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Telemedicine and Advanced Technology and Research Center Grant Awarded to Web3D Consortium
March 28th, 2007, Web3D Consortium, Menlo Park, CA USA
This project will enable the visualization of medical images from CT, MRI and other imaging devices which output the DICOM standard format in 3D with full volume rendering capabilities within a X3D browser. A MedX3D profile of the X3D specification, links to anatomic ontologies and import/export libraries to ease 3rd party development will also be created. Michael Aratow, MD, FACEP, co-chair of the Medical Working Group, will be Principal Investigator on the project, and through a competitive proposal process within the Consortium membership, Yumetech, Inc., Leonard Yencharis, Media Machines, Inc. and SenseGraphics AB were awarded funding to perform the specific tasks. Due for completion in Summer 2007, this project will enable the Web3D Consortium to enable the delivery of 3D reconstructed medical images to the desktop within an ISO ratified, open, royalty free standard environment.
About the Web3D Consortium:
The Web3D Consortium is a non-profit, international standards organization focused on web-based 3D rendering that originally spearheaded the development of the VRML 1.0 and 2.0 specifications. Today, the Web3D Consortium is utilizing its broad-based industry support to continue developing the X3D specification for communicating 3D on the Web between applications and across distributed networks and web services. Through well-coordinated efforts with the ISO and W3C, and now the Open GIS Consortium, the Web3D Consortium is maintaining and extending its standardization activities. Visit the Web3D Consortium at http://www.web3d.org.