On the exploitation of a commercially available parallel processing architecture for medical imaging

Author

Stytz, Martin R. ; Frieder, G. ; Frieder, O.

Author_Institution

Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

8-10 Jun 1988

Firstpage

49

Lastpage

55

Abstract

A strategy for assessing the suitability of a general-purpose parallel processor computer architecture for medical imaging is presented. The research objectives and planned phases of the research are outlined. The results of a survey of previous work in this field are summarized. A methodology for assessing the performance of multiprocessor medical imaging machines is introduced. An algorithm developed to threshold voxel-based image data on a hypercube is described. The current status of the research and future activities are presented

Keywords

computerised picture processing; medical computing; parallel architectures; algorithm; exploitation; future activities; hypercube; multiprocessor medical imaging machines; parallel processing architecture; parallel processor computer architecture; performance; survey; threshold voxel-based image data; Biomedical computing; Biomedical imaging; Communications technology; Computer architecture; Concurrent computing; Costs; Displays; Hypercubes; Military computing; Parallel processing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering of Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1988., Proceedings of the Symposium on the

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

Print_ISBN

0-8186-4863-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECBS.1988.5445

Filename

5445