TELEINVIVO(TM) - TOWARDS COLLABORATIVE VOLUME VISUALIZATION ENVIRONMENTS

Converging technologies in the areas of telecommunications, volume vis ualization, and computer hardware and peripherals have made possible i n recent years the development of new tools for collaboration that ext end the reach of health care professionals and other consumers of volu metric data around the world. We describe a recent development at the Center for Research in Computer Graphics in Providence, RI, that makes a significant contribution to this area. TeleInViVo(TM) is an applica tion that supports collaborative volumetric data visualization and exp loration. It is an extension and partial reworking of InViVo(TM) a vol ume visualization application developed at the Fraunhofer IGD, in Darm stadt, Germany. InViVo, which is largely focused around the medical co mmunity and with an emphasis on diagnostic ultrasound, has been augmen ted with new modes of interaction, an intuitive collaboration mechanis m, and an architectural modification to support future developments in this area. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.