Description
Visualization, Visual Analytics and Virtual Reality in Medicine: State-of-the-art Techniques and Applications describes important techniques and applications that show an understanding of actual user needs as well as technological possibilities. The book includes user research, for example, task and requirement analysis, visualization design and algorithmic ideas without going into the details of implementation. This reference will be suitable for researchers and students in visualization and visual analytics in medicine and healthcare, medical image analysis scientists and biomedical engineers in general.Visualization and visual analytics have become prevalent in public health and clinical medicine, medical flow visualization, multimodal medical visualization and virtual reality in medical education and rehabilitation. Relevant applications now include digital pathology, virtual anatomy and computer-assisted radiation treatment planning.- Combines visualization, virtual reality and analytics- Written by leading researchers in the field- Gives the latest state-of-the-art techniques and applications
Table of Contents
1. IntroductionI Medical Visualization Techniques2. Illustrative Medical Visualization 3. Advanced Vessel Visualization4. Multimodal Medical Visualization 5. Medical Flow Visualization6. Medical AnimationsII Selected Applications7. 3D Visualization for Anatomy Education 8. Visual Computing for Radiation Treatment PlanningIII Visual Analytics in Healthcare9. An Introduction to Visual Analytics10. Visual Analytics in Public Health 11. Visual Analytics in Clinical MedicineIV Virtual Reality in Medicine12. Introduction to Virtual Reality 13. Virtual Reality for Medical Education 14. Virtual Reality in Treatment and Rehabilitation
