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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a vital component of medical imaging. When compared to other image modalities, it has advantages such as the absence of radiation, superior soft tissue contrast, and complementary multiple sequence…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-06 Guang Yang , Jun Lv , Yutong Chen , Jiahao Huang , Jin Zhu

One core aspect of immersive visualization labs is to develop and provide powerful tools and applications that allow for efficient analysis and exploration of scientific data. As the requirements for such applications are often diverse and…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Marcel Krüger , David Gilbert , Torsten Wolfgang Kuhlen , Tim Gerrits

Conventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is hampered by long scan times and only qualitative image contrasts that prohibit a direct comparison between different systems. To address these limitations, model-based reconstructions…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-24 Xiaoqing Wang , Zhengguo Tan , Nick Scholand , Volkert Roeloffs , Martin Uecker

Purpose: Conventional MRI is relying on the assumption of the magnetic field being homogeneous in direction and amplitude. However, with the growing interest in portable, affordable point-of-care MRI systems, these assumptions do not…

Medical Physics · Physics 2026-02-17 Fabian Bschorr , Thomas Hüfken , Tobias Lobmeyer , Volker Rasche

Supervised deep learning methods typically rely on large datasets for training. Ethical and practical considerations usually make it difficult to access large amounts of healthcare data, such as medical images, with known task-specific…

Medical Physics · Physics 2023-05-26 Marta Varela , Anil A Bharath

Research involving virtual reality (VR) has dramatically increased since the introduction of consumer VR systems. In turn, research on VR games has gained popularity within several fields. However, most VR games are closed source, which…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-10-22 Ryan P. McMahan , Nayan N. Chawla , Christian S. Cassell , Christopher Peerapon Lee

Building on game design and education research, this paper introduces narrative-focused role-playing games as a way to promote visualization literacy in young children. Visualization literacy skills are vital in understanding the world…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-09-01 Elaine Huynh , Angela Nyhout , Patricia Ganea , Fanny Chevalier

Promoting public health is challenging owing to its abstract nature, and individuals may be apprehensive about confronting it. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in using the metaverse and gamification as novel educational…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Xuanru Cheng , Xian Wang , Chi-lok Tai , Lik-Hang Lee

Naturally, university courses should be designed to attract students, engaging them to achieve learning goals. Toward this end, the use of Serious Games has been proposed in the literature. To address positive effects, such as content…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-11-29 Lea C. Brandl , Börge Kordts , Andreas Schrader

The open-source console MaRCoS, which stands for "Magnetic Resonance Control System", combines hardware, firmware and software elements for integral control of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners. Previous developments have focused on…

Medical Physics · Physics 2025-07-29 J. M. Algarín , T. Guallart-Naval , J. Borreguero , F. Galve , J. Alonso

The study aims to develop an application that will serve as an alternative learning tool for learning Asian Studies. The delivery of lessons into a virtual reality game depends on the pace of students. The developed application comprises…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-12-03 Kenn Migan Vincent C. Gumonan , Aleta C. Fabregas

Purpose: To describe the current properties and capabilities of an open-source hardware and software package that is being developed by many sites internationally with the aim of providing an inexpensive yet flexible platform for low-cost…

First-time patients undergoing diagnostic computed tomography (CT) scans often experience significant anxiety and uncertainty, which can negatively impact scan results and patient well-being. We present an immersive mixed reality (MR)…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-10-07 Alex Smith , Priya Patel , Hu Guo , Marco Ruiz

Simulations with high accuracy are an essential part of scientific research to accelerate the innovation process. They are especially useful for finding novel approaches or optimizing existing methods. Today, powerful software tools are…

Medical Physics · Physics 2022-08-31 Patrick Vogel , Martin A. Rückert , Thomas Kampf , Volker C. Behr

Three-dimensional (3D) medical images, such as Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), are essential for clinical applications. However, the need for diverse and comprehensive representations is particularly…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-05-26 Siwen Wang , Churan Wang , Fei Gao , Lixian Su , Fandong Zhang , Yizhou Wang , Yizhou Yu

Machine learning models built on training data with multiple modalities can reveal new insights that are not accessible through unimodal datasets. For example, cardiac magnetic resonance images (MRIs) and electrocardiograms (ECGs) are both…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-12-05 Bum Chul Kwon , Samuel Friedman , Kai Xu , Steven A Lubitz , Anthony Philippakis , Puneet Batra , Patrick T Ellinor , Kenney Ng

This chapter provides an overview of deep learning techniques for improving the spatial resolution of MRI, ranging from convolutional neural networks, generative adversarial networks, to more advanced models including transformers,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-23 Ziyu Li , Zihan Li , Haoxiang Li , Qiuyun Fan , Karla L. Miller , Wenchuan Wu , Akshay S. Chaudhari , Qiyuan Tian

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) plays an important role in medical diagnosis, generating petabytes of image data annually in large hospitals. This voluminous data stream requires a significant amount of network bandwidth and extensive…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-19 Yirong Zhou , Yanhuang Wu , Yuhan Su , Jing Li , Jianyun Cai , Yongfu You , Di Guo , Xiaobo Qu

Machine learning is increasingly recognized as a promising technology in the biological, biomedical, and behavioral sciences. There can be no argument that this technique is incredibly successful in image recognition with immediate…

This article is based on studies of the existing literature, focusing on the states-of-the-arts on virtual reality (VR) and its potential uses in learning. Different platforms have been used to improve the learning effects of VR that offers…

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