Vologram: An Educational Holographic Sculpture for Volumetric Medical Data Physicalization

D. Pahr, H. Y. Wu, R. G. Raidou

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Abstract

Real-world sculptures that display patient imaging data for anatomical education purposes have seen a recent resurgence through the field of data physicalization. In this paper, we describe an automated process for the computer-assisted generation of sculptures that can be employed for anatomical education among the general population. We propose a workflow that supports non-expert users to generate and physically display volumetric medical data in a visually appealing and engaging way. Our approach generates slide-based, interactive sculptures—called volograms—that resemble holograms of underlying medical data. The volograms are made out of affordable and readily available materials (e.g., transparent foils and cardboard) and can be produced through commonly available means. To evaluate the educational value of the proposed approach with our target audience, we assess the volograms, as opposed to classical, on-screen medical visualizations in a user study. The results of our study, while highlighting current weaknesses of our physicalization, also point to interesting future directions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationVCBM 2021 - Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine
EditorsSteffen Oeltze-Jafra, Noeska N. Smit, Bjorn Sommer, Kay Nieselt, Thomas Schultz
PublisherEurographics Association
Pages19-23
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9783038681403
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event2021 Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, VCBM 2021 - Paris, France
Duration: 22 Sept 202124 Sept 2021

Publication series

NameEurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biomedicine
Volume2021-September
ISSN (Print)2070-5778
ISSN (Electronic)2070-5786

Conference

Conference2021 Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, VCBM 2021
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period22.09.202124.09.2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Biomedical Engineering

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