Beijing 2010 NA-MIC Workshop

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Objective of the Workshop

The primary objective of this event is to introduce clinical users to the Slicer environment, with a particular focus on its use for neurosurgical applications and fiber tracking.

Logistics

• Date: September 24, 2010 - 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
• Location: Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China

Local Coordinator

Dr. Xiaolei Chen Assistant Professor Department of Neurosurgery | Chinese PLA General Hospital Beijing 100853, China

Faculty

• Ron Kikinis, M.D., Surgical Planning Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
• Xiaolei Chen, M.D., Department of Neurosurgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital
• Sonia Pujol, Ph.D., Surgical Planning Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
• Nobuhiko Hata, Ph.D., Surgical Planning Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
• Xiaodong Tao, Ph.D., Visualization & Computer Vision, GE Global Research

Tentative Agenda

• 8:30-9:00 am Computer setup assistance by the instructors
• 9:00-9:15 am Welcome and Goals of the Workshop (Ron Kikinis/Xiaolei Chen)
• 9:15-9:45 am Introduction to NA-MIC and the Slicer community (Ron Kikinis)
• 9:45-10:45 am 3D Visualization of the Anatomy (part1) (Sonia Pujol)
• 10:45-11:00 am Coffee break
• 11:00-11:45 am 3D Visualization of the Anatomy (part 2) (Sonia Pujol)
• 11:45-1:00 pm Lunch
• 1:00 pm -1:45 pm Diffusion Tensor Imaging: from DWI to DTI data (Sonia Pujol)
• 1:45 pm -2:45 pm Diffusion Tensor Imaging: from DTI data to fiber bundles (Sonia Pujol)
• 2:45-3:00 pm Coffee Break
• 3:00-4:30 pm Neurosurgical Planning (Noby Hata)
• 4:30-5:00 pm Questions from the audience and concluding remarks

Preparation for the Workshop

The workshop combines oral presentations and instructor-led hands-on sessions with the participants working on their own laptop computers. All participants are required to come with their own laptop computer and install the software and datasets prior to the event.. A minimum of 1 GB of RAM (2 GB if possible) and a dedicated graphic accelerator with 64mb of on board graphic memory are required. The version of the software and the dataset to download will be posted a few weeks before the event. A technical training staff will be providing one-to-one assistance as needed.

Workshop installation

Classroom setting of tables to seat 15-20 attendees with laptop computers, two projectors, and an Internet connection for the instructors.

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