Symposium format
The symposium will take place in one day, from 8:45AM to 5:15PM. It will consist of two invited talks by internationally recognized experts, 12 paper presentations, a special industrial session, and project and product exhibits.

Symposium topics
The symposium presents relevant research in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics, and Electrical Engineering including but not limited to:

• multi-modal image reconstruction and segmentation
• architectures, control, and applications of medical robots
• virtual and augmented reality surgery, telesurgery
• image and sensor data registration
• computer-aided diagnosis and preoperative planning
• intraoperative surgical monitoring, support, and planning
• surgical simulators, anatomical modeling, atlases
• safety issues in computer-assisted surgery

All medical specialties include but are not limited to:

• radiology
• orthopaedics and traumatology
• laparoscopy, endoscopy, arthroscopy
• neurosurgery
• cardio-vascular surgery
• minimally invasive surgery
• urology
• maxilofacial surgery and dentistry

Submission
Full-length technical papers (up to 10 pages) or extended abstracts (3-5 pages) of surveys, clinical studies, position papers, and panel topics for presentation at the Symposium are solicited. Submissions will be reviewed by members of the local and international program committee. Accepted extended abstracts will be published in a preprints booklet to be distributed to Symposium participants. In addition, abstracts of the papers will be published in the Journal of Computer-Aided Surgery. Authors should send electronic copies in Word (preferred), LaTeX, ASCII, or PDF to Prof. Joskowicz at josko@cs.huji.ac.il.

Industrial Track
One session of the symposium will be devoted to industry. The goal is to showcase research and development activities and clinical and technical achievements of active leading companies in the field. Selected companies will have the opportunity to make a short technical presentation that can be accompanied by an exhibit which will be located in the entrance hall of the conference room.

We invite interested companies to submit by JANUARY 30, 2002 a one-page presentation and exhibit proposal. The proposals should focus on the technical, clinical, and scientific aspects of the products. Proposals will be evaluated by the symposium committee, which will promptly communicate its decision to the companies. Please send proposals (preferably by electronic mail) and address inquiries to the ISRACAS'2002 Industrial Program Chair:

Ori Hadomi
DenX Ltd.
Moshav Ora
E-mail: ori_hadomi@denx.com
Tel: +972-(0)2-641-7748 x304
Fax: +972-(0)2-642-6901

Timetable

Submission (papers)    Notice of acceptance    Camera-ready papers    Submission (companies)    Notice of acceptance    Symposium

JANUARY 25    March 5    March 25    January 30    March 25    May 22

2002    2002    2002    2002    2002    2002

Exhibitors
An equipment and systems exhibition will be be held in parallel to the lectures. Exhibitors will get a chance to address the audience. If you want to exhibit your system, please contact the organizers.

Invited Speakers

A. Bauer, MD     R. MÖsges, MD PhD

Marbella HIGH Care Clinic, SPAIN   Univ. of K"oln, GERMANY

Active robots vs. passive navigators in total joint replacement    From virtual reality to the operating room in rhinosurgery

Schedule

Papers will be presented by sections in the order listed below:

8:15-8:45	REGISTRATION
8:45-9:00	Welcome and Introductory Remarks
	M. Shoham and L. Joskowicz, Technion and The Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, ISRAEL.
9:00-9:45	Invited lecture I
	From Virtual Reality to the Operating Room in Rhinosurgery
	Ralph MÖsges, MD PhD Faculty of Medicine University of KÖln, GERMANY.
9:45-10:15	Paper session 1 -- Neurosurgery and minimally invasive surgery
10:15-10:45	COFFEE BREAK
10:45-11:15	Paper session 2 -- Radiosurgery
11:15-12:00	Paper session 3 -- Dentistry and maxillofacial surgery
12:00-13:15	LUNCH BREAK
13:15-14:00	Special session: Perspectives from Industry
14:00-14:45	Invited lecture II
	Active robots vs. passive navigators in total joint replacement   A. Bauer, MD, arbella HIGH Care Clinic, SPAIN
14:45-15:30	Paper session 4-- Medical robotics and navigation
15:30-15:50	COFFEE BREAK
15:50-17:00	Paper session 5 -- Medical image processing and modelling
17:00-	Closing Remarks
	L. Joskowicz and M. Shoham, The Hebrew U. and Technion ISRAEL.

Papers

• Neurosurgery and minimally invasive surgery
  • "Operating microscope integration in freehand 3D ultrasound neuronavigation"
    R. Schwarz, S. Arnold, A Schmitgen, et al.,
    Fraunhofer Inst., Schloss, U. of Leipzig, and Localite, GERMANY.
  • "Virtual real-time CT guidance for minimally invasive procedures"
    G. Bartal, V. Segalescu and J.M. Gomory
    Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadassah, and UltraGuide, ISRAEL.

• Radiosurgery
  • "Arterovenous volume visualization and calculation for radiosurgery treatment optimization"
    R. Foroni, A. Nicolato, G. Francastoro, et al.,
    U. of Verona, ITALY.
  • "Intraoperative Gamma Camera -- Phantom studies"
    A. Reznik, I. Blevis, N. Wainer, et al.
    

• Dentistry and maxillofacial surgery
  • "A standard method for objective comparison of different navigated planning"
    Jakob Brief, S. Hassfeld, U. Sonenfeld et al.,
    U. of Heidelberg and U. of Karlsruhe, GERMANY.
  • "Intraoperative presentation of surgical simulation results"
    J. Brief, T. Salb, S. Hassfeld, et al.,
    U. of Heidelberg and U. of Karlsruhe, GERMANY.
  • "Tele-dentistry: A new method for scanning, measuring, and analyzing dentition via the Internet based on 3D holographic sensors"
    A. Fischer and M. Redlich
    Technion and Hadassah Medical Center, ISRAEL.

• Medical robotics and applications
  • "Miniature bone-attached robot for orthopedic surgery"
    M. Shoham, M. Burman, E. Zehavi, et. al.,
    Technion and Masor Robotics, ISRAEL
  • "Application of serial-parallel robot architectures for surgical tasks"
    G. Carbone, A. Wolf, M. Ceccarelli, et al.,
    U. of Sassino, ITALY and Technion, ISRAEL.
  • "Robust automatic C-arm calibration for fluoroscopy-based navigation"
    H. Livyatan, Z. Yaniv, and L. Joskowicz,
    The Hebrew University of Jersualem, ISRAEL.

• Medical image processing and modelling
  • "Performance evaluation of center-line extraction algorithms in quantitative coronary angiography"
    H. Greenspan, M. Laifenfeld, S. Einav, et al.,
    Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Tel-Aviv U., ISRAEL.
  • "Automatic landmarks detection of digital shapes"
    E. Fredj and R. Gomori
    Jerusalem College of Technology and Hadassah Medical Center, ISRAEL.
  • "Segmentation of microcalifications in X-ray mammogram using entropy thresholding"
    M. Melloul and L. Joskowicz,
    The Hebrew University of Jersualem, ISRAEL

Local Program Committee

M. Berman, PhD   R. Beyar, MD DSc   M. Blumenfeld, PhD   S. Einav, PhD   D. Elad, PhD   M. Gomori, MD   H. Greenspan, PhD   P. Itzchak, MD   D. Maor, DSc   C. Milgrom, MD   M. Roffman, MD   R. Yagel, PhD

Biomedicom Ltd   Rambam Medical Center  GE Medical Systems Israel Ltd  Tel-Aviv University   Tel-Aviv University   Hadassah Hospital   Tel-Aviv University   Tel-Hashomer Hospital   InSightec   Hadassah Hospital   Carmel Hospital   InSightec

Industrial Liaison

Ori Hadomi

DenX Ltd

International Advisory Board

N. Ayache, PhD   R. Bucholz, MD   G. Barnett, MD   J. Bowersox, MD   A. Colchester, MD PhD   P. Dario, PhD   B. Davies, PhD   A. DiGioia, MD   S. Delp, PhD   E. Grimson, PhD   K. Hohne, PhD   B. Jaramaz, PhD   L. Kavoussi, MD   R. Kikinis PhD   S. Lavallee, PhD   H. Lemke, PhD   P. Merloz, MD   L. Nolte, PhD    R. Phillips, PhD    D. Stulberg, MD   R.H. Taylor, PhD   J. Troccaz, PhD   M. Vannier, MD

INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis, France   St. Louis U., USA   Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA   U. of San Francisco, USA   U. of Kent, UK   Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy   Imperial College, UK   Western Pennsylvania Hosp. , Pittsburgh, USA   Stanford U., USA   Massachusets Institute of Technology, USA   Hamburg University, Germany   Western Pennsylvania Hosp. , Pittsburgh, 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   U. of Hull, UK   Northwestern U., USA   Johns Hopkins U., USA   TIMC-IMAG, Grenoble, France  U. of Iowa, USA

Symposium Venue
The Symposium will be held at the Beit Sourasky Auditorium of The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel. The Center, which is located in the Tel-Aviv area, is affiliated to the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University. For directions, call Shirley at 03-530-3114.

Hotels
There are no hotels walking distance from the symposium venue, but the hotels on the Tel-Aviv beach are a short 15min taxi ride away. We urge you to book early, as May is a busy tourist season. You can contact the hotels directly or use the following travel agent:

ARIEL TRAVEL & TOURS (1981) LTD.
Trumpeldor St.
Tel Aviv 63433 ISRAEL
Tel: 972 3 516 0203, Fax: 972 3 516 0915
E-mail: ariel@arieltravel.com (Att: Nili)

BASEL HOTEL
156 Hayarkon St.
TEL: 972 520 7711
FAX: 972 527 0005
Single: $76; Double: $87

TAL HOTEL
287 Hayarkon St.
TEL: 972 3 542 5500
FAX: 972 3 542 5501
Single: $75; Double: $86

METROPOLITAN
11 Trumpeldor St.
TEL: 972 3 5192727
FAX: 972 3 5172626
Single: $91; Double: $112

CARLTON TEL AVIV
10 Eliezer Peri St
Tel: 972 3 520 1818
Fax: 972 3 527 1043
Single: $170; Double: $195

SHERATON MORIAH
155 Hayarkon St
TEL: 972 3 521 6666
FAX: 972 3 527 1065
Single: $170; Double: $195

Local information and arrangements
For other questions concerning local arrangements, please contact
Sefi Cohen. or
Dr. Hayit Greenspan
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Tel-Aviv University
Ramat Aviv, Tel-Aviv 69978
Tel: 03-640-6659, 03-640-7398 Fax: 03-640-7123
E-mail: hayit@eng.tau.ac.il

Registration
Participants are required to register and pay a nominal fee which entitles them to a full lunch, acopy of the Symposium proceedings, and coffee break refreshments. We encourage participants to register early, as the number of participants will be limited.

Early registration: IS 250 (US $60), IS 125 (US $30) for students (by May 1st, 2002)
On-site registration: IS 300 (US $70), IS 150 (US $35) for students

Payment is by check made to "TECHNION" or on-site by cash. Please note that we cannot accept credit card payments.

Send your check, together with the registration form below to:

Prof. Moshe Shoham  Faculty of Mechanical Engineering  Technion -- Israel Institute of Technology  Kiriat Hatechnion,  Haifa 32000, Israel  E-mail: shoham@techunix.technion.ac.il   Phone: +972-4-829-3264 Fax: +972-4-832-4533

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Regular: IS 250 (US $60)
Student: IS 100 (US $30)

Web site and contact information

      http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~josko/isracas2002.html