An immersive virtual environment for DT-MRI volume visualization applications: a case study

  • Authors:
  • S. Zhang;Ç. Demiralp;D. F. Keefe;M. DaSilva;David H. Laidlaw;B. D. Greenberg;P. J. Basser;C. Pierpaoli;E. A. Chiocca;T. S. Deisboeck

  • Affiliations:
  • Brown University;Brown University;Brown University;Brown University;Brown University;Brown University;National Institutes of Health;National Institutes of Health;Massachusetts General Hospital;Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the conference on Visualization '01
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

We describe a virtual reality environment for visualizing tensor-valued volumetric datasets acquired with diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DT-MRI). We have prototyped a virtual environment that displays geometric representations of the volumetric second-order diffusion tensor data and are developing interaction and visualization techniques for two application areas: studying changes in white-matter structures after gamma-knife capsulotomy and pre-operative planning for brain tumor surgery. Our feedback shows that compared to desktop displays, our system helps the user better interpret the large and complex geometric models, and facilitates communication among a group of users.