Medical Imaging Informatics

This blog provides information on conferences and novelties in the area of Medical Imaging Informatics (MII). MII has a broad scope ranging from the Radiology Information System and Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) to Advanced Visualization and Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD). To find new opportunities in healthcare we need to look at informatics solutions in other areas to apply them into the medical field to achieve higher level healthcare at lower costs.

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Mixed Reality in the Operating Theater

This group from Japan uses Osirix and a projector in the operating theater to project the three dimensional images obtain by pre-operative Computed Tomography onto the patient abdomen.
The authors claim that the image overlay surgical navigation system using OsiriX provided accurate image guided navigation for minimally invasive surgery.

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Mixed Reality in the Operating Theater