Title :
Medical image processing and visualization on heterogenous clusters of symmetric multiprocessors using MPI and POSIX threads
Author :
Giess, Christoph ; Mayer, Achim ; Evers, Harald ; Meinzer, Hans-Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. ofMed. & Biol. Inf., Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany
fDate :
30 Mar-3 Apr 1998
Abstract :
In this paper we present the design and implementation of a parallel system for interactive segmentation and visualization of three-dimensional medical images which is distributed on a heterogenous cluster of workstations or personal computers. All image processing functions are multithreaded to use the advantages of symmetric multiprocessors. Its platform-independence is achieved using standardized libraries like MPI and POSIX Threads
Keywords :
Unix; image segmentation; interactive systems; medical image processing; multiprocessing systems; parallel algorithms; parallel architectures; parallel programming; heterogenous clusters; image processing functions; interactive segmentation; medical image processing; medical images; symmetric multiprocessors; visualization; Biomedical image processing; Biomedical imaging; Computer networks; Costs; Hardware; Image processing; Microcomputers; Visualization; Workstations; Yarn;
Conference_Titel :
Parallel Processing Symposium, 1998. IPPS/SPDP 1998. Proceedings of the First Merged International ... and Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing 1998
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8404-6
DOI :
10.1109/IPPS.1998.669916
