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Schedule
Below is the tentative schedule for the conference.


THURSDAY PRESENTATIONS in the Arapahoe Room, Keystone Lodge
Time Presenter(s) Affiliation Abstract Title
8:30-8:50 Vic Spitzer and Lab Center for Human Simulation at UCHSC Introduction and Welcome
8:50-9:30 Michael Ackerman National Library of Medicine Complete History of the VHP
9:30-9:50 Min Suk Chung Ajou University in Korea Another Trial for Making Serially Sectioned Images (Visible Korean Human)
9:50-10:10 Qin Dulie BME College Capital University of Medical Sciences in China New Digital Anatomy-Preparing Stage in China
10:10-10:30 BREAK/ DEMO ROOM OPEN
10:30-10:50 Helen Pelster Center for Human Simulation at UCHSC A Testbed for Collaborative Anatomy
10:50-11:10 Jim Heath Center for Human Simulation at UCHSC Segmenting in a New Light
11:10-11:30 Tang Lei The First Military Medical University, Institute of Clinical Anatomy Data Collecting Technology on Virtual Chinese Human
11:30-11:50 William L. Buford, Jr. Orthopaedic Biomechanics Lab, University of Texas Medical Branch Interpretation of Form and Function with a 3D Kinematic Simulation based upon the Visible Human CT Data Set
11:50-1:00 LUNCH (on your own)
1:00-1:20 Farzin Imani Center for Human Simulation at UCHSC, UCHSC- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Simulation of Medical Ultrasound Images using Visible Human Dataset
1:20-1:40 Ira Sanders Mount Sinai A 3-Dimensional Model of Human Tongue Muscles Based on Visible Human Images
1:40-2:00 Hua Li Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China Human Modeling: From Physical to Digital- Some Efforts towards Building Up Digital Human in China
2:20-2:40 Wieslaw L. Nowinski (for Chee-Kong Chui) Biomedical Imaging Lab, Institute of Bioengineering, Singapore A Finite Element Spine Model from VHD™ Male Data
2:40-3:00 Jochen Dormeier Technical University Braunschweig, Institute for Medical Informatics in Germany A detailed Volume-based 3D Model of the Upper Abdomen of the Visible Human for Surgical Simulators
3:00-3:20 BREAK/ DEMO ROOM OPEN
3:20-3:40 X. George Xu Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute A Male Radiation Worker Model Developed from Transverse Color Images of the Visible Human Project
3:40-4:00 Karl Reinig Center for Human Simulation at UCHSC The Explorable Virtual Human (EVH)
4:00-4:20 Gilberto Zamora Computer Vision and Image Analysis Lab at Texas Tech University, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering A Platform-Independent System for Fast and Interactive Access to
Losslessly Compressed Visible Human Color Images over the Internet
4:20-4:40 Elizabeth (Libby) Prince Center for Human Simulation at UCHSC, Colorado School of Mines Including Haptic Display in the Explorable Virtual Human (EVH)
4:40-5:00 Thomas J. Hacker Center for Advanced Computing, University of Michigan Experiences Using Web100 for End-to-End Network Performance Tuning for Visible
Human Testbeds
5:00-5:30 DEMO ROOM OPEN
7:00 RECEPTION DINNER at the Edgewater Cafe, Keystone Lodge
 
FRIDAY PRESENTATIONS in the Arapahoe Room, Keystone Lodge
8:30-9:10 Donald P. Jenkins National Library of Medicine The Integration of the Visible Human in the Basic Medical Sciences
9:10-9:30 Sebastian Gerlach Ecole Polytechnique Fédédrale de Lausanne in Switzerland Exploring Anatomic Structures with EPFL's Visible Human Web Server
9:30-9:50 Bharti Temkin Texas Tech University, Dept. of Surgery & Computer Science PC Based Visible Human Volumizer
9:50-10:10 David Rubinstein Center for Human Simulation at UCHSC A Web Based Tool for Creating Arbitrary Planar Sections from the Visible Human Dataset Using 3-D Models for Navigation
10:10-10:30 BREAK/ DEMO ROOM OPEN
10:30-10:50 Arthur W. Wetzel Pittsburgh Super Computing A Networked Environment for Interactively Viewing and Manipulating Visible Human Datasets
10:50-11:10 Stuart M. Pomerantz Pittsburgh Super Computing A Natural Plane Anatomical Segmentation Interface
11:10-11:30 Michael Teistler Technical University Braunschweig, Institute for Medical Informatics in Germany New Ways of Exploring the Visible Human Data Set
11:30-11:50 Neil Skov University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Visible Human Browsers: Formative Evaluation Based on Student Feedback
11:50-12:10 Hao Le Flashback & Sea Scan Int. Flexible Accessibility to the Visible Human Project Data Sets for a Broad User Base
12:10-1:30 LUNCH (on your own)
1:30-1:50 Demian Nave Pittsburgh Super Computing Semi-Automated Reconstruction of Surfaces from Few Contours in the Visible Female Dataset
1:50-2:10 Xin Liu University of Connecticut, Storrs, Computational Medicine Laboratory Anatomically Based Algorithmic Segmentation of Kidney Cryosection Imagery
2:10-2:30 Tian Jie AI Lab, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences The Advances on Digital Processing Platform of Virtual Human in China
2:30-2:50 Alex Ade University of Michigan Medical School, Dept. of Cell and Developmental Biology Web-based Interactive Volume Rendering of the Visible Human Female
2:50-3:10 Daniel R. Fuka Syncrasy, LLC. and Fort Lewis College New Life for Old Meshes
3:10-3:30 BREAK/ DEMO ROOM OPEN
3:30-3:50 Gi-Nam Wang Ajou University in Korea Development of Integrated Software for Visualizing 3-Directional Human Body with Adaptive Segmentation
3:50-4:10 K. Palaniappan University of Missouri-Columbia, Dept of Computer Engineering and Computer Science Interactive 3D Visualization of Full Spatial Resolution Visible Human Datasets Using Out-of-Core and Cache Management Strategies
4:10-4:30 Terry Weymouth University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Using a Knowledge Base: The University of Michigan Visible Human Project
4:30-4:50 Celina Imielinska Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Dept of Medical Informatics 3D Modeling of the Visible Human Data for an Endotracheal Intubation Training Tool
4:50-5:10 Geri Durka-Pelok University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Bookmarking the Visible Human Dataset
5:10-5:40 DEMO ROOM OPEN
 
SATURDAY PRESENTATIONS in the Arapahoe Room, Keystone Lodge
8:30-9:10 Michael Ackerman National Library of Medicine Practical knowledge about ITK
9:10-9:30 Ahmet Sinav Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons A New Illustrated Interactive Foot Anatomy Atlas Based on the Visible Human Dataset
9:30-9:50 Holger Jastrow J. Gutenberg-University, Dept. of Anatomy, Histology in Germany A Complete Atlas of Visible Human Male Cross Sections at Highest Resolution
9:50-10:10 Wieslaw L. Nowinski Biomedical Imaging Lab, Institute of Bioengineering, Singapore Three-dimensional atlas of acupuncture based on Visible Human
10:10-10:30 Daniel J. McGoldrick UCHSC, Dept. of Bioinformatics Mapping the Human Transcriptome
10:30-10:50 BREAK/ DEMO ROOM OPEN
10:50-11:10 Lee Granas Center for Human Simulation at UCHSC VHDissector in Undergraduate Classroom
11:10-11:30 Geri Durka-Pelok University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Evaluation of a Volume Browser: PSC-VB
11:30-11:50 James H. Johnson Virginia Commonwealth University, Dept. of
Anatomy & Neurobiology
Web-based Instructional Materials Derived from Surface Models of Visible Human Data: Some Preliminary Experiences and Evaluation
11:50-12:10 Matthew Weiner NYU Department of Surgery Using the Visible Human Dataset for Teaching Surgical Procedures to Medical Students and HouseStaff
12:10-1:10 LUNCH (on your own)
1:10-1:30 P. Blyth University of Auckland, Dept. of Anatomy with Radiology in New Zealand Utilisation of VRML to Access a Cubic Finite Element Model of the Lower Limb to Teach Anatomy and Simulate Dynamic Hip Screw Placement
1:30-1:50 Ann Scherzinger UCHSC, Dept. of Radiology & Center for Human Simulation at UCHSC VHM Fat Models for Education & Research
1:50-2:10 Wen-Yu (Silvia) Lee University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Defining Individual Learning Styles for Learning Anatomy in a Technology-enhanced Learning Environment
2:10-2:30 Deborah Walker University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Investigating User Requirements: Design of Computer-based Anatomy Learning Modules for Multiple User Groups
2:30-2:50 Geri Durka-Pelok University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Creation of an Educational Visual Module: Integration of QTVR and the Visible Human Data Set
2:50-3:10 Vic Spitzer Center for Human Simulation at UCHSC Head & Neck
3:10-3:30 CLOSING REMARKS