ISRACAS'99 Announcement

    The James H. Belfer Memorial Symposium Series

ISRACAS'98

         First Israeli Symposium on Computer-Aided Surgery, Medical Robotics, and Medical Imaging
Monday, May 4, 1998 Mossad Neaman, Kiriat Hatechnion, Technion, Haifa. ISRAEL

Sponsored by Technion, Israel Institute of Technology The Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology Leibniz Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Endorsed by
International Society of Computer Aided Surgery
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Israel Section

Symposium Chairs
Leo Joskowicz, PhD, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Moshe Shoham, PhD, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

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Symposium Goal
The goal of the Symposium is to convene for the first time in Israel clinicians, scientists, and engineers actively interested in medical imaging, computer science, and robotics, and their application to the planning, monitoring, and execution of medical surgeries. This interdisciplinary symposium will include six invited talks by internationally recognized experts, 16 oral and poster presentations of papers, and a system demonstration.

Registration
There is no registration fee, but participants are requested to register in advance to get a copy of the 120 page Symposium Proceedings containing the 22 papers and invited talks. Please e-mail or fax the registration form below to Dr. Leo Joskowicz no later than APRIL 24, 1998.

Symposium Venue
The symposium will be held at the Mossad Neaman auditorium, Kiriat Hatechnion, Technion , Haifa. Click here for a map of the campus or here for information on Haifa.

Local arrangements
Hotel reservations can be made directly through:
Palex Tours
pl@netvision.net.il
Tel: +972-4-852-4254
Fax: +972-4-852-2491
Ask for Mark Karel, and mention the Technion Conference on May 4th (ISRACAS'98). The recommended hotel is "Shulamit" ($80 USD for a single, including breakfast).

For directions and any further local arrangements information, contact Karnit or Haviva at mosadroy@tx.technion.ac.il. or +972-4-829-4464 (mention ISRACAS'98).

Invited Speakers

R. Bucholz, MD     R. Kikinis, MD     S. Lavallee, PhD    R, Mosges, MD    D. Stulberg, MD    R.H. Taylor, PhD

St. Louis Univ, USA   Harvard Medical School, USA   TIMC-IMAG, Grenoble, France   IMSIE, Koln, Germany   Northwestern Univ. USA   Johns Hopkins Univ. USA

Computers, Physicians, and the Internet:    Computer-assisted neurosurgery   Multimodality information and registration   Computer-assisted functional endoscopic surgery   Computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery   Medical robotics and computer-integrated surgery

Schedule

8:00-8:30	REGISTRATION
8:30-8:45	Welcome and Introductory Remarks  Prof. A. Shitzer, James H. Belfer Chair in Mechanical Engineering
	"Roadmap to Computer-Aided Surgery"
	L. Joskowicz and M. Shoham, The Hebrew U. and Technion. ISRAEL.
8:45-9:30	Invited lecture I
	"Medical Robotics and Computer-Integrated Surgery"
	R.H. Taylor, Dept. of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins U., USA.
9:30-10:15	Invited lecture II
	"Multimodality Information and Registration for Computer Integrated Surgery"  S. Lavallee,, TIMC-IMAG Grenoble, FRANCE.
10:15-10:40	COFFEE BREAK
10:40-11:25	Invited lecture III
	"Computer Assisted Functional Endoscopic Surgery of the Rhinobasis"  R. Mosges, IMSIE, Medical Faculty of the U. of Cologne, GERMANY.
11:25-12:10	Paper Session I -- Registration and Robotics
	1. "Elastic Registration of Medical Images Using Deformable Models"  H. Grabowski, S. Hassfeld, J. Brief, R. Krempien Inst. for Real-Time Computer Systems and Robotics, U. of Karlsruhe, GERMANY.
	2. "Local Deformation Metrics and Nonlinear Registration Using a  Fluid Model With Variable Viscosity"  H. Lester, S.R. Arridge, Dept. Computer Science, U. College London, UK.
	3. "Robot Structures for Surgery"  M. Shoham, M. Roffman, S. Goldberger and N. Simaan Technion, Carmel Medical Center and Meir Hospital, ISRAEL.
12:10-12:30	Special Session
	"Image Guided Surgery -- The StealthStation System"  Randy Langston , Sofamor Danek.
	"The International Society for Computer-Aided Surgery"  P. Rabischong, President, INSERM Montpellier, FRANCE
12:30-14:00	LUNCH BREAK
14:00-14:45	Invited lecture IV
	"Computer-Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery"  D. Stulberg, Northwestern U. , Chicago, USA.
14:45-15:30	Paper session II -- Computer-Aided Orthopaedic Surgery
	1. "Geometric Problems in Computerized Preoperative Planning of a  Robot Assisted Total Knee Replacement"  O. Tebeleva, G. Elber, Y. Charit, M. Roffman ,  Technion and Carmel Medical Center, ISRAEL.
	2. "Computer-Aided Image-Guided Bone Fracture Surgery:  Concept and Implementation"  L. Joskowicz, L. Tockus, Z. Yaniv, A. Simkin, C. Milgrom,  The Hebrew U. and Hadassah Hospital, ISRAEL.
	3. "Computer-Assisted versus Manual Spine Surgery: Clinical Report"  P. Merloz, T. Martinez, J. Tonetti, et. al. Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Grenoble, Hopital A. Michallon, FRANCE.
15:30-16:00	POSTER SESSION
	1. "Processing of Ultrasound Image Sequences for Quantitative Analysis of Fetal Movements"  L. Yaroslavsky, B.Z. Shaik, I. Gull, A. Jaffa, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv U., ISRAEL.
	2. "Monitoring and Diagnosis of Orthopaedic Implants Based on Quantitative Analysis of Tomographic Images"  K. Aslan, A. Liberson, D.G. Mendes, M. Feldman, Y. Ben-Haim. Dept. of Orthopaedics, Bnai-Zion Med.  Center, and Technion, ISRAEL.
	3. "Multi-Dimensional/Component Image Restoration, Segmentation and Registration: a Structural Approach"  L. Ridel, L. Yaroslavsky, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, ISRAEL.
	4. "Reconstructing Micro-Vascular Structures" D. Sturm and L. Xu, City University of New York and Purdue University, USA.
	5. "Cardiac Function Assessed Automatically From Short Axis MRI: Procedure and Clinical Evaluation" E. Nachtomy, R. Cooperstein, M. Vaturi, et. al., Tel-Aviv University, Sheba and Rabin Medical Centers, Elscint, ISRAEL.
	6. "Complex Denoising of MRI Data via Wavelet Analysis" S. Zaroubi, G. Goelman, R. Chisin Dept. of Medical Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine, Hadassah Hebrew U. Hospital, ISRAEL.
	7. "Fluoroscopic Image Processing for Computer-Aided Orthopaedic Surgery" Z. Yaniv, L. Joskowicz, A. Simkin, M. Garza-Jinich, C. Milgrom, The Hebrew University and Hadassah Hospital, ISRAEL.
16:00-16:45	Paper Session III -- Image-Guided Surgery and Medical Imaging
	1."Three Dimensional MR Image Guided Surgery" N. Smith and R. Kitney , Dept. of Biological and Medical Systems, Imperial College, UK.
	2. "Volume Rendering using Seed Filling Acceleration: Supporting Cut Planes by Fast Re-Seeding"  J. Oikarinen, L. Jyrkinen, R. Hietala, Oulu U. Hospital, FINLAND.
	3. "Coloring Internal Cavities for Virtual Endoscopy" O. Shibolet and D. Cohen-Or,  Algotec Systems and Tel-Aviv U., ISRAEL.
16:45-17:00	COFFEE BREAK
17:00-17:45	Invited lecture V
	Computer-Assisted Neurosurgery"   R. Kikinis, Harvard Medical School, USA.
17:45-18:15	Invited lecture VI -- Closing lecture
	"Computers, Physicians, and the Internet: An Infrastructure for Surgery in the New Millennium"  R. Bucholz, St. Louis U., USA.
18:15	Closing Remarks
	M. Shoham, L. Joskowicz.

Local Program Committee

M. Berman, PhD   Y. Charit, PhD   R. Chisin, MD   G. Elber, PhD   S. Goldberger, MD   Y. Madar, PhD   D. Maor, PhD   C. Milgrom, MD   M. Roffman, MD   A. Simkin, PhD   R. Yagel, PhD

Biomedicom   Technion   Hadassah Hospital   Technion   Meir Hospital   Hadassah Hospital   Elscint   Hadassah Hospital   Carmel Hospital, Haifa   Hadassah Hospital   Biomedicom

International Advisory Board

N. Ayache, PhD   R. Bucholz , MD   A. Colchester, PhD   P. Dario, PhD   B. Davies, PhD   A. DiGioia, MD   S. Delp, PhD   E. Grimson, PhD   L. Kavoussi, MD   R. Kikinis PhD   S. Lavallee, PhD   H. Lemke, PhD   P. Merloz, MD   L. Nolte, PhD    M. Peshkin, PhD   P. Rabischong, MD   K. Radermacher, Phd   D. Stulberg, MD   R.H. Taylor, PhD   J. Troccaz, PhD

INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis, France   St. Louis U., USA   U. of Kent, UK   Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy   Imperial College, UK   Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, USA   Northwestern U., USA   Massachusets Institute of Technology, USA   Johns Hopkins U., USA   Harvard Medical School, USA   TIMC-IMAG, Grenoble, France   Technische Universitat, Berlin, Germany   Centre Universitaire et Hospitalier, Grenoble   U. of Bern, Switzerland   Northwestern U., USA   Montpellier, France   Aachen University of Technology, Germany   Northwestern University, USA   Johns Hopkins U., USA   TIMC-IMAG, Grenoble, France

Web site and contact information

      http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~josko/isracas98.html

Dr. Leo Joskowicz  The Institute of Computer Science  The Hebrew University of Jerusalem  Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel  E-mail: josko@cs.huji.ac.il  Phone: +972-2-658-6299, Fax: +972-2-658-5439

Prof. Moshe Shoham Department of Mechanical Engineering  Technion-Israel Inst. of Technology Technion City 3200, Haifa, Israel E-mail: shoham@tx.technion.ac.il Phone:+972-4-829-3264 Fax:+972-4-832-4533

  

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ISRACAS'98  REGISTRATION  FORM

First Israeli Symposium on
Computer-Aided Surgery, Medical Robotics, and Medical Imaging

May 4, 1998, Technion, Haifa, ISRAEL
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Send no later than April 24 to:    Dr. Leo Joskowicz   josko@cs.huji.ac.il 
Institute of Computer Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram Campus, Jerusalem 91904, Israel, Fax: +972-2-658-5439.

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Last updated: 21.4.98 by Leo Joskowicz