matthew (Ed.): Healthcare Delivery Reform and New Technologies: Organizational Initiatives, pp. 331–344, IGI Global, Hershey, PA, USA, 2011.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Healthcare, Visualization
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Pietro, Giuseppe De; Ciampi, Mario; Gallo, Luigi; Minutolo, Aniello
MITO: Medical Imaging Toolkit Miscellaneous
2011.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Healthcare, Medical Imaging, Touchless interaction, User interface
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abstract = {"MITO - Medical Imaging TOolkit" is an open-source (GNU General Public License version 2.0 - GPLv2), Windows-based software architecture for advanced Medical Imaging. Main characteristics are: DICOM compliant, 2D/3D/S3D visualization, image segmentation and fusion, ROI, advanced 3D user interface. Its latest version, the OR edition, provides a 2D/3D interface for manipulating medical images within sterile environments (e.g., operating rooms), in a touchless way. MITO has been downloaded, so far (February 2016) 35,027 times from 160 countries all around the World.},
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"MITO - Medical Imaging TOolkit" is an open-source (GNU General Public License version 2.0 - GPLv2), Windows-based software architecture for advanced Medical Imaging. Main characteristics are: DICOM compliant, 2D/3D/S3D visualization, image segmentation and fusion, ROI, advanced 3D user interface. Its latest version, the OR edition, provides a 2D/3D interface for manipulating medical images within sterile environments (e.g., operating rooms), in a touchless way. MITO has been downloaded, so far (February 2016) 35,027 times from 160 countries all around the World.
2010
Gallo, Luigi
A Glove-Based Interface for 3D Medical Image Visualization Best Paper Proceedings Article
In: Howlett, Robert J.; Jain, Lakhmi C.; Tsihrintzis, George A.; Damiani, Ernesto; Virvou, Maria; Howlett, Robert J.; Jain, Lakhmi C. (Ed.): Intelligent Interactive Multimedia Systems and Services, pp. 221–230, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Baltimore, USA, 2010, ISBN: 978-3-642-14619-0.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: 3D interaction, Data glove, Healthcare, Visualization
@inproceedings{galloGloveBasedInterface3D2010,
title = {A Glove-Based Interface for 3D Medical Image Visualization},
author = { Luigi Gallo},
editor = { Robert J. Howlett and Lakhmi C. Jain and George A. Tsihrintzis and Ernesto Damiani and Maria Virvou and Robert J. Howlett and Lakhmi C. Jain},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-14619-0_21},
isbn = {978-3-642-14619-0},
year = {2010},
date = {2010-07-01},
urldate = {2010-07-01},
booktitle = {Intelligent Interactive Multimedia Systems and Services},
volume = {6},
pages = {221--230},
publisher = {Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg},
address = {Baltimore, USA},
series = {Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies},
abstract = {In this paper, a low cost and portable 3D user interface for exploring medical data is presented. By means of a data glove, equipped with five bend sensors and an accelerometer, and a Wiimote, which tracks additional InfraRed Light Emitting Diodes placed on the glove, 3D imaging data can be visualized and manipulated in a semi-immersive virtual environment. The paper also details the interaction techniques we specifically designed for a medical imaging scenario and provides implementation details of the integration of the interface in an open-source medical image viewer.},
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In this paper, a low cost and portable 3D user interface for exploring medical data is presented. By means of a data glove, equipped with five bend sensors and an accelerometer, and a Wiimote, which tracks additional InfraRed Light Emitting Diodes placed on the glove, 3D imaging data can be visualized and manipulated in a semi-immersive virtual environment. The paper also details the interaction techniques we specifically designed for a medical imaging scenario and provides implementation details of the integration of the interface in an open-source medical image viewer.
Gallo, Luigi; Minutolo, Aniello; Pietro, Giuseppe De
A User Interface for VR-ready 3D Medical Imaging by off-the-Shelf Input Devices Journal Article
In: Computers in Biology and Medicine, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 350–358, 2010, ISSN: 0010-4825.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Healthcare, Interaction techniques, Medical Imaging, Mouse, Natural User Interfaces, Pointing, Rotation, User study, Virtual Reality, Wiimote
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abstract = {The distinctiveness of clinical environments demands specific solutions in the design of both usable and practical user interfaces for 3D medical imaging. In this work, a novel user interface to provide a direct interaction in 3D space by off-the-shelf input devices is proposed. The interface, which has been implemented and integrated into an open-source medical image viewer, features a depth-enhanced mouse pointer and a novel rotation technique that uses the object's geometry as the rotation handle. The usability of the proposed approach is evaluated to show its effectiveness for use in professional 3D imaging applications.},
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The distinctiveness of clinical environments demands specific solutions in the design of both usable and practical user interfaces for 3D medical imaging. In this work, a novel user interface to provide a direct interaction in 3D space by off-the-shelf input devices is proposed. The interface, which has been implemented and integrated into an open-source medical image viewer, features a depth-enhanced mouse pointer and a novel rotation technique that uses the object's geometry as the rotation handle. The usability of the proposed approach is evaluated to show its effectiveness for use in professional 3D imaging applications.
2009
Gallo, Luigi; Ciampi, Mario
Wii Remote-enhanced Hand-Computer Interaction for 3D Medical Image Analysis Proceedings Article
In: CTIT '09: Proceedings of International Conference on the Current Trends in Information Technology, pp. 85–90, IEEE Computer Society, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2009, ISBN: 978-1-4244-5755-7.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: 3D interaction, Data glove, Healthcare, Visualization, Wiimote
@inproceedings{galloWiiRemoteenhancedHandComputer2009,
title = {Wii Remote-enhanced Hand-Computer Interaction for 3D Medical Image Analysis},
author = { Luigi Gallo and Mario Ciampi},
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isbn = {978-1-4244-5755-7},
year = {2009},
date = {2009-12-01},
booktitle = {CTIT '09: Proceedings of International Conference on the Current Trends in Information Technology},
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address = {Dubai, United Arab Emirates},
abstract = {In this paper, we introduce a low cost, not cumbersome, 3D user interface for exploring medical data. 3D imaging data can be manipulated in a semi-immersive virtual environment by means of an off-the-shelf wireless data glove equipped with an additional infrared LED. The LED is tracked by a Wii Remote, which is able to provide accurate positional information with no need for further six degrees of freedom position trackers. We also describe the interaction techniques we have designed specifically for a medical imaging scenario and provide some implementation details of the integration of the interface in an open-source image processing software for medical research.},
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In this paper, we introduce a low cost, not cumbersome, 3D user interface for exploring medical data. 3D imaging data can be manipulated in a semi-immersive virtual environment by means of an off-the-shelf wireless data glove equipped with an additional infrared LED. The LED is tracked by a Wii Remote, which is able to provide accurate positional information with no need for further six degrees of freedom position trackers. We also describe the interaction techniques we have designed specifically for a medical imaging scenario and provide some implementation details of the integration of the interface in an open-source image processing software for medical research.
Gallo, Luigi; Coronato, Antonio
Pervasive Distributed Volume Rendering in a Lightweight Multi-agent Platform Proceedings Article
In: ICIS '09 Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Interaction Sciences: Information Technology, Culture and Human, pp. 750–755, ACM, Seoul, Korea, 2009, ISBN: 978-1-60558-710-3.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Healthcare, Middleware, Multi-agent systems, Ray casting
@inproceedings{galloPervasiveDistributedVolume2009,
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In this paper, we present a service for a pervasive distribution of the computational load involved in the execution of high quality 3D rendering of medical volume data. The service is built upon an ad-hoc developed multi-agent middleware layer, which is in charge of executing user-defined tasks in hybrid peer-to-peer networks. Users' tasks are embedded in mobile agents and then spread in a platform composed by both fixed and mobile stations. Such agents are able to migrate among stations in order to ensure a certain degree of load balancing and dependability. The application scenario considered is a hospital, where intensive computing tasks can be edbend ectively executed on a large number of heterogeneous devices that are networked and typically only partially used. We also present the results of performance and dependability tests performed under real-world conditions.
Esposito, Massimo; Gallo, Luigi; Coronato, Antonio; Vecchia, Gennaro Della
An Infrastructure for Pervasive Access to Clinical Data in eHospitals Proceedings Article
In: Damiani, Ernesto; Jeong, Jechang; Howlett, Robert J.; Jain, Lakhmi C. (Ed.): New Directions in Intelligent Interactive Multimedia Systems and Services - 2, pp. 431–442, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Mogliano Veneto, Italy, 2009, ISBN: 978-3-642-02936-3.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: EHR, Healthcare, Localization, Pervasive computing, RFID, Tracking
@inproceedings{espositoInfrastructurePervasiveAccess2009,
title = {An Infrastructure for Pervasive Access to Clinical Data in eHospitals},
author = { Massimo Esposito and Luigi Gallo and Antonio Coronato and Gennaro Della Vecchia},
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abstract = {Ubiquitous computing technologies are being applied in many fields of business and institutions, varying from small intelligent spaces to large virtual enterprises. In particular, such technologies can be successfully used in health care facilities in order to reduce medical costs and improve quality of service. This paper presents an infrastructure for pervasively accessing Electronic Health Records (EHR) in a hospital. It relies on services which integrate Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) and photosensor technologies for identifying, locating and tracking doctors and patients equipped with mobile devices and RFID tags, with the final aim of granting ubiquitous and transparent access to medical data stored into standard EHRs.},
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Ubiquitous computing technologies are being applied in many fields of business and institutions, varying from small intelligent spaces to large virtual enterprises. In particular, such technologies can be successfully used in health care facilities in order to reduce medical costs and improve quality of service. This paper presents an infrastructure for pervasively accessing Electronic Health Records (EHR) in a hospital. It relies on services which integrate Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) and photosensor technologies for identifying, locating and tracking doctors and patients equipped with mobile devices and RFID tags, with the final aim of granting ubiquitous and transparent access to medical data stored into standard EHRs.
Coronato, Antonio; Gallo, Luigi; Pietro, Giuseppe De
Medical Data Visualization via a Pervasive Multi-Agent Platform Journal Article
In: International Journal of Healthcare Delivery Reform Initiatives, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 68–81, 2009, ISSN: ISSN (Online): 1938-0224 - ISSN (Print): 1938-0216.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Healthcare, Mobile computing, Multi-agent systems, Pervasive computing
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Pervasive healthcare is the field of application emerging from the combination of healthcare with pervasive computing, which is the computing paradigm that aims to provide users with access to services in a transparent way, wherever they are and whichever their interacting device is. In this paper, a software infrastructure for pervasive healthcare is presented. Such an infrastructure aims at supporting medical practitioners with advanced pervasive access to medical data, which is also context-aware in the sense that the modality to fruit data depends on the device used by the operator and on his physical position within the environment. The paper also describes a service for high quality 3D rendering of medical volume data, which takes advantage of the software infrastructure to distribute the computational load upon the devices available in the environment in a completely transparent way to users.
Gallo, Luigi; Pietro, Giuseppe De
Input Devices and Interaction Techniques for VR-Enhanced Medicine Book Section
In: Damiani, Ernesto; Jeong, Jechang (Ed.): Multimedia Techniques for Device and Ambient Intelligence, pp. 115–134, Springer US, 2009, ISBN: 978-0-387-88776-0.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Healthcare, Interaction metaphors, Medicine, Virtual Reality
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date = {2009-01-01},
booktitle = {Multimedia Techniques for Device and Ambient Intelligence},
pages = {115--134},
publisher = {Springer US},
abstract = {Virtual Reality (VR) technologies make it possible to reproduce faithfully real life events in computer-generated scenarios. This approach has the potential to simplify the way people solve problems, since they can take advantage of their real life experiences while interacting in synthetic worlds. In medicine, the application of these technologies and of the related communication interfaces could have a great impact on several fields, such as virtual endoscopy, surgical simulation and planning and medical education. Nonetheless, VR is still far away from being used in the daily clinical practice, being confined to specialist applications. In this study we try to outline the deficiencies of current VR-enhanced medical applications, focusing on field of medical imaging. We analyze the main requirements to produce effective systems suitable to be used by physicians, from the input device to the interaction techniques and metaphors. Moreover, we introduce the interactive system we are designing to allow a usable manipulation of 3D reconstructions of anatomical parts in virtual environments, which is based on the use of a handheld input device: the Wii controller.},
keywords = {Healthcare, Interaction metaphors, Medicine, Virtual Reality},
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Virtual Reality (VR) technologies make it possible to reproduce faithfully real life events in computer-generated scenarios. This approach has the potential to simplify the way people solve problems, since they can take advantage of their real life experiences while interacting in synthetic worlds. In medicine, the application of these technologies and of the related communication interfaces could have a great impact on several fields, such as virtual endoscopy, surgical simulation and planning and medical education. Nonetheless, VR is still far away from being used in the daily clinical practice, being confined to specialist applications. In this study we try to outline the deficiencies of current VR-enhanced medical applications, focusing on field of medical imaging. We analyze the main requirements to produce effective systems suitable to be used by physicians, from the input device to the interaction techniques and metaphors. Moreover, we introduce the interactive system we are designing to allow a usable manipulation of 3D reconstructions of anatomical parts in virtual environments, which is based on the use of a handheld input device: the Wii controller.
2008
Gallo, Luigi; Minutolo, Aniello
A Natural Pointing Technique for Semi-Immersive Virtual Environments Proceedings Article
In: Mobiquitous '08 Proceedings of the 5th Annual International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking, and Services, pp. 1–4, ICST, Dublin, Ireland, 2008, ISBN: 978-963-9799-27-1.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Healthcare, Interaction techniques, Mouse, Pointing, Virtual Reality, Wiimote
@inproceedings{galloNaturalPointingTechnique2008,
title = {A Natural Pointing Technique for Semi-Immersive Virtual Environments},
author = { Luigi Gallo and Aniello Minutolo},
doi = {10.4108/ICST.MOBIQUITOUS2008.3863},
isbn = {978-963-9799-27-1},
year = {2008},
date = {2008-07-01},
booktitle = {Mobiquitous '08 Proceedings of the 5th Annual International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking, and Services},
pages = {1--4},
publisher = {ICST},
address = {Dublin, Ireland},
abstract = {Several interaction metaphors and techniques have been proposed to allow a natural interaction in virtual environments. Usually all these techniques are designed to be used with input devices such as wands, 3D mice or gloves. However, the availability of a new generation of auto-stereoscopic displays now makes it possible to exploit virtual experiences in new scenarios. In this paper we propose a variation of the ray-casting technique suitable for use with a standard mouse. With this proposed technique, users can move a 3D cursor in the virtual world without worrying about the third dimension and without losing the level of immersion provided by the 3D display.},
keywords = {Healthcare, Interaction techniques, Mouse, Pointing, Virtual Reality, Wiimote},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
Several interaction metaphors and techniques have been proposed to allow a natural interaction in virtual environments. Usually all these techniques are designed to be used with input devices such as wands, 3D mice or gloves. However, the availability of a new generation of auto-stereoscopic displays now makes it possible to exploit virtual experiences in new scenarios. In this paper we propose a variation of the ray-casting technique suitable for use with a standard mouse. With this proposed technique, users can move a 3D cursor in the virtual world without worrying about the third dimension and without losing the level of immersion provided by the 3D display.
Gallo, Luigi; Pietro, Giuseppe De; Marra, Ivana
User-Friendly Inspection of Medical Image Data Volumes in Virtual Environments Proceedings Article
In: CISIS '08: Proceedings of the International Conference on Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems, pp. 749–754, IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos, CA, USA, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain, 2008, ISBN: 0-7695-3109-1.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: 3D interaction, Healthcare, Medical Imaging, Virtual Reality, VOI
@inproceedings{galloUserFriendlyInspectionMedical2008,
title = {User-Friendly Inspection of Medical Image Data Volumes in Virtual Environments},
author = { Luigi Gallo and Giuseppe De Pietro and Ivana Marra},
doi = {10.1109/CISIS.2008.33},
isbn = {0-7695-3109-1},
year = {2008},
date = {2008-03-01},
booktitle = {CISIS '08: Proceedings of the International Conference on Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems},
pages = {749--754},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
address = {Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain},
abstract = {In many fields of medicine interactive virtual environments can offer enhanced visualization and manipulation of three-dimensional objects, reconstructed from high-quality scans of human organs. Stereoscopic systems provide users with a natural depth perception about the spatial nature of the structures of interest; moreover advanced user-friendly interfaces, by allowing a natural and intuitive interaction, can strengthen the feeling of being immersed, so to offer clinicians the possibility to act how they do in the real life. In order to enhance the sense of realism specially in medical computer-assisted education, training and diagnostic fields, it is necessary to have a system in which every action can be executed directly into the 3D world without switching to a 2D visualization mode. In this paper we present new interaction techniques to select and extract a volume-of-interest (VOI) in a semi-immersive interactive environment, by using a user-friendly wireless interface, suitable to implement pointing and manipulation features with 6 DOF.},
keywords = {3D interaction, Healthcare, Medical Imaging, Virtual Reality, VOI},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
In many fields of medicine interactive virtual environments can offer enhanced visualization and manipulation of three-dimensional objects, reconstructed from high-quality scans of human organs. Stereoscopic systems provide users with a natural depth perception about the spatial nature of the structures of interest; moreover advanced user-friendly interfaces, by allowing a natural and intuitive interaction, can strengthen the feeling of being immersed, so to offer clinicians the possibility to act how they do in the real life. In order to enhance the sense of realism specially in medical computer-assisted education, training and diagnostic fields, it is necessary to have a system in which every action can be executed directly into the 3D world without switching to a 2D visualization mode. In this paper we present new interaction techniques to select and extract a volume-of-interest (VOI) in a semi-immersive interactive environment, by using a user-friendly wireless interface, suitable to implement pointing and manipulation features with 6 DOF.
Gallo, Luigi; Pietro, Giuseppe De; Marra, Ivana
3D Interaction with Volumetric Medical Data: Experiencing the Wiimote Proceedings Article
In: 2008 1st International Conference on Ambient Media and Systems (Ambi-Sys), pp. 1–6, ICST, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 2008, ISBN: 978-963-9799-16-5.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: 3D interaction, Healthcare, Manipulation, Pointing, Usability, Virtual Reality, Wireless
@inproceedings{gallo3DInteractionVolumetric2008,
title = {3D Interaction with Volumetric Medical Data: Experiencing the Wiimote},
author = { Luigi Gallo and Giuseppe De Pietro and Ivana Marra},
doi = {10.4108/ICST.AMBISYS2008.2880},
isbn = {978-963-9799-16-5},
year = {2008},
date = {2008-02-01},
booktitle = {2008 1st International Conference on Ambient Media and Systems (Ambi-Sys)},
pages = {1--6},
publisher = {ICST},
address = {Quebec City, Quebec, Canada},
abstract = {Three-dimensional virtual environments are becoming more and more important for the inspection of volumetric medical data reconstructed from slices of images coming from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computer Tomography (CT), Positron Emission Tomography (PET) instrumentations. The possibility to visualize and interact with three-dimensional reconstructed organs while being immersed into a virtual environment, provides doctors a very naturalistic way to investigate patient's anatomy. However, most 3D user interfaces for immersive and semiimmersive virtual reality applications lack in usability or make not possible a user-friendly interaction. In this paper we present new flavors of existing 3D interaction techniques specifically designed for interacting with volumetric medical data in a semi-immersive virtual environment by using the Nintendo Wiimote controller as 3D user interface.},
keywords = {3D interaction, Healthcare, Manipulation, Pointing, Usability, Virtual Reality, Wireless},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
Three-dimensional virtual environments are becoming more and more important for the inspection of volumetric medical data reconstructed from slices of images coming from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computer Tomography (CT), Positron Emission Tomography (PET) instrumentations. The possibility to visualize and interact with three-dimensional reconstructed organs while being immersed into a virtual environment, provides doctors a very naturalistic way to investigate patient's anatomy. However, most 3D user interfaces for immersive and semiimmersive virtual reality applications lack in usability or make not possible a user-friendly interaction. In this paper we present new flavors of existing 3D interaction techniques specifically designed for interacting with volumetric medical data in a semi-immersive virtual environment by using the Nintendo Wiimote controller as 3D user interface.
2007
Pietro, Giuseppe De; Gallo, Luigi; Marra, Ivana; Vanzanella, Carmen
A New Approach for Handling 3D Medical Data in an Immersive Environment Proceedings Article
In: VECIMS 2007. IEEE Symposium on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems, 2007, pp. 63–66, IEEE Computer Society, Ostuni, Italy, 2007, ISBN: 978-1-4244-0820-7.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Healthcare, Medical Imaging, VOI, Volume Rendering, VTK
@inproceedings{depietroNewApproachHandling2007,
title = {A New Approach for Handling 3D Medical Data in an Immersive Environment},
author = { Giuseppe De Pietro and Luigi Gallo and Ivana Marra and Carmen Vanzanella},
doi = {10.1109/VECIMS.2007.4373929},
isbn = {978-1-4244-0820-7},
year = {2007},
date = {2007-06-01},
booktitle = {VECIMS 2007. IEEE Symposium on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems, 2007},
pages = {63--66},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Ostuni, Italy},
abstract = {Medical Imaging applications use images coming from different sources such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), to generate 3D data. Starting from these volumetric data, applications reconstruct 3D models of anatomical structures which could be manipulated and analyzed. In this paper we present a new approach for the visualization and interaction with volumetric datasets in a fully immersive environment. It allows to handle the reconstructed models directly within the virtual scene; in particular a technique is described for outlining the Volume Of Interest (VOI) functionality in a three-dimensional dataset for a visual interactive inspection and manipulation of the organ of interest.},
keywords = {Healthcare, Medical Imaging, VOI, Volume Rendering, VTK},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
Medical Imaging applications use images coming from different sources such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), to generate 3D data. Starting from these volumetric data, applications reconstruct 3D models of anatomical structures which could be manipulated and analyzed. In this paper we present a new approach for the visualization and interaction with volumetric datasets in a fully immersive environment. It allows to handle the reconstructed models directly within the virtual scene; in particular a technique is described for outlining the Volume Of Interest (VOI) functionality in a three-dimensional dataset for a visual interactive inspection and manipulation of the organ of interest.