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COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL IMAGING AND GRAPHICS Volume 23 Number 1 1999 CONTENTS SPECIAL ISSUE: IMAGING AND THE INTERNET IN THE STUDY OF EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT Guest Editor: Steven L. Klein Guest Editor’s Introduction: l The need for computers in the study of embryonic and S. L. Klein fetal development D. R. Soll 3 Computer-assisted three-dimensional reconstruction and motion analysis of living, crawling cells R. E. Jacobs, E. T. Ahrens, 15 Towards a microMRI atlas of mouse development M. E. Dickinson and D. Laidlaw D. H. Turnbull 25 In utero ultrasound backscatter microscopy of early stage mouse embryos B. R. Smith, D. S. Huff and G. A. Johnson 33 Magnetic resonance imaging of embryos: an Internet resource for the study of embryonic development A. Noe, E. Lockett and D. A. Sweet 41 Use and evaluation of the World Wide Web as a tool to explore the human developmental anatomy center J. O. Pentecost, J. Icardo and K. L. 45 3D Computer modeling of human cardiogenesis Thornburg A. W. Flake, T. M. Crombleholme and 51 The current status and future potential of fetal N. S. Adzick intervention: image 1s everything Volume 23 Number 2 1999 CONTENTS F. Howing, L. S. Dooley and D. Wermser 59 _ Tracking of non-rigid articulatory organs in X-ray image sequences A. Laib and P. Riiegsegger 69 Comparison of structure extraction methods for in vivo trabecular bone measurements E. Stindel, J. K. Udupa, B. E. Hirsch, 75 3D MR image analysis of the morphology of the rear D. Odhner and C. Couture foot: application to classification of bones R. Savas, C. Calli, H. Alper, N. Yunten, 85 Spinal cord compression due to costal Echinococcus E. E. Ustiin, G. Ertugrul and R. Ozacar multilocularis J.-R. Duann, S.-H. Chiang, S.-B. Lin, 89 Assessment of left ventricular cardiac shape by the use C.-C. Lin, J.-H. Chen and J.-L. Su of volumetric curvature analysis from 3D echocardio- graphy S. Kido, S. Tamura, H. Nakamura and 103 Interstitial lung diseases: evaluation of the performance C. Kuroda of a computerized analysis system versus observers Il IV Contents Index T. Yamada, M. Ikeda, T. Murao, 111 Image storing system for radiation therapy (radiation S. Yanagawa, T. Ishigaki and T. Ishiguchi oncology information system: ROIS) as a branch of diagnostic PACS; implementation and evaluation Volume 23 Number 3 1999 CONTENTS Y. Korogi, T. Sugahara, Y. Shigematsu, 119 Ultrafast FLAIR imaging with single-shot echo-planar I. Ikushima, T. Hirai, T. Okuda and technique in evaluation of intracranial lesions M. Takahashi I. Oran, A. Memis, R. N. Sener and 127 The so-called transcerebral veins: appearance in three N. Yunten different cases F. Cheriet and J. Meunier 133 Self-calibration of a biplane X-ray imaging system for an optimal three dimensional reconstruction I. Ogata, Y. Yamashita, S. Sumi, 143 Pitfalls in image reconstruction of helical CT angio- T. Nishiharu, K. Mitsuzaki and graphy: an experimental study M. Takahashi N. Katranci, N. Elmas, F. Yilmaz and 155 Correlative CT, MRI and histological findings of A. Mentes hepatic Echinococcus alveolaris: a case report E. Ciftgi, P. J. Diaz-Marchan and 161 Intradural-extramedullary spinal cysticercosis: MR L. A. Hayman imaging findings L. D. Ryback, R. S. Shapiro, K. Carano 165 Massive pneumatosis intestinalis: CT diagnosis and K. P. Halton C. Yakinci, H. Soylu, N. O. Kutlu and 169 Leukoencephalopathy with a mild clinical course: a R. N. Sener case report Volume 23 Number 4 1999 CONTENTS J.-R. Duann, §.-B. Lin, W.-C. Hu and 173 Computer system for four-dimensional transesophageal J.-L. Su echocardiographic image reconstruction A.-O. Boudraa, J. Champier, M. Djebali, 181 Analysis of dynamic nuclear cardiac images by F. Behloul and A. Beghdadi covariance function T.-Y. Lee, T.-L. Weng, C.-H. Lin and 193 Interactive voxel surface rendering in medical applica- Y.-N. Sun tions A. A. Musa 201 Methods of assessing spinal radiographs in scoliosis are functions of its geometry F. G. Aksoy, J. M. Gomori and M. Halpert 205 CT and MR imaging of contact lenses and intraocular lens implants M. C. Juan, M. Alcaniz, C. Monserrat, 209 Computer-aided periodontal disease diagnosis using V. Grau and C. Knoll computer vision Contents Index V E. Chun, A. Vade, M. D. Z. Rizvi and 219 Imaging of an unusual case of parasitic twinning H. Elsayed H. Isoda, H. Setoh, A. Oka, Y. Itagaki, 223 Squamous cell carcinoma arising in a mature teratoma S. K. Ha-Kawa, K. Harima, §. Sawada with metastasis to the urinary bladder and F. Kayama Y. Tang, Y. Yamashita, Y. Abe, 227 Experimental study on HASTE sequences: impacts of T. Namimoto and M. Takahashi parameters on liver imaging Volume 23 Number 5 1999 CONTENTS Editorial: F. Fellner 235 Computer assisted surgery—yjoined forces in medicine for the next millennium H. Reinhardt, M. Trippel, B. Westermann 237 Computer aided surgery with special focus on neuro- and O. Gratzl navigation J. Kettenbach, T. Wong, D. Kacher, 245 Computer-based imaging and interventional MRI: N. Hata, R. B. Schwartz, P. McL. Black, applications for neurosurgery R. Kikinis and F. A. Jolesz J. Schlaier, C. Fellner, J. Schwerdtner, 259 The quality of functional MR images in patients with J. Seitz and A. Brawanski brain tumors: influences of neurological disorders and tumor location W. D. Richard, D. M. Zar, E. L. LaPresto 267 A low-cost PCI-bus-based ultrasound system for use in and C. P. Steiner image-guided neurosurgery R. Petzold, H.-F. Zeilhofer and 277 Rapid prototyping technology in medicine—basics and W. A. Kalender applications M. Blank and W. A. Kalender 285 Perspective volume rendered motion: gaining insights virtually F. Fellner, C. Fellner, H. Bohm-Jurkovic, 293 MR diagnosis of vein of Galen aneurysmal malforma- M. Blank and W. Bautz tions using virtual cisternoscopy Volume 23 Number 6 1999 CONTENTS R. Shekhar, R. M. Cothren, D. G. Vince, 299 Three-dimensional segmentation of luminal and S. Chandra, J. D. Thomas and adventitial borders in serial intravascular ultrasound J. F. Cornhill images M. Grass, R. Koppe, E. Klotz, R. Proksa, 311 Three-dimensional reconstruction of high contrast M. H. Kuhn, H. Aerts, J. Op de Beek and objects using C-arm image intensifier projection data R. Kemkers M. Tigges, T. Wittenberg, P. Mergell and 323 Imaging of vocal fold vibration by digital multi-plane U. Eysholdt kymography VI Contents Index M. Friedlinger, J. Schroéder and 331 Ultra-fast automated brain volumetry based on L. R. Schad bispectral MR imaging data M. F. McNitt-Gray, N. Wyckoff, 339 The effects of co-occurrence matrix based texture J. W. Sayre, J. G. Goldin and D. R. Aberle parameters on the classification of solitary pulmonary nodules imaged on computed tomography