Multilayer Image Grid Reconstruction Technology: Four-Dimensional Interactive Image Reconstruction of Microsurgical Neuroanatomic Dissections

Abstract

MIGRT uniquely focuses on capturing anatomic content that preserves natural appearances, including procedure, texture, and color, which is far superior and preferable to images and a reconstructed image environment based on artificial or animated concepts. MIGRT shows time-dependent changes in procedures, provides depth perception by stereoscopy or unique sequential motion, and allows simultaneous interactivity at each step of the procedure.

Quick-Time VRTM: when medical education meets virtual reality

“…Teachers and students have long understood the usefulness of an interactive atlas and the visual and tactile experience in the real dissection labo-ratory [1][2][3]6,7,[11][12][13][14] . The QTVR object format provides a practical means of simulating handling 3D anatomical specimens.…”

“…The QTVR object format provides a practical means of simulating handling 3D anatomical specimens. Object movies offer a compelling experience in settings where real specimens are unavailable or unpractical [1][2][3] .…”

“…These resources have been effective for decades, even though presenting intrinsic drawbacks. Textbooks are non-interactive education tools and do not provide any three dimensional (3D) experience 3 . Cadaver dissection is an invaluable aid to learn anatomy.…”

“…Technological advances have generated great expectations for the use of computer-based virtual reality (VR) technologies in medical education, mainly anatomy and surgery [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] . However, these VR tools for general medical education are expensive due to the equipment necessary to create highly detailed, immersive 3D image environments with real time friendly user interactivity 1 .…”

Image processing methods and architectures in diagnostic pathology.

“…That is: a) to offer secure access to distributed datasets, managing access, retrieval, storage, replication, or catalogues of individual or distributed libraries, in the case of data services, and b) to deal with secure distributed computational resources for executing application jobs in the case of computational services. These solutions are based on Picture Archive and Communication System applications developed for live imaging, neurosurgery or dermatology [13,15], evaluation of cytology smears [16], or DNA measurement or expression of antigens [17,18]. Also the application of the workflow system DataCutter [19] for efficient image processing workflows on very large microscopy image datasets across Grid-nodes have been used for mouse brain analysis [20] and prognosis of neuroblastoma [21].…”