Advance Program: Medical Imaging 1994 -------------------- Part of SPIE's Thematic Applied Science and Engineering Series Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Tennis Club Newport Beach, California, USA 13-18 February 1994 ============================================================ -------- Contents -------- Technical Conferences on: 2163 Physics of Medical Imaging 2164 Image Capture, Formatting, and Display 2168 Physiology and Function from Multidimensional Images 2165 PACS: Design and Evaluation 2167 Image Processing 2166 Image Perception Poster Presentations Conference-Related Workshops Penetrating Radiation Working Group Registration and Information Hours Exhibit Information Travel Information How to Receive More Information ----------------------------------------------------- Technical Conference 2163: Physics of Medical Imaging ----------------------------------------------------- Pacific Ballroom D-F Sunday-Monday 13-14 February 1994 SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2163 Conference Chair: Rodney Shaw, Consultant, Pittsford, New York ----------------------------------------------------------------- Technical Conference 2164: Image Capture, Formatting, and Display ----------------------------------------------------------------- Pacific Ballroom A-C Sunday-Monday 13-14 February 1994 SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2164 Conference Chair: Yongmin Kim, Univ. of Washington ---------------------------------------------------- Technical Conference 2168: Physiology and Function from Multidimensional Images ---------------------------------------------------- Newport Ballroom Sunday-Monday 13-14 February 1994 SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2168 Conference Chairs: Eric A. Hoffman, Univ. of Iowa College of Medicine; Raj S. Acharya, SUNY/Buffalo ------------------------------------------------------ Technical Conference 2165: PACS: Design and Evaluation ------------------------------------------------------ Pacific Ballroom D-F Tuesday-Friday 15-18 February 1994 SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2165 Conference Chair: R. Gilbert Jost, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology/Washington Univ. Medical Ctr. ------------------------------------------- Technical Conference 2167: Image Processing ------------------------------------------- Pacific Ballroom A-C Tuesday-Friday 15-18 February 1994 SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2167 Dedicated to the Memory of Michael B. Merickel Conference Chair: Murray H. Loew, George Washington Univ. ------------------------------------------- Technical Conference 2166: Image Perception ------------------------------------------- Newport Ballroom Thursday-Friday 17-18 February 1994 SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2166 Conference Chair: Harold L. Kundel, Pendergrass Diagnostic Research Lab./Univ. of Pennsylvania -------------------- Poster Presentations -------------------- Two poster sessions are scheduled for this year's symposium. The first will be held on Sunday evening and primarily feature posters from conferences 2163 and 2164. Thursday's poster session will feature posters from conferences 2165 and 2167. These will be opportunities to meet with poster authors who are present to discuss their papers and to pursue in more detail than is possible in oral sessions. Attendees may preview posters until 3:30 pm on Sunday or Thursday in order to formulate questions for the evening poster sessions. Poster authors can prepare their posters between 9:30 am and Noon in the California Ballroom on the specific day of their poster session. Complimentary refreshments will be served during the evening poster sessions. Sunday 2/13 California Ballroom 5:30-7:00 pm Posters on: ----------- * Physics of Medical Imaging * PACS: Design and Evaluation * Image Capture, Formatting, and Display * Physiology and Function from Multidimensional Images * Image Processing Thursday 2/17 California Ballroom 5:30-7:00 pm Posters on: ---------- * PACS: Design and Evaluation * Image Perception * Image Processing ---------------------------- Conference-Related Workshops ---------------------------- * Virtual Reality Applications in Medicine Workshop Chair: Yongmin Kim, Univ. of Washington Tuesday 15 February * 5:30 to 7:30 pm * Pacific Ballroom D-F Presentations will include: * David R. Haynor, Univ. of Washington, on clinical requirements of virtual reality * Stephen M. Pizer, Univ. of North Carolina/Chapel Hill, on current status of virtual reality for synthesis of real-time medical and light images * Robert S. Moore, IXION, on minimally-invasive surgery simulator * Herbert H. Taylor, Jr., David Sarnoff Research Ctr., on image-guided neurosurgery and visualization * Applications of Object-Oriented Modeling Moderator: Kenneth M. Hanson, Los Alamos National Lab. Tuesday 15 February * 5:30 to 7:30 pm * Pacific Ballroom A-C * Workshop on Criteria and Methods for the Clinical Evaluation of PACS Moderator: Harold L. Kundel, Univ. of Pennsylvania Panelists: Stirling Bryan, Brunel Univ. (UK) Elisabeth M.S.J. van Gennip, BAZIS (Netherlands) David Gur, Univ. of Pittsburgh T. Jeremiah Delaney, Sherikon, Inc. Wednesday 16 February * 5:30 to 7:30 pm * Pacific Ballroom A-C * DICOM: Where it is, where it is going, and how it fits in international standardization Workshop Chair: Steven C. Horii, Univ. of Pennsylvania Hospital Wednesday 16 February * 5:30 to 7:30 pm * Pacific Ballroom D-F Participants: Members of the DICOM Working Groups Representatives from CEN TC251 and Japanese IS&C ----------------------------------- Penetrating Radiation Working Group ----------------------------------- Join the new SPIE Penetrating Radiation Working Group Chair: Patrick Doty, Aurora Technologies Preliminary Steering Committee: H. Bradford Barber, Univ. of Arizona/Div. of Nuclear Medicine; Paul L.Hink, UCSD Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences; J. Steve Leffler, General Atomics/Nuclear Remediation Technologies Div.; Richard Schirato, SAIC, Div. of Radiation Applications & NDE; Manbir Singh, USC/Dept. of Radiology & Biomedical Engineering; Martin Weisskopf, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Applications of penetrating radiation are myriad and widespread, including astronomy, environmental monitoring, medical imaging, non-destructive testing, nuclear safeguards, and many others. This diversity has resulted in distinct groups of scientists and engineers working independently to solve similar or related technological problems. The goal of this Penetrating Radiation Working Group is to advance the technology through communication of problems, ideas, and solutions across traditional disciplinary and organizational boundaries. This Working Group was formed primarily as a cross-disciplinary forum, to stimulate discussions between the disparate groups developing x-ray and gamma ray detection, spectroscopy and imaging systems. The members have common interests in methods of detection, optics such as collimators, coded apertures and Bragg optics, sensor characteristics and image reconstruction techniques. This group meets during SPIE's Annual Symposium each July in San Diego. Membership in this working group is $15 for members of SPIE and $30 for nonmembers. Corporate members and departments or student groups receive special benefits at group rates. To join, or for more information, contact SPIE. ---------------------------------- Registration and Information Hours ---------------------------------- California Ballroom Foyer Saturday 12 February. . . 4:00 to 6:00 pm Sunday 13 February. . . . 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday 14 February. . . . 7:15 am to 4:00 pm Tuesday 15 February. . . .7:15 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday 16 February. . .7:30 am to 4:00 pm Thursday 17 February. . . 7:45 am to 4:00 pm Friday 18 February. . . . 7:45 to 11:00 am ------------------- Exhibit Information ------------------- Exhibit Hours California Ballroom, Salons 1-5 Tuesday 15 February. . . . 9:30 am to Noon; 1:00 to 4:00 pm Wednesday 16 February. . . 9:30 am to Noon; 1:00 to 4:00 pm For information about exhibiting at this symposium please contact Sue Davis, Director of Conferences and Exhibits, 503/663-1284; or Roberta Hart, Exhibit Coordinator, E-mail: roberta@mom.spie.org, voice: 206/676-3290. This two-day exhibition includes imaging components, equipment, and instruments offered by the industry's leading suppliers. Systems designers and engineers will be on hand during exhibit hours to answer questions about the products and services being offered. We encourage you to include time in your schedule to see the exhibits and talk with company representatives. Please bring business cards to give to exhibit representatives when you wish to obtain additional information. ------------------ Travel Information ------------------ Air Travel ---------- United Airlines has been selected as the official air carrier to SPIE's 1994 Medical Imaging Symposium in Newport Beach, California. Secure the lowest fare United has to offer. United Airlines will provide the following discounts: for U.S. domestic travel to this meeting, receive a 10% discount on unrestricted BUA coach fare or 5% discount off the lowest applicable fares, including first class. A 5% discount off any fare (rules and restrictions apply) is also available for attendees traveling to or from Canada in conjunction with this meeting. To receive this discount, Call United Airlines at 800/521-4041, identify yourself as an SPIE attendee, and give them the Convention Code 543HA. United meeting specialists are on duty at this phone number seven days a week, 7:00 am to 1:00 am Eastern time. To qualify, you must fly United Airlines round trip to John Wayne, Ontario, or LAX Airports 9-21 February 1994 and meet all of the restrictions of the fare to which the discount is being applied. If you purchase your ticket from your local travel agent, be sure you or the agent calls the United Airlines Meeting Desk to make your reservation and that the convention numbers listed above are used. Seats are limited, so call early for best availability. Hotel Reservations ------------------ IMPORTANT! The hotel has reserved a limited block of rooms at a reduced daily rate for attendees of SPIE's Medical Imaging 1994 Symposium. Accommodations and the reduced rates cannot be guaranteed after this block has been filled. Reservations received by the hotel after 21 January 1994 will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, according to availability, and will be charged at the hotel's regular rates. You are urged to contact the hotel regarding reservations as soon as possible -- and be sure to identify your reservation with the SPIE meeting to obtain the reduced rates*. 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