CVRMed-MRCAS'97 [electronic resource] : First Joint Conference, Computer Vision, Virtual Reality and Robotics in Medicine and Medical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery, Grenoble, France, March 19-22, 1997, Proceedings /

Non-rigid image registration using bone growth model -- Volumetric medical images segmentation using shape constrained deformable models -- Medical image segmentation using topologically adaptable surfaces -- Definition of a 4D continuous polar transformation for the tracking and the analysis of LV motion -- Shape-based segmentation and tracking in 4D cardiac MR images -- Segmentation using deformable models with affinity-based localization -- Advances in elastic matching theory and its implementation -- Automatic detection of articular surfaces in 3-D image through minimal subset random sampling -- Decimation of isosurfaces with deformable models -- Comparative estimation of orbital three dimensional CT measurements utilizing analyze™ -- Surgical instrument guidance using synthesized anatomical structures -- Kinematic study of lumbar spine using functional radiographies and 3D / 2D registration -- An approach to 2D/3D registration of a vertebra in 2D x-ray fluoroscopies with 3D CT images -- Matching 3D MR angiography data and 2D X-ray angiograms -- A method for evaluating CT-based surgical registration -- Retrospective intermodality registration techniques: Surface-based versus volume-based -- Anatomical landmark image registration: Validation and comparison -- Rigid registration of CT, MR and cryosection images using a GLCM framework -- Geometric constraint analysis and synthesis: Methods for improving shape-based registration accuracy -- Unwrapping phase in 3D MR phase contrast angiograms -- Image registration: Convex weighting functions for histogram-based similarity measures -- 3D multi-scale line filter for segmentation and visualization of curvilinear structures in medical images -- A new model for the recovery of cylindrical structures from medical image data -- Multi-scale line segmentation with automatic estimation of width, contrast and tangential direction in 2D and 3D medical images -- Geometrical modelling of abdominal aortic aneurysms -- Augmented reality for diagnosis basedon ultrasound images -- Parametric two-dimensional B-spline representation of vein and artery from 2.5D echography used to aid virtual echography -- CT-based simulation of fluoroscopy and DSA for endovascular surgery training -- Computer ASsisted PERicardial punctures: Animal feasability study -- An efficient needle injection technique and radiological guidance method for percutaneous procedures -- An automated system for precise percutaneous access of the renal collecting system -- 3D-visualisation for image guided surgery -- Virtual endoscopy for planning and simulation of minimally invasive neurosurgery -- Robot-assisted minimally invasive neurosurgical procedures: First experimental experience -- Real and simulated endoscopy of neurosurgical approaches in an anatomical model -- Non-invasive 3d patient registration for image-guided intranasal surgery — Experimental and clinical results -- Toward an active three dimensional navigation system in medical imaging -- A low-cost training simulator for initial formation in gynecologic laparoscopy -- Automatic tracking of laparoscopic instruments by color coding -- Simulating arthroscopic knee surgery using volumetric object representations, real-time volume rendering and haptic feedback -- Physically-based model for simulating the human trunk respiration movements -- A 3D virtual environment for modeling mechanical cardiopulmonary interactions -- Design considerations for a computer-vision-enabled ophthalmic augmented reality environment -- Clinical assessment of a training simulator for retinal photocoagulation -- Freeflight: A virtual endoscopy system -- A fast morphology-based registration -- Interactive virtualized display system for intravascular neurosurgery -- Differential features of cortical folds -- Estimation of intraoperative brain surface movement -- The correction of stereotactic inaccuracy caused by brain shift using an intraoperative ultrasound device -- A path-planning algorithm for image-guided neurosurgery -- Experimentation with a transcranial magnetic stimulation system for functional brain mapping -- SPECT memory activation studies thanks to non-rigid automated 3D image registration -- A priori registration of SPECT projections and MR / CT images for SPECT reconstruction improvement -- Comparison of phantom target localisation by frame-based stereotaxy and by the VISLAN system -- Three dimensional tracking with ultrasound for augmented reality applications in skull base surgery -- A novel method for digital X-ray imaging of the complete spine -- Effects of tracking adjacent vertebral bodies during image guided pedicle screw surgery -- Computer-assisted versus manual spine surgery: Clinical report -- Automatic determination of the newborn's femoral head from three-dimensional ultrasound image data -- Experiences with an image guided planning system (ORTHODOC) for cementless hip replacement -- Robodoc- animal experiment and clinical evaluation -- Evaluation of a computer integrated surgical technique for percutaneousfixation of transverse acetabular fractures -- Range of motion after total hip arthroplasty: Experimental verification of the analytical simulator -- Development and validation of a navigational guidance system for acetabular implant placement -- Accuracy of image guided placement of iliosacral lag screws -- Restricted surface matching a new approach to registration in computer assisted surgery -- Image guided Orthopedic Surgery using individual templates -- Computer assisted planning for total knee arthroplasty -- Computer-assisted knee surgical total replacement -- A simple fluoroscopy based technique for assessing 3D knee kinematics before, during, and after surgery -- Development and validation of a fiber-based ACL model for surgical simulations -- A system for computer assisted arthroscopy -- A minimally invasive 3-D data registration protocol for computer and robot assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty -- External radiotherapy of prostatic carcinoma: A quadratic optimization of the dose distribution -- A user-guided tool for efficient segmentation of medical image data -- Computer-controlled noninvasive patient positioning in fractionated radiotherapy — A videogrammetric system for automatic patient setup, fast detection of patient motion and online correction of target point misalignment during therapy -- Eye reconstruction and CT-retinography fusion for proton treatment planning of ocular diseases -- The effect of image artifacts, organ motion and poor segmentation on the reliability and accuracy of 3D chamfer matching -- The use of localizers, robots and synergistic devices in CAS -- Development of an automatic surgical holding system based on ergonomic analysis -- A system for percutaneous delivery of treatment with a fluoroscopically-guided robot -- Experiences with robotic systems for knee surgery -- A compact robot for image guided Orthopedic Surgery: Concept and preliminary results -- The development of a microrobot system for colonoscopy -- Performance measurement in scaled teleoperation for microsurgery -- An integrated remote neurosurgical system -- Feasibility of laparascopic telesurgery -- Image guided surgery extended by remote stereotactic visualization -- Interactive telepresence and augmented reality in ENT surgery: Interventional Video Tomography -- Dexterity enhancement for a tele-micro-surgery system with multiple macro-micro co-located operation point manipulators and understanding of the operator's intention.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First Joint Conference; Computer Vision, Virtual Reality and Robotics in Medicine, CVRMed, and Medical Robotics and Computer-Assisted Surgery, MRCAS, held in Grenoble, France, in March 1997. The volume presents 76 regular revised papers and 16 clinical papers selected from a total of 161 submitted full papers. The volume offers highly innovative and promising research results in computer-assisted medicine and medical informatics. Among the areas covered are medical imaging, virtual reality, medical robotics, and computer-integrated therapy and surgery. The book is of relevance to clinicians, medical engineers, and computer scientists.