There has been an increasing interest in the 3D imaging in the fields of entertainment, simulation, medicine, 3D visual communication, 3D tele-robotics, and 3D TV to augment the reality of presence or to provide vivid and accurate structure information. In order to provide vivid information in these and other 3D applications, efficient techniques to generate, store, and view the stereoscopic vi...

introduction echo-planar imaging (epi) is a group of fast data acquisition methods commonly used in fmri studies. it acquires multiple image lines in k-space after a single excitation, which leads to a very short scan time. a well-known problem with epi is that it is more sensitive to distortions due to the used encoding scheme. source of distortion is inhomogeneity in the static b0 field that ...

In this paper, we study the minimal problem of estimating the essential matrix between two cameras with constant but unknown focal length and radial distortion. This problem is of both theoretical and practical interest and it has not been solved previously. We have derived a fast and stable polynomial solver based on Gröbner basis method. This solver enables simultaneous auto-calibration of fo...

Segregation distortion is a phenomenon that has been observed in many experimental systems. How segregation distortion among markers arises and its impact on mapping studies are the focus of this work. Segregation distortion of markers can be considered to arise from segregation distortion loci (SDL). I develop a theory of segregation distortion and show that the presence of only a few SDL can ...

Endometriosis is defined as presence of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus. It is a common disorder of women in reproductive age. It is estimated to occur in ten percent iof women in this age and even more in patients with infertility and pelvic pain. Endometriosis varies in appearance from a few minimal lesions to massive ovarian endometriotic cysts that distort the tubo-ovarian anatomy ...