Authors:
Thiago Moraes
1
;
Paulo Amorim
1
;
Jorge Silva
1
and
Helio Pedrini
2
Affiliations:
1
Division of 3D Technologies, Center for Information Technology Renato Archer, 13069-901, Campinas, SP and Brazil
;
2
Institute of Computing, University of Campinas, 13083-852, Campinas, SP and Brazil
Keyword(s):
Remote Medical System, Web-based Interactive Visualization, Medical Images, Data Rendering.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Computer Vision, Visualization and Computer Graphics
;
Interactive Environments
;
Mobile Interfaces
;
Rendering
;
Rendering Algorithms
;
Volume Rendering
Abstract:
Medical images play a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, since they allow the visualization of patient’s anatomy in a non-invasive way. With the advances of acquisition equipments, medical images have become increasingly detailed. On the other hand, they have required more computational infrastructure in terms of processing and memory capabilities, which may not be available in hospitals and clinics with limited resources. Therefore, a convenient mechanism for providing a more effective health service is through a remote access system. In this paper, we describe and analyze a distributed system for Web-based interactive visualization of medical volumes.