title: An image overlay system for medical data visualization.
abstract: Image Overlay is a computer display technique which superimposes computer images over the user's direct view of the real world. The images are transformed in real-time so they appear to the user to be an integral part of the surrounding environment. By using Image Overlay with three-dimensional medical images such as CT reconstructions, a surgeon can visualize the data 'in-vivo', exactly positioned within the patient's anatomy, and potentially enhance the surgeon's ability to perform a complex procedure. This paper describes prototype Image Overlay systems and initial experimental results from those systems.
authors.affiliation: Center for Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. mkb@colorkinetics.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blackwell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nikou
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: DiGioia
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanade
mesh_terms: D003196:Computer Graphics; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014584:User-Computer Interface