Medical Visualization and
Simulation
James Hahn, Ph.D.
Director, Institute for Biomedical Engineering
Chair, Department of Computer Science
George Washington University
hahn@gwu.edu
www.icg.gwu.edu
www.cs.gwu.edu
GW Institute for
Biomedical Engineering
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Interdisciplinary group
composed of engineering and
medical faculty
Promote collaborative
research and educational
activities
One of original seven funded
areas of excellence selected
by the George Washington
University for strategic longterm growth
Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Computer Science
The George Washington University
Computer-Based Tools for
Medialization Laryngoplasty
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Collaboration:
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Department of Otolaryngology
Department of Computer Science
Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering
NIH R-01
Surgical planning
Image-guided surgery
Computer vision
techniques for
registration
Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Computer Science
The George Washington University
Imaging
Heart Motion
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Collaboration with National Heart,
Lung and Blood Institute
DENSE - Displacement Encoding
with Stimulated Echo MRI
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Encode positional information into the phase
of each image pixel
Segmentation and reconstruction of
geometry sampled in time
Determine strain
Visualization of strain maps
Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Computer Science
The George Washington University
Visualization of Clinical Practice
Guidelines and Patient Care Process
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Visualize decision-making
process
Visualize importance metric
Visualize relationships in
patient data
Collaboration with
Orthopaedic Surgery
Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Computer Science
The George Washington University
Motion Capture and Analysis
Laboratory (MOCA)
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Capture human motion
Analyze and visualize motion
Collaboration with Psychology,
Anthropology, Orthopaedic Surgery,
Dance, Exercise Science, Physical
Therapy
Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Computer Science
The George Washington University