Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention MICCAI 2000 : Third International Conference Pittsburgh PA USA October 11 14 2000. Proceedings This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention MICCAI 2000 held in Pittsburgh PA USA in October 2000. The 136 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 194 submissions. The book offers topical sections on neuroimaging and neuroscience segmentation oncology medical image analysis and visualization registration surgical planning and simulation endoscopy and laparoscopy cardiac image analysis vascular image analysis visualization surgical navigation medical robotics plastic and craniofacial surgery and orthopaedics