ICDIA’02 Program Overview Room Imperial Hall (1) Han Rm. (1) Han Rm. (2) 13:30 -15:00 Parallel Sessions (1) Parallel Sessions (2) 15:30 -17:00 Parallel Sessions (1) Parallel Sessions (2) 13:30 -15:00 Parallel Sessions (1) Parallel Sessions (2) 15:30 -17:00 Parallel Sessions (1) Parallel Sessions (2) 8:40- 10:10 Parallel Sessions (1) Parallel Sessions (2) 10:30 -12:00 Parallel Sessions (1) Parallel Sessions (2) Time Aug. 18 Sunday Aug. 19 Monday 9:00 -9:30 Opening of ICDIA 9:30 -10:10 Plenary Talk 1 10:30 -11:10 Plenary Talk 2 11:10 -11:50 Plenary Talk 3 18:30 -20:30 Reception 8:10- 8:50 Plenary Talk 4 8:50 -9:30 Plenary Talk 5 9:30 -10:10 Plenary Talk 6 10:30 -11:10 Plenary Talk 7 11:10 -11:50 Plenary Talk 8 18:30 -20:30 Aug. 20 Banquet Tuesday End of ICDIA’2002 ICDIA’02 Program Sunday, August 18 9:00----9:30 Introduction (Imperial Hall 1) 9:30----10:10 Plenary Talk 1: (Imperial Hall 1) Early Lung Cancer Action Project: findings on baseline and annual repeat screening CT and future projects, Claudia Henschke, Ph.D., MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA ELCAP (Early Lung Caner Action Program) and 10:10---10:30 Coffee break 10:30---11:10 Plenary Talk 2: (Imperial Hall 1) Development of image databases for the evaluation of CAD methods, Laurence Clarke, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute, USACAP (Early Lung Caner Action Program) and I-ELCAP 11:10----11:50 Plenary Talk 3: (Imperial Hall 1) Current status of lung cancer diagnosis: Progresses in China , Guozhen Zhang, MD, Shanghai Huadong Hospital, China 12:00---13:30 Lunch 13:30---15:00 Parallel sessions (Han Rm. 1 , 2 ) Parallel Session I: Cancer Screening, Early Detection & Treatment Chair: Claudia Henschke, Ph.D. MD Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA Performance evaluation of an automatic pulmonary nodule detection system across different radiation dose settings in multi-slice CT studies, Marco Das, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA, Li Fan, Carol Novak, Siemens Corporate Research Inc, USA, Peter Herzog, Gerhard Kohl, Siemens Medical Solutions, Thomas Flohr, Rainer MM Seibel, Institute of Clinical Radiology, University of Munich, Germany, Jian-Zhong Qian, Siemens Corporate Research Inc, USA, U. Joseph Schoepf, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA Automatic Pulmonary Nodule Detection in Multi-Slice CT Data, Li Fan, Jian-Zhong Qian, Guo-Qing Wei, Carol L. Novak, Guo-Qing Wei, Benjamin Odry, Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., USA, David P. Naidich, Jane P. Ko, New York University Medical Center, USA Hierarchical Cervical Cancer Detection in Multispectral PAP Smear Images, Yanxi Liu, Tong Zhao, Jiayong Zhang, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Computer-Aided Diagnostic Methods in Digital Radiography, Zhimin Huo, Eastman Kodak Company, USA An Automated Image-based Method for Multi-Leaf Collimator Verification in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, Chenyang Xu, Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., USA, Xiaolei Huang, The State University of New Jersey, Arun Krishnan, Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., USA Pixon-based Unsupervised Multiple Sclerosis Lesions Segmentation from Multi-channel MR Images, Faguo Yang, Tianzi Jiang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Parallel Session 2: Diagnostic Image Analysis: Applications to Physiology & Pathology Studies Co-chairs: David F. Yankelevitz, MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA T.C. Mamisch, MD University of Witten Herdecke, Germany Multi-criterion 3D Segmentation and Registration of Pulmonary Nodules on CT, William Mullally, Margrit Betke, Harrison Hong, Jingbin Wang, Boston University, Boston, USA, Jane P. Ko, New York University, USA Analysis of Hepatic Fibrosis with Mathematical Morphology, Longzheng Tong, Hairong Chen, Capital University of Medical Science, China, Wen He, Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China Towards Archiving 3D PET Brain Images Based on their Physiological and Visual Content, S. Batty, Middlesex University, J. Clark, T. Fryer, University of Cambridge, F. Turkheimer, Hammersmith Hospital, X.W. Gao, Middlesex University, UK The Value of MR Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Diagnosing Acute Cerebral Infarction, Jin Lingjing, Yang Zhenyan, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, China Alterations in Erythrocyte Morphology Analysis from Surface Gradients Using Non-linear Shape from Shading Technique, Nongluk Covavisaruch, Supaporn Bunrit, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, Bundit Thipakorn, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand 15:00---15:30 Coffee break 15:30---17:00 Parallel sessions (Han Rm. 1 , 2 ) Parallel Session 1: New Technologies in Diagnostic Imaging Systems Co-chairs: Stefan Schaller, Ph.D. Gerhard Kohl Siemens AG, Germany Invited talk: Image Postprocessing for Three-Dimensional Visualization of Coronary Arteries, T.C, Mamisch, University of Witten Herdecke, Germany New Technology and Device for Computer-Aided Detection of Early-Stage Lung Cancer in Chest Images, Xin-Wei Xu, Fleming Lure, Jesse Lin, Michael Yeh, Deus Technologies, USA Deformation and Construction of 3-D Medical Image, Chunyan Jiang, Lutz Vorwerk, Christoph Meinel, Institute for Telematics, Germany Model-based Image Registration with application to 3D Reconstruction of Anterior Eye Segment, Ying Ju, Xi’an Jiaotong University , China, Boliang Wang, Shaohui Huang, Jiezhen Xie, Ximen University, China Lossless Image Digital Watermarking based on Integer Wavelet and Histogram Adjustment, Guorong Xuan, Jidong Chen, Jiang Zhu, Tongji University, China, Yun Q. Shi, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA Brain Tumor Recognition Based on MRI and Image Processing Technique, Chen Xueqiang, Wu Jian Guo, Jiaotong University, China Parallel Session 2: PACS, Diagnostic Imaging Workstations, & Remote Diagnosis Chair: Jian-Guo Zhang, Ph.D. Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Encrypted Medical Images for Secure Transfer, Jean-Claude Borie, William Puech, Michel Dumas, Universite Montpellier II – Nimes, France Designing and Developing PACS Server Sub-System for Medical Applications, Zhang Xiaoyan, Tang Shan, Zhang Jianguo, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, China Design and Implementation of the Component-Based PACS Display Workstations, Jianyong Sun, Dongqing Wu, Jianguo Zhang, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, China An automatic monitoring system for PACS operation, Wu Dongqing, Zhang Jianguo, Han Ruoling, Zhang Xiaoyan, Zhuang Jun, Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China PACS Based Medical imaging Informatics and Applications, Jianguo Zhang, Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China An Image Database for Digital Hand Atlas and its Application to Other PACS-based CAD Servers, Fei Cao, H.K. Huang, Ewa Pietka, Partha Dey, Arkadiusz Gertych, Sylwia Pospiech-Kurkowska, Childrens Hospital LA, USA 18:30---20:30 Reception (Imperial Hall 2, 3) Monday, August 19 8:10----8:50 Plenary Talk 4: (Imperial Hall 1) Current status in chest CT diagnosis, U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, Harvard Medical School, USA 8:50---9:30 Plenary Talk 5: (Imperial Hall 1) Clinical trial and FDA related issues on automatic detection of medical lesions, Matthew Freedman, MD, Georgetown University, USA 9:30----10:10 Plenary Talk 6: (Imperial Hall 1) New technologies in CT diagnostic imaging, Stefan Schaller, Ph.D., Siemens AG, Germany 10:10---10:30 Coffee break 10:30---11:10 Plenary Talk 7: (Imperial Hall 1) Automatic Construction of 2D shape models, Anil K. Jain , Ph.D., Michigan State University, USA 11:10---11:50 Plenary Talk 8: (Imperial Hall 1) New technologies in 3-D CAD for virtual colonoscopy, H. Yoshida, Ph.D., University of Chicago, USA 12:00---13:30 Lunch 13:30---15:00 Parallel sessions (Han Rm. 1 , 2 ) Parallel Session I: Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Its Clinical Significance: 2D CAD, 3D CAD Chair: U. Joseph Schoepf, MD Harvard Medical School, USA Performance evaluation of a pulmonary nodule segmentation method across different radiation doses in multi-slice CT studies, Bernhard Baumert, Marco Das, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA, Li Fan, Carol L Novak, Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., Peter Herzog, Gerhard Kohl, Thomas Flohr, Siemens Medical Solutions, Germany, Jian-Zhong Qian, Siemens Corporate Research, USA, U. Joseph Schoepf, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA A novel full optimization methodology for mass detection in digital mammography, Wei Qian, Xuejun Sun, Minshan Lei, Robert A. Clark, University of South Florida, USA ICAD: An Interactive CAD System Improving Radiologists’ Interpretation of Low-dose Multi-Slice Lung CT Studies, Jian-Zhong Qian, Li Fan, Carol L. Novak, Guo-Qing Wei, Benjamin Odry, Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., USA, David P. Naidich, Jane P. Ko, Ami N. Rubinowitz, Georgeann McGuinness, New York University, Medical Center, USA A CAD Scheme for Assisting Automatic Detection of Pulmonary Nodules from Digital Chest Radiographs, Xiaolan Zeng, Gerk Lim, Haili Chui, Jinlong Chen, Jimmy Roehring, R2 Technology, USA Detection of Colorectal Polyps using Non-distorting Colon Flattening Technique, Marco Das, Tallal Charles Mamisch, University of Witten Herdecke, Germany, U. Joseph Schoepf, Ron Kikinis, Harvard Medical School, USA, Cornelia Sehnert, Rainer M.M.Seibel, Steven Haker, University of Witten Herdecke, Germany Detection of Microcalcification Clusters in Digital Mammograms, S. Easter Selvan, A. Beena, M. Jenny, Karunya Institute of Technology, India Parallel Session 2 (invited session): Image Quality and Softcopy Reading Chair: Jihong Wang, Ph.D. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA Computer assisted detection/diagnosis; clinical implications, Nancy Rollins, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA Digital Image Acquisition and Quality Issues in Radiology Practice, Thomas Lane,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA Web-based Access to Radiology: Security Considerations for the Client and for the Server, Roderick McColl, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA Softcopy display: image quality and standard, Jihong Wang, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA Evaluation of Medical Image Segmentation: A Greater Role for Human Observer Experiments? Casper F. Nielsen, Peter J. Passmore, Middlesex University , UK, Paul Ziprin, Ara Darzi, St. Mary’s Hospital, UK 15:00---15:30 Coffee break 15:30---17:00 Parallel sessions (Han Rm. 1 , 2 ) Parallel Session 1: Diagnostic Image Processing & Analysis Using CV, PR, and AI Technologies I Chair: Anil K. Jain, Ph.D. Michigan State University Does Multispectral Texture Really Improve Cervical Cancer Detection? Yanxi Liu, Tong Zhao, Jiayong Zhang, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Image Composition for Diagnostic Information Extraction, Guo-Qing Wei, Jian-Zhong Qian, Carol L. Novak, Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., USA, Helmuth Schramm, Siemens Medical Solutions, Germany Segmentation of Pulmonary Fissures on Diagnostic CT, Jingbin Wang, Margrit Betke, Boston University, USA, Jane P. Ko, New York University, USA Application of Multi-Modal Image Registration in Neurosurgery, Zhang Zhijun, Hung Tat Tsui, T. K. Lau, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK, China An EM Strategy for Ventricular Wall Motion Analysis, Huafeng Liu, Lung Ngong Wong, Pengcheng Shi, Hong Kong University, HK, China Fast and robust mutual information based registration for images of the head, Yong Fan, Tianzi Jiang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Parallel Session 2: Functional and Molecular Imaging Co-Chairs: Chin-Tu Chen, Ph.D., University of Chicago, USA Joseph Wang, Ph.D. Medical School of Johns Hopkins University, USA Computational Decomposition of Composite Molecular Signatures, Junying Zhang, Kun Huang, Rujirutana Srikanchana, Jianhua Xuan, The Catholic University of America, USA; King Li, Javed Khan, National Institutes of Health, USA; Robert Clarke, Georgetown University Medical Center; Zsolt Szabo, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Zhiping Gu, Celera Genomics, Inc., USA; Yue Wang, The Catholic University of America, and Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, USA Multi-context Fuzzy Clustering for MRI Tissue Segmentation of Human Brain, Chaozhe Zhu, Tianzi Jiang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Localization Technology based on the High-resolution EEG by LRA-BEM-MUSIC, Yaoqin Xie, Shanglian Bao, Peking University, Xinshan Ma, Tsinghua University, China Fast EM Algorithm of Multi-dimensional Histogram in Medical Images, Yang Xiao, Guorong Xuan, Tongji University, China A Technique for Recognition of Cancer Cell Falling off into Body Cavity Effusion, Fuhua Chen, Hongyuan Wang, Shenggen Zeng, Deshen Xia, Nanjing University, China 18:30---20:30 Banquet (Imperial Hall 2, 3) Tuesday, August 20 8:40----10:10 Parallel sessions (Han Rm. 1 , 2 ) Parallel Session 1: New Technologies in Medical Image Visualization & Display Co-chairs: Shuqian Luo Capital University of Medical Science, China Tianzi Jiang, PhD Chinese Academy of Sciences, China FEM Based Simulation of Tumor Growth in MR, Yongxin Zhou, Shuqian Luo, Capital University of Medical Sciences, China Experiences in Human Subjects Research for Computer-Assisted Medical Interventions, Michael Rosenthal, Univ. of North Carolina, USA Constrained Tetrahedral Mesh Generation of Human Organs on Segmented Volume, Xiaosong Yang, Pheng Ann Heng, Tsinghua University, China, Zesheng Tang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK China Collision Detection and Tetrahedral Mesh Simplification in Surgery Simulation System, Hao Shen, Pheng Ann, Heng, Tsinghua University , China, Zesheng Tang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK, China The analysis of stress field to the femur based on VHP, Liang Peng, Jing Bai, Tsinghua University, China Parallel Session 2 Diagnostic Image Processing & Analysis Using CV, PR, and AI Technologies, II Co-Chairs: Yanxi Liu, Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University, USA Guo-Qing Wei, Ph.D. Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., USA Real-Time Automatic Matching of Pulmonary Nodules in Multi-Slice CT Studies, Hong Shen, Li Fan, Jian-Zhong Qian, Benjamin L. Odry, Carol L. Novak, Siemens Corporate Research Inc, USA, David P. Naidich, New York University Medical Center, USA Efficient Medial Curve Extraction of Microvascular Structures in Confocal Microscopy Images, Mahnaz Maddah, Instiute for studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, Ali Afzail-Kusha, University of Tehran, Iran, Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh, Henry Ford Health System, USA Segmentation of 3d objects in time series images by quantification of surface and volume dynamics, M. Gebhard, R. Eils and J Mattes, German Cancer Research Center, Germany A New Robust Voxel Similarity Metrics for Image Registration, Songyuan Tang, Tianzi Jiang, , Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Non-rigid image registration using hybrid elastic models, Zhifeng Cai, Hanqing Lu, National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, CAS, Beijing, China, Marc Jaeger, LIAMA, France. Tangent Mahalanobis Distance and Its application to Medical Image Analysis, Guan Conghui, Xuan Guorong, Tongji University, China 10:10---10:30 Coffee break 10:30----12:00 Parallel sessions (Han Rm. 1 , 2 ) Parallel Session 1: Image Formation & Reconstruction Chair: Jiang Hsieh, Ph.D. GE Medical Systems,USA Non-uniform z-sampling and resultant impact on noise characteristics and spatial resolution in tilted-plane-based reconstruction algorithm for multi-slice spiral CT, Xiangyang Tang, Jiang Hsieh, Piero Simoni, Global Applied Science Lab, GE Medical Systems, USA A New Algorithm of Brain CT Image Reconstruction, Wu Jianming, Shi Pengfei, Zhang looming, Jiaotong University, China Human Head Volume Reconstruction, Wu Jianming, Shi Pengfei, Zhang looming, Jiaotong University, China Evaluation of Statistical Image Reconstruction Methods, Chao-Hsing Wang, National Yang-Ming University, Ren-Shyan Liu, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Chien-Min Kao, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan MEG source image reconstruction based on Minimum norm es timation with Tikhonov Regularization, Hu Jing, Zhejiang University, Hu Jie, Wang Yuan-mei, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, China A artificial neural network approach for neuromagnetic Inverse imaging technique, Hu Jing, Zhejiang University, Hu Jie, Wang Yuan-mei, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, China Parallel Session 2 Diagnostic Image Processing & Analysis Using CV, PR, and AI Technologies, III Co-Chairs: Li Fan, Ph.D. Siemens Corporate Research, Inc. USA Zhimin Huo, Ph.D Eastman Kodak Company, USA Automatic Skull and Bone Removal Technique for Improved CT Angiography, Zhongmin Lin, Melinda Steinmiller, Scott Pohlman, Shalabh Chandra, Philips Medical Systems, Inc. Clinical Science Group, USA Segmentation of Specific Brain Structures from MRI, Ladan Amini, Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh, Caro Lucas, Instiute for studies in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, Tehran, Iran; University of Tehran, Iran; Henry Ford Health System, USA Multilevel 3D Registration of Lung Surfaces, Harrison Hong, Margrit Betke, Shanghua Teng, Boston University, USA, Jane P. Ko, New York University, USA Semantic-based Biomedical Image Indexing and Retrieval, Y. Liu, N. A. Lazar, Carnegie Mellon University, W.E. Rothfus, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA A Classification Method of Diagnostic Image based on Tangent Distance, Tan Rui, Xuan Guorong, Tongji University, China 12:00---13:30 Lunch End of ICDIA’2002