Low latency 3D image streaming in medicine

Abstract

3D visualization has been present in medicine for several decades, just think of the CT (Computer Tomography) imaging modality, which is capable of creating 3D images of the examined object by determining the radiation attenuation coefficient. In addition to CT equipment, there are many solutions capable of collecting and displaying various 3D data (MRI [Magnetic Resonance Imaging], PET [Positron Emission Tomography], OCT [Optical Computer Tomography]). In digital pathology, 3D visualization is not nearly as widespread as the previously mentioned solutions. One of the main reasons for this is the size of the digitized pathological samples and the hardware resources required for their 3D visualization. In the paper, we present a client-server architecture that can provide a solution to the existing hardware limitations during the 3D visualization of digitized pathological samples. In the paper, we present the basic structure of our solution, several main functionalities, and the testing of the server software we developed.