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m3DICOM: A Platform for Mobile DICOM Visualization Based on X3D

Authors:
Iuliana Ojog
Miguel Arias-Estrada

Keywords: DICOM; X3D; WebGL; HTML5; 3D graphics; mobile medical applications; render on the cloud; GPU segmentation on the cloud; X3DOM

Abstract:
The authors propose a platform suitable for mobile DICOM visualization and segmentation processing, that overcomes some of the current limitations of web-based DICOM viewers by integrating 3D modeling on the cloud and dynamic generating an X3D file for visualization on a mobile device. Web based DICOM viewing in real-time is a desirable application for physicians/radiologists, but the limitation of high volume data and large bandwidth requirements is a barrier for adoption. With the new tablet / smartphone technologies, and the new generation of WebGL-based browsers with GPU accelerated graphic visualization, it is possible to explore possible alternatives. The proposed approach segments the DICOM file on the server side, and delivers a dynamic X3D model to the mobile device for visualization and interaction with the user. Processing is carried out on the cloud, but final 3D rendering is done on the mobile device, with communication bandwidth requirements reduced in the order of 3 to 5 times.

Pages: 40 to 42

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: January 30, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4359

ISBN: 978-1-61208-179-3

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from January 30, 2012 to February 4, 2012