Browsing by Author "Vilanova, Anna"

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    EuroVis 2017 - STARs: Frontmatter
    (Eurographics Association, 2017) Meyer, Miriah; Takahashi, Shigeo; Vilanova, Anna;
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    FlexEvent: going beyond Case-Centric Exploration and Analysis of Multivariate Event Sequences
    (The Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2023) Linden, Sanne van der; Wulterkens, Bernice M.; Gilst, Merel M. van; Overeem, Sebastiaan; Pul, Carola van; Vilanova, Anna; Elzen, Stef van den; Bujack, Roxana; Archambault, Daniel; Schreck, Tobias
    In many domains, multivariate event sequence data is collected focused around an entity (the case). Typically, each event has multiple attributes, for example, in healthcare a patient has events such as hospitalization, medication, and surgery. In addition to the multivariate events, also the case (a specific attribute, e.g., patient) has associated multivariate data (e.g., age, gender, weight). Current work typically only visualizes one attribute per event (label) in the event sequences. As a consequence, events can only be explored from a predefined case-centric perspective. However, to find complex relations from multiple perspectives (e.g., from different case definitions, such as doctor), users also need an event- and attribute-centric perspective. In addition, support is needed to effortlessly switch between and within perspectives. To support such a rich exploration, we present FlexEvent: an exploration and analysis method that enables investigation beyond a fixed case-centric perspective. Based on an adaptation of existing visualization techniques, such as scatterplots and juxtaposed small multiples, we enable flexible switching between different perspectives to explore the multivariate event sequence data needed to answer multi-perspective hypotheses. We evaluated FlexEvent with three domain experts in two use cases with sleep disorder and neonatal ICU data that show our method facilitates experts in exploring and analyzing real-world multivariate sequence data from different perspectives.
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    Frontmatter: Eurographics Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine 2018
    (The Eurographics Association, 2018) Puig Puig, Anna; Schultz, Thomas; Vilanova, Anna; Hotz, Ingrid; Kozlikova, Barbora; Vázquez, Pere-Pau; Puig Puig, Anna and Schultz, Thomas and Vilanova, Anna and Hotz, Ingrid and Kozlikova, Barbora and Vázquez, Pere-Pau
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    Model-based Visualization for Medical Education and Training
    (The Eurographics Association, 2019) Smit, Noeska; Lawonn, Kai; Kraima, Annelot; deRuiter, Marco; Bruckner, Stefan; Eisemann, Elmar; Vilanova, Anna; Bruckner, Stefan and Oeltze-Jafra, Steffen
    Anatomy, or the study of the structure of the human body, is an essential component of medical education. Certain parts of human anatomy are considered to be more complex to understand than others, due to a multitude of closely related structures. Furthermore, there are many potential variations in anatomy, e.g., different topologies of vessels, and knowledge of these variations is critical for many in medical practice. Some aspects of individual anatomy, such as the autonomic nerves, are not visible in individuals through medical imaging techniques or even during surgery, placing these nerves at risk for damage. 3D models and interactive visualization techniques can be used to improve understanding of this complex anatomy, in combination with traditional medical education paradigms. We present a framework incorporating several advanced medical visualization techniques and applications for teaching and training purposes, which is the result of an interdisciplinary project. In contrast to previous approaches which focus on general anatomy visualization or direct visualization of medical imaging data, we employ model-based techniques to represent variational anatomy, as well as anatomy not visible from imaging. Our framework covers the complete spectrum including general anatomy, anatomical variations, and anatomy in individual patients. Applications within our framework were evaluated positively with medical users, and our educational tool for general anatomy is in use in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on anatomy, which had over 17000 participants worldwide in the first run.
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    Parameter Sensitivity and Uncertainty Visualization in DTI
    (The Eurographics Association, 2022) Siddiqui, Faizan; Höllt, Thomas; Vilanova, Anna; Krone, Michael; Lenti, Simone; Schmidt, Johanna
    Diffusion Tensor Imaging is a powerful technique that provides a unique insight into the complex structure of the brain's white matter. However, several sources of uncertainty limit its widespread use. Data and modeling errors arise due to acquisition noise and modeling transformations. Moreover, the sensitivities of the user-defined parameters and region definitions are not usually evaluated, a small change in these parameters can add large variations in the results. Without showing these uncertainties any visualization of DTI data can potentially be misleading. In our work, we develop a visual analytic tool that provides insight into the accumulated uncertainty in the visualization pipeline. The primary goal of this project is to develop an efficient visualization strategy that will assist the end-user in making critical decisions and make fiber tracking analysis less cumbersome and more reliable, a crucial step towards adoption in the neurosurgical workflow.
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    Visual Exploration of Genetic Sequence Variants in Pangenomes
    (The Eurographics Association, 2022) van den Brandt, Astrid; Jonkheer, Eef M.; van Workum, Dirk-Jan M.; Smit, Sandra; Vilanova, Anna; Krone, Michael; Lenti, Simone; Schmidt, Johanna
    To study the genetic sequence variation underlying traits of interest, the field of comparative genomics is moving away from analyses with single reference genomes to pangenomes; abstract representations of multiple genomes in a species or population. Pangenomes are beneficial because they represent a diverse set of genetic material and therefore avoid bias towards a single reference. While pangenomes allow for a complete map of the genetic variation, their large size and complex data structure hinder contextualization and interpretation of analysis results. Current visualization strategies fall short because they are created for single references or do not illustrate links to metadata. We present a work in progress version of a novel visual analytics strategy for pangenomic variant analysis. Our strategy is designed through an intensive involvement of genome scientists. The current design uniquely exploits interactive sorting, aggregation, and linkage relations from different perspectives of the data, to help the genome scientists explore and evaluate variant-trait associations in the context of multiple references and metadata.