08:00 Real-time control strategy for collision avoidance and seed deposition in EUCLIDIAN brachytherapy robotic systemI. Buzurovic, V. Misic, T. Podder, Y. Hu, K. Yan, R. Valicenti, A. Dicker, Y. Yu, Thomas Jefferson Univ., Philadelphia, PA, E. Messing, D. Rubens, J. Strang, Univ. of Rochester Medical Center, L. Liao, Cooper Univ. Hosp., Camden, NJ (USA), W.-S. Ng, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Singapore (SGP) 08:15 A family of linear algorithms for the prediction of respiratory motion in image-guided radiotherapy F. Ernst, A. Schweikard, Univ. of Lübeck (D) 08:30 Virtual simulator for customized cancer radiation treatment planning O. Kum, S. Kim, Kyungpook National Univ., Daegu, Y. Han, Sungkyunkwan Univ. School of Medicine, Seoul (ROK) 08:45 A simulation and training environment for robotic radiosurgery A. Schläfer, Stanford Univ. (USA), J. Gill, A. Schweikard, Univ. of Lübeck (D) 09:00 DICOM handling tools for Geant4-based radiotherapy simulation A. Kimura, Ashikaga Inst. of Technology (J)

08:00 Real-time control strategy for collision avoidance and seed deposition in EUCLIDIAN brachytherapy robotic systemI. Buzurovic, V. Misic, T. Podder, Y. Hu, K. Yan, R. Valicenti, A. Dicker, Y. Yu, Thomas Jefferson Univ., Philadelphia, PA, E. Messing, D. Rubens, J. Strang, Univ. of Rochester Medical Center, L. Liao, Cooper Univ. Hosp., Camden, NJ (USA), W.-S. Ng, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Singapore (SGP) 08:15 A family of linear algorithms for the prediction of respiratory motion in image-guided radiotherapy F. Ernst, A. Schweikard, Univ. of Lübeck (D) 08:30 Virtual simulator for customized cancer radiation treatment planning O. Kum, S. Kim, Kyungpook National Univ., Daegu, Y. Han, Sungkyunkwan Univ. School of Medicine, Seoul (ROK) 08:45 A simulation and training environment for robotic radiosurgery A. Schläfer, Stanford Univ. (USA), J. Gill, A. Schweikard, Univ. of Lübeck (D) 09:00 DICOM handling tools for Geant4-based radiotherapy simulation A. Kimura, Ashikaga Inst. of Technology (J)

08:00 Real-time control strategy for collision avoidance and seed deposition in EUCLIDIAN brachytherapy robotic systemI. Buzurovic, V. Misic, T. Podder, Y. Hu, K. Yan, R. Valicenti, A. Dicker, Y. Yu, Thomas Jefferson Univ., Philadelphia, PA, E. Messing, D. Rubens, J. Strang, Univ. of Rochester Medical Center, L. Liao, Cooper Univ. Hosp., Camden, NJ (USA), W.-S. Ng, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Singapore (SGP) 08:15 A family of linear algorithms for the prediction of respiratory motion in image-guided radiotherapy F. Ernst, A. Schweikard, Univ. of Lübeck (D) 08:30 Virtual simulator for customized cancer radiation treatment planning O. Kum, S. Kim, Kyungpook National Univ., Daegu, Y. Han, Sungkyunkwan Univ. School of Medicine, Seoul (ROK) 08:45 A simulation and training environment for robotic radiosurgery A. Schläfer, Stanford Univ. (USA), J. Gill, A. Schweikard, Univ. of Lübeck (D) 09:00 DICOM handling tools for Geant4-based radiotherapy simulation A. Kimura, Ashikaga Inst. of Technology (J)

23rd International Congress and Exhibition on Computer Assisted Radiology
Chairman: Stanley Baum, MD (USA)
Co-chair: Bernd Hamm, MD (D)

• Medical Imaging, e.g.
  CT, MR, US, SPECT, PET, DR, Molecular Imaging, and Virtual Endoscopy
• Computer Assisted Cardiovascular Imaging
• Image Processing and Display
• Medical Workstations
• Interventional Radiology
• Minimally Invasive Spinal Therapy
• Image Guided Diagnosis and Therapy of the Prostate
• Ablation Therapies
• Image Guided Radiation Therapy
• Nanotechnology for Imaging and Therapy
• Telemedicine, E-health and Multimedia EPR
• Expert Systems and Computer Assisted Education
• Economic and Management Issues
• Security, Legal and Ethical Aspects

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8th Annual Meeting of CURAC - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Computer- und Roboter-Assistierte Chirurgie e.V.
President: Volkmar Falk, MD (D)

• Patient Specific Modelling
• Model Guided Therapy
• Intelligent Surgery
• Workflow Management
• Navigated Control

10th CARS / SPIE / EuroPACS Joint Workshop on Surgical PACS and the Digital Operating Room
Chairmen: Osman M. Ratib, MD, PhD (CH), Heinz U. Lemke, PhD (D)

• Surgical Workflow
• Digital Operating Room
• Model Guided Therapy
• Therapy Imaging and Model Management Systems
• Surgical PACS
• DICOM in Surgery

8th Annual Meeting of CURAC - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Computer- und Roboter-Assistierte Chirurgie e.V.
President: Volkmar Falk, MD (D)

• Patient Specific Modelling
• Model Guided Therapy
• Intelligent Surgery
• Workflow Management
• Navigated Control

15th Computed Maxillofacial Imaging Congress
Chairman: Allan G. Farman, PhD, DSc (USA)

• New Imaging Devices and Novel Applications
• Evidence-based Selection Criteria in Digital Maxillofacial Imaging
• Craniomaxillofacial Computer-Aided Diagnosis
• Maxillofacial Image Enhancement Algorithms
• Cranial and Maxillofacial Image Guided Surgery
• Image Navigated Dental Implantology
• Orthodontic Applications of Computed Imaging
• Imaging and Modelling for Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
• Cone Beam CT
• 3D and 4D Imaging
• Multi-dimensional Maxillofacial Modelling
• Virtual Reality and Dental Robotics
• Interoperability
• Maxillofacial Applications in Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise

11th International Workshop on Computer-Aided Diagnosis
Chairman: Kunio Doi, PhD (USA)
Co-chair: Ulrich Bick, MD (D)

• CAD for Breast, Chest, Colon, Skeletal, Liver, Brain and Vascular Imaging
• CAD for Cancer Screening
• CAD for 3D Imaging
• CAD for Differential Diagnosis
• CAD for CT, MRI, Ultrasonography, PET and Nuclear Medicine Imaging
• Image Databases for CAD
• Computer Vision, ANN and Modelling
• Computerized Detection and Characterization of Lesions in Radiological Images
• Quantitative Analysis of Image Information
• Visualization and Quantitation of 3D Images
• Intelligent Workstations and Decision Support Systems
• Observer Performance Studies and ROC Analysis
• Clinical Evaluation and Prospective Studies
• Image Quality Issues and Evaluation

27th International EuroPACS Meeting
President: Osman M. Ratib, MD, PhD (CH)

• PACS Planning and Purchasing Strategies
• PACS Evaluation and Economical Aspects
• PACS Beyond Radiology (Cardiology, Endoscopy, Ophthalmology, etc.)
• Image Distribution, Storage and Archiving Strategies
• Workflow and Data Flow in Radiology
• PACS/RIS/HIS Integration Issues
• Regional PACS and Teleradiology
• Cross-Border Experiences
• Security and Privacy, Quality Assurance, Legal Aspects
• Standardization (DICOM, HL7, IHE)
• PACS and E-Learning in Radiology and Medical Sciences

CARS OPENiNG

17:00 Welcome
Wednesday, June 24, 2009; Estrelsaal A/B

Heinz U. Lemke, PhD, Organizer CARS 2009
Bernard L. Crowe, BA, MPH, Honorary President CARS 2009
Stanley Baum, MD, Chairman, Computer Assisted Radiology, 23^rd International Congress and Exhibition (CAR)
Gero Strauss, MD, President, 13^th Annual Conference of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery (ISCAS)
Osman M. Ratib, MD, PhD, President, 27^th International EuroPACS Meeting (EuroPACS)
Kunio Doi, PhD, Chairman, 11^th International Workshop on Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD)
Allan G. Farman, PhD, DSc, Chairman, 15^th Computed Maxillofacial Imaging Congress (CMI)
Volkmar Falk, MD, President, 8^th Annual Meeting of CURAC - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Computer- und Roboter-Assistierte Chirurgie e.V.

Keynote Lectures

From patient-specific modelling to model-based evidence in medicine
M. Vannier, Univ. of Chicago (USA)

Visions of creative design for human computer interaction with models
B. Buxton, Microsoft Research (USA)

Darwin, selection, survival, cooperation and CARS
S.J. Golding, Univ. of Oxford (UK), E. Beckmann, Lanmark, Beaconsfield (UK)

CT imaging of the mummy Meresamun with 64- and 256-slice scanners
M.W. Vannier, E. Teeter, Univ. of Chicago (USA)

Session Chairs:

Kiyonari Inamura, PhD (J)
Wolfgang Schlegel, PhD (D)

08:00 Real-time control strategy for collision avoidance and seed deposition in EUCLIDIAN brachytherapy robotic system
I. Buzurovic, V. Misic, T. Podder, Y. Hu, K. Yan, R. Valicenti, A. Dicker, Y. Yu, Thomas Jefferson Univ., Philadelphia, PA, E. Messing, D. Rubens, J. Strang, Univ. of Rochester Medical Center, L. Liao, Cooper Univ. Hosp., Camden, NJ (USA), W.-S. Ng, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Singapore (SGP)

08:15 A family of linear algorithms for the prediction of respiratory motion in image-guided radiotherapy
F. Ernst, A. Schweikard, Univ. of Lübeck (D)

08:30 Virtual simulator for customized cancer radiation treatment planning
O. Kum, S. Kim, Kyungpook National Univ., Daegu, Y. Han, Sungkyunkwan Univ. School of Medicine, Seoul (ROK)

08:45 A simulation and training environment for robotic radiosurgery
A. Schläfer, Stanford Univ. (USA), J. Gill, A. Schweikard, Univ. of Lübeck (D)

09:00 DICOM handling tools for Geant4-based radiotherapy simulation
A. Kimura, Ashikaga Inst. of Technology (J)

 

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