[Imageworld] MICCAI 2006: First Call for Papers and Tutorials

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MICCAI 2006 First Call for Papers and Tutorials
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MICCAI 2006, http://www.miccai2006.dk
9th International Conference on
Medical Image Computing & Computer Assisted Intervention
COPENHAGEN, Denmark
October 1-6, 2006

Mads Nielsen, General Chair, malte at itu.dk
Anthony Maeder, General Co-chair
Nobuhiko Hata, General Co-chair

Rasmus Larsen, Program Chair, rl at imm.dtu.dk
David Hawkes, Program Co-chair
Wiro Niessen, Program Co-chair

Jon Sporring, Tutorials and Workshop Chair, sporring at diku.dk

Paper submission deadline: March 10, 2006, 12pm Central European Time 
(no extension)

GENERAL INFORMATION

MICCAI 2006, the 9th International Conference on Medical Image Computing 
and Computer Assisted Intervention will be held on October 1st to 6th 
2006 in Copenhagen (web site: http://www.miccai2006.dk). The venue for 
the main conference is the newly renovated Tivoli Gardens Concert Hall 
in the centre of Copenhagen. Copenhagen is the life science capitol of 
Northern Europe situated in a region spanning Eastern Denmark and 
Southern Sweden. The region contains 14 universities with a total of 
140,000 students and a dense cluster of biotech, medtech, and 
pharmaceutical industry.

MICCAI is the premier international conference with in-depth papers for 
medical image computing, computer-assisted intervention and medical 
robotics. The multidisciplinary nature of these emerging fields brings 
together clinicians, bioscientists, computer scientists, engineers, 
physicists & other researchers who are contributing to, and need to keep 
abreast of, advances in the methodology and applications.

Full details can be found at the Conference Website: 
http://www.miccai2006.dk

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

March 10,  2006, 12pm CET: Deadline for submission of full length papers 
(this deadline is firm and will not be extended)
April 7, 2006: Deadline for submission of tutorial proposals
May 22, 2006: Notification of acceptance/rejection
June  27, 2006: Deadline for camera ready copy
Oct. 1, 2006: Tutorials
Oct. 2-4, 2006: Conference
Oct. 5-6, 2006: Workshops

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

We invite electronic submissions for MICCAI 2006 (LNCS style, double 
blind review) of 8-page papers (oral or poster presentation): Papers 
will be reviewed by members of the program review committee and assessed 
for quality and best means of presentation. Besides advances in 
methodology, we would also like to encourage submission of papers that 
demonstrate clinical relevance, clinical applications, and validation 
studies. The website for submission will open in January 2006.

TUTORIALS

Tutorials will be held on October 1st 2006 and will complement and 
enhance the scientific program of MICCAI 2006. The purpose is to provide 
educational material for training new professionals (students, 
clinicians, and new researchers in the field). They will also provide 
opportunity for discussing technical and application issues. Questions, 
proposals, etc. should be sent to the workshop and tutorial chair, Jon 
Sporring (sporring at diku.dk). The deadline for submitting tutorial 
proposals is April 7th 2006.

TOPICS

Topics to be addressed in MICCAI 2006 include, but are not limited to:

General Medical Image Computing
 o Data-driven segmentation
 o Anatomical atlases, object-based models and model-matching
 o Time series analysis
 o Functional image analysis
 o Co-registration (alignment) and image fusion
 o Combination of information across scales
 o Quantitative analysis
 o Finite element models
 o Tensor & vector field analysis

Computer Assisted Interventional Systems and Robotics
 o Instrument & patient localization & tracking
 o Planning of interventions, invasive & minimally invasive
 o Simulation & training systems
 o Computer aided endoscopy
 o Guidance of surgery & minimally invasive procedures
 o Robotics
 o Clinical evaluation of systems
 o Safety issues
 o Medical telepresence & telesurgery

Neuroscience Image Computing
 o Brain mapping via PET, SPECT, fMRI, EEG, MEG and optical imaging
 o Fusion of structural & functional information
 o Neuro-anatomical assessment tools
 o Image computing for the study of neurological systems

Visualization and Feedback
 o Applications to different organs & systems
 o New display systems
 o Enhanced, virtual or augmented reality
 o Non-visual feedback

New Applications for Specific Imaging Systems
 o Magnetic resonance (MRI) applications
 o CT & new x-ray tomography applications
 o Nuclear medicine

Biological Image Analysis
 o Conventional & confocal microscopy
 o Molecular imaging & macroscopic optical imaging   o Nano to micro imaging

Bioscience Applications & Computer-Aided Diagnosis
 o Biomechanics, tissue modeling & deformation
 o Applications to different clinical specialties
 o Quantitative validation