Group-Slicer: A collaborative extension of 3D-Slicer

AbstractIn this paper, we describe a first step towards a collaborative extension of the well-known 3D-Slicer; this platform is nowadays used as a standalone tool for both surgical planning and medical intervention. We show how this tool can be easily modified to make it collaborative so that it may constitute an integrated environment for expertise exchange as well as a useful tool for academic purposes

Augmented-Reality Communication for Diagnostic Tasks in Cardiology

. In the CardiAssist project, a teleconsultation module has been implemented that uses both ultrasound images and threedimensional animated heart models as common artefacts to support communication between medical professionals. Real images and conceptual models are linked as "augmented reality" so that the models provide orientation for diagnostic tasks in cardiology. Hypotheses or results can be documented on the image or the abstract level, as the heart model can be modified to include pathological details. In teleconsultation, pointing references accelerate communication between physicians of different backgrounds. Key words: Virtual reality, three-dimensional ultrasound, teleconsultation, CardiAssist. I. INTRODUCTION The CardiAssist project, supported by the European Union in the Health Telematics programme, develops a teleconsultation service for cardiology based on three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound images. Numerous image-based communication systems have been described [14], b..