As any deformation method is usually computationally expensive, most approaches are using surface based models in order to reduce computing time. In this project we work with true volume deformations. The surface representation is used to compute previews of the deformation during an interactive procedure, before the deformation is completed in the full volume.
Various applications are currently under development.
This image shows a kidney after deformation with a biopsy device. The method can also be applied for fusion of different individual models , although interactivity is not necessarily needed for such procedures. Selected Publications 1. In Information Processing in Medical Imaging , Proc.