Mission
Our mission is to develop innovative ways to visualize, analyze, and characterize
biological tissues and synthetic materials using multimodal medical imaging devices.
News
| Feb 11, 2009 - Roxanne Canosa, PhD, presents "Modeling Decision-Making in Single- and Multi-Modal Medical Images" at SPIE Medical Imaging 2009 |
| This research introduces a mode-specific model of visual saliency that can be used to highlight likely lesion locations and potential errors (false positives and false negatives) in single-mode PET and MRI images and multi-modal fused PET/MRI images. A saliency model consisting of a set of differentially weighted low-level feature maps is derived from the known error and ground truth locations extracted from a subset of the test images for each modality. The saliency model shows that lesion and error locations attract visual attention according to low-level image features such as color, luminance, and texture. |
| Feb 4, 2009 - Maria Helguera, PhD presents "A Look Inside: Latest Developments in Medical Imaging |
| The latest efforts toward development of a virtual medical imaging facility will be presented. Digital simulators for PET and MRI have been used to test imaging protocols on synthetic medical images. Results will be presented for brain and breast tissue digital phantoms. Fusion techniques will also be discussed. The research addresses the problem of simultaneous visualization of multidimensional and multispectral image data crucial for improved remote diagnosis and therapy planning. |
| July 23, 2008 - Harold Mendoza and Shaynae Moore present at COS undergraduate research seminar |
| Two students spending their summer in the lab will present their research findings from 1:00-2:00pm in 08-1250. |
Research Projects
 | Multimodal Breast Imaging |
| Ultrasound Material Characterization | |
| 3D Optical Molecular Imaging | |
| Medical Application of High Dynamic Range Displays | |
 | Generation of Synthetic Medical Images |
Members
| Name | Position | Phone | |
| Dr. Marķa Helguera | Faculty | 585-475-7053 | helguera@cis.rit.edu |
| Dr. Navalgund Rao | Faculty | 585-475-7183 | rao@cis.rit.edu |
| Dr. Karl Baum | Post Doc | 585-475-7263 | Karl.Baum@rit.edu |
| Raj Pai Panandiker | PhD Candidate | rsp7484@cis.rit.edu | |
| Di Lai | PhD Candidate | ||
| Stephanie Shubert | Graduate Student | sls6626@rit.edu | |
| Kimberly Rafferty | Undergraduate Student | kmr7046@rit.edu | |
| Harold Mendoza | Undergraduate Student | ||
| Shaynae Moore | Undergraduate Student |
Past Members: Charles Daly (PhD Imaging Science), David Fetzer (BS Imaging Science), Mike Fuller (BS Imaging Science), Joseph Lawson (BS/MS Mechanical Engineering 2007-2008), Kevin McNamara (high school intern 2007), Jeff Meade (BS Imaging Science), Gary Menezes (high school intern 2008), Robert Rose (MS Imaging Science 2005-2007), Evan Schmidt (high school intern 2006), Dave Shapiro (BS Imaging Science 2008), Derek Walvoord (PhD Imaging Science 2007-2008), Denis Zollo (high school intern 2005)
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