Congress 2018

The 27th NA-MIC Project Week Workshop

Project Week 27

Held from January 8 to 12 at MIT Boston (USA), the groups made up of researchers from the MACbioIDi research groups presented their projects at the 27th edition of the NA-MIC (National Alliance for Medical Imaging Computing) workshop.

Projects:

Medical Infrared Imaging with Slicer

This project is a research collaboration between the public research institute IACTEC and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canarias (ULPGC) in order to use infrared (IR) sensors and advanced image processing technics in 3D Slicer for medical diagnosis, mainly for foot ulcers detection in diabetic patients. Different infrared cameras shall be connected to 3D Slicer using the PLUS toolkit and a new medical thermal infrared extension shall be developed.

Integration of Medical Imaging Simulators in Slicer

The main objective of this project is the development of an ultrasound (US) simulation prototype based on CT images. Since the project is aimed to obtain simulated data that allow testing algorithms or that could be used for educational purpose. Besides these data, simulated US images come from a CT dataset with better quality that will facilitate the diagnosis. Eventually, this project will be integrated in an extension for Medical Imaging Simulators. This extension is intended to contain multiple modules to simulate images for medical purpose.

Open Anatomy Browser

The main objective of this project is to develop the open anatomy browser as a training platform for a wide audience, including developing countries. Firstly, we plan its adaptation to different languages and study its functionality to import/export data in order to facilitate the communication between this platform and the 3D Slicer. We also will develop new tools to view the atlas and add new annotations to its structures.

Affordable IGT Simulators with Slicer IGT + PLUS

En este proyecto, nuestro objetivo es crear e integrar un sistema de entrenamiento por ultrasonido con terapia guiada por imágenes (IGT) en 3D Slicer. Específicamente, el objetivo principal es la implementación de un simulador de ultrasonido de coste asequible, basado en los trackers ópticos de bajo costo de ArUco. El simulador de ultrasonido ya implementado en PLUS Toolkit se utiliza como referencia y se incluirán nuevos modelos geométricos.

Slicer Ecosystems Education for Newcomers & Developing Countries

El objetivo principal de este proyecto es la creación de un plan de formación que pueda adaptarse a nuevos usuarios de 3DSlicer. Enfocado a profesionales de las áreas de ciencias de la salud y la ingeniería, la planificación debe considerar las necesidades y características particulares en los países en desarrollo de Cabo Verde, Senegal y Mauritania y Mozambique. El material utilizado en las acciones de formación estará orientado a la creación de objetos de aprendizaje digitales.

ICERI 2018

ICERI 2018 : 20th International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation

Celebrado los días 22 y 23 de Marzo en Praga, Chequia. El proyecto MACbioIDi ha contribuido a este congreso multidisciplinar, en el área de formación, con un trabajo sobre el uso de metodologías en el desarrollo de contenidos docentes. (Engineering of E-Learning Content Creation: Case Study for African Countries)