An efficient out-of-core volume ray casting method for the visualization of large medical data sets

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Xue ◽  
Jie Tian ◽  
Jian Chen ◽  
Yakang Dai
Keyword(s):  
Medical Data ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Ray Casting ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
Volume Ray Casting ◽  
Core Volume

scholarly journals High-Fidelity Visualization of Large Medical Datasets on Commodity Hardware

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Luigi Gallo ◽  
Alessio Pierluigi Placitelli
Keyword(s):  
Medical Data ◽  
High Fidelity ◽  
Ray Casting ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
Commodity Hardware ◽  
Medical Quality ◽  
Dataset Size ◽  
Volume Ray Casting ◽  
Memory Constraints ◽  
Ct And Mri

Recent advances in CT and MRI static and dynamic scanning techniques have led to great improvements in the resolution and size of volumetric medical datasets, and this trend is still ongoing. However, the explosion of dataset size prevents clinicians from taking advantage of an interactive, high-resolution exploration of volumetric medical data on commodity hardware, due to the memory constraints of modern graphics cards. This paper presents a hybrid CPU-GPU volume ray-casting method and some hybrid-based inspection tools aimed at providing interactive, medical-quality visualization using an ordinary desktop PC. Experimental results show that the hybrid method provides a near-interactive high-fidelity visualization of large medical datasets even if only limited hardware resources are available.

scholarly journals Experiments of Image Classification Using Dissimilarity Spaces Built with Siamese Networks

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1573
Author(s):  
Loris Nanni ◽  
Giovanni Minchio ◽  
Sheryl Brahnam ◽  
Gianluca Maguolo ◽  
Alessandra Lumini
Keyword(s):  
Vector Space ◽  
Image Classification ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Feature Space ◽  
Medical Data ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Large Set ◽  
Clustering Methods ◽  
Siamese Networks

Traditionally, classifiers are trained to predict patterns within a feature space. The image classification system presented here trains classifiers to predict patterns within a vector space by combining the dissimilarity spaces generated by a large set of Siamese Neural Networks (SNNs). A set of centroids from the patterns in the training data sets is calculated with supervised k-means clustering. The centroids are used to generate the dissimilarity space via the Siamese networks. The vector space descriptors are extracted by projecting patterns onto the similarity spaces, and SVMs classify an image by its dissimilarity vector. The versatility of the proposed approach in image classification is demonstrated by evaluating the system on different types of images across two domains: two medical data sets and two animal audio data sets with vocalizations represented as images (spectrograms). Results show that the proposed system’s performance competes competitively against the best-performing methods in the literature, obtaining state-of-the-art performance on one of the medical data sets, and does so without ad-hoc optimization of the clustering methods on the tested data sets.

Sparse Matrix Approach in Neural Networks for Effective Medical Data Sets Classifications

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-97
Author(s):  
Sagir Masanawa ◽  
Hamza Abubakar
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent System ◽  
Sparse Matrix ◽  
Data Classification ◽  
Medical Data ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Matrix Approach ◽  
Neural Network Learning ◽  
Network Learning ◽  
Hybrid Intelligent System ◽  
Medical Data Classification

In this paper, a hybrid intelligent system that consists of the sparse matrix approach incorporated in neural network learning model as a decision support tool for medical data classification is presented. The main objective of this research is to develop an effective intelligent system that can be used by medical practitioners to accelerate diagnosis and treatment processes. The sparse matrix approach incorporated in neural network learning algorithm for scalability, minimize higher memory storage capacity usage, enhancing implementation time and speed up the analysis of the medical data classification problem. The hybrid intelligent system aims to exploit the advantages of the constituent models and, at the same time, alleviate their limitations. The proposed intelligent classification system maximizes the intelligently classification of medical data and minimizes the number of trends inaccurately identified. To evaluate the effectiveness of the hybrid intelligent system, three benchmark medical data sets, viz., Hepatitis, SPECT Heart and Cleveland Heart from the UCI Repository of Machine Learning, are used for evaluation. A number of useful performance metrics in medical applications which include accuracy, sensitivity, specificity. The results were analyzed and compared with those from other methods published in the literature. The experimental outcomes positively demonstrate that the hybrid intelligent system was effective in undertaking medical data classification tasks.

scholarly journals Future of Medical Research in Rare Diseases and Cancers: Shift from Pharma to Biotech and the Golden Age of Medical Advancement

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Abhith Pallegar
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Rare Diseases ◽  
Network Effects ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Economic Cost ◽  
Medical Data ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Diverse Data

The objective of the paper is to elucidate how interconnected biological systems can be better mapped and understood using the rapidly growing area of Big Data. We can harness network efficiencies by analyzing diverse medical data and probe how we can effectively lower the economic cost of finding cures for rare diseases. Most rare diseases are due to genetic abnormalities, many forms of cancers develop due to genetic mutations. Finding cures for rare diseases requires us to understand the biology and biological processes of the human body. In this paper, we explore what the historical shift of focus from pharmacology to biotechnology means for accelerating biomedical solutions. With biotechnology playing a leading role in the field of medical research, we explore how network efficiencies can be harnessed by strengthening the existing knowledge base. Studying rare or orphan diseases provides rich observable statistical data that can be leveraged for finding solutions. Network effects can be squeezed from working with diverse data sets that enables us to generate the highest quality medical knowledge with the fewest resources. This paper examines gene manipulation technologies like Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) that can prevent diseases of genetic variety. We further explore the role of the emerging field of Big Data in analyzing large quantities of medical data with the rapid growth of computing power and some of the network efficiencies gained from this endeavor. 

GRASP for Instance Selection in Medical Data Sets

2010 ◽  
pp. 53-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfonso Fernández ◽  
Abraham Duarte ◽  
Rosa Hernández ◽  
Ángel Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Medical Data ◽  
Instance Selection ◽  
Data Sets
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