1. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 1 Virtual Human Modeling - A Student Endeavor  Virtual Human Computational Environment  Eduardo Difilippo, SULI 1999  Dan Price, SULI 2000  Joy Wright, PST, 2000  Ming Gu, GLCA 2001  Integrated Respiratory System Modeling  Jacob McMurray, SULI 2000  Todd Miller, CCT 2000  Erica Sherritze, PST 2003  Human Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (Kara Kruse)  Wiliam Jenkins, SULI 2001  Joel Outten, SULI 2002  Virtual Soldier Project (DARPA)  Gary Atkins, RAMS 2004  Sarah Wing, SULI 2004

2. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 2 Eduardo Difilippo, Dan Price, Ming Gu, others

3. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 3 Expanded Multi-branch Asymmetric Bifurcations Erica Sherritze

4. The Virtual Soldier Project Using 3-Dimensional Models As A Front End For Knowledge Gary T. Atkins Fisk University Mentor – Richard C. Ward Affiliation – Research Alliance in Math and Science August 9, 2004

5. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 5  Purpose: Transform the way we view, study and interact with information about the human body  Focus on the human heart  Provide capability to diagnose battlefield injuries, specifically penetrating wounds to the heart

6. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 6 Overview of Gary Atkin’s Project PURPOSE:  Provide support to DARPA Virtual Soldier Project GOALS:  Display a three-dimensional (3D) model of the human thorax using Visualization ToolKit (VTK)  Connect anatomy to Foundational Model of Anatomy (an anatomy ontology) using both Web site and Web services

7. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 7 VTK Program Displays Surfaces of Organ Segments  Displays each organ segment as it traverses that segment  Emulates a bullet wound to the right ventricle  Surfaces rendered using VTK  Program obtained from Bill Lorensen, GE Global Research

8. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 8 Anatomy Ontology  Defines terms used to describe and represent an area of knowledge  Used by people, databases, and applications that require domain information  Include computer-usable definitions of relationships between concepts

9. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 9 Linking 3D Imagery to Ontology Use both FME Web site and Web services

10. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 10

11. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 11 Injury to left ventricle of the heart using model supplied by U. of Washington

12. O AK R IDGE N ATIONAL L ABORATORY U. S. D EPARTMENT OF E NERGY 12  Students learned:  Visualization Concepts  Representations of Information in Ontologies  Practical programming in Java, Tcl/Tk and VTK  Integration of software components  Concepts that are applicable to real world  IT Industry  e-Commerce  Games development  Animation industry  Modeling and simulation Summary