LiveSync++: Enhancements of an Interaction Metaphor

Peter Kohlmann, Stefan Bruckner, Armin Kanitsar, Meister Eduard Gröller
LiveSync++: Enhancements of an Interaction Metaphor
In Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008, pages 81-88. May 2008.
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The LiveSync interaction metaphor allows an efficient and non-intrusive integration of 2D and 3D visualizations in medical workstations. This is achieved by synchronizing the 2D slice view with the volumetric view. The synchronization is initiated by a simple picking on a structure of interest in the slice view. In this paper we present substantial enhancements of the existing concept to improve its usability. First, an efficient parametrization for the derived parameters is presented, which allows hierarchical refinement of the search space for good views. Second, the extraction of the feature of interest is performed in a way, which is adapting to the volumetric extent of the feature. The properties of the extracted features are utilized to adjust a predefined transfer function in a feature-enhancing manner. Third, a new interaction mode is presented, which allows the integration of more knowledge about the user-intended visualization, without increasing the interaction effort. Finally, a new clipping technique is integrated, which guarantees an unoccluded view on the structure of interest while keeping important contextual information.

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@inproceedings{kohlmann-2008-lse,
  title =      "LiveSync++: Enhancements of an Interaction Metaphor",
  author =     "Peter Kohlmann and Stefan Bruckner and Armin Kanitsar and
               Meister Eduard Gr{\"o}ller",
  year =       "2008",
  abstract =   "The LiveSync interaction metaphor allows an efficient and
               non-intrusive integration of 2D and 3D visualizations in
               medical workstations. This is achieved by synchronizing the
               2D slice view with the volumetric view. The synchronization
               is initiated by a simple picking on a structure of interest
               in the slice view. In this paper we present substantial
               enhancements of the existing concept to improve its
               usability. First, an efficient parametrization for the
               derived parameters is presented, which allows hierarchical
               refinement of the search space for good views. Second, the
               extraction of the feature of interest is performed in a way,
               which is adapting to the volumetric extent of the feature.
               The properties of the extracted features are utilized to
               adjust a predefined transfer function in a feature-enhancing
               manner. Third, a new interaction mode is presented, which
               allows the integration of more knowledge about the
               user-intended visualization, without increasing the
               interaction effort. Finally, a new clipping technique is
               integrated, which guarantees an unoccluded view on the
               structure of interest while keeping important contextual
               information.",
  pages =      "81--88",
  month =      may,
  booktitle =  "Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008",
  location =   "Windsor, Ontario, Canada",
  keywords =   "Viewpoint Selection, Linked Views, Medical Visualization,
               Smart Interaction",
  URL =        "http://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/research/publications/2008/kohlmann-2008-lse/",
}