CTiG -NewsletterIssue No. 2 Computed Tomography Interest Group October 2012

UTM Skudai: The first Colloquium Process Tomography Research 2012 was successfully held

at the Process Tomography, PROTOM-i Laboratory, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia on 8th

October 2012. The colloquium was organized and sponsored by the PROTOM-i Research

Group, INFOCOMM RA, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in collaboration with Computed

Tomography Interest Group (CTiG) committee members. This event was officiated by the

PROTOM-i Research Group, INFOCOMM RA, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Prof. Dr. Ruzairi

Abdul Rahim. The meeting was attended by 28 invited representatives from universities and

research institutes, and chaired by Mr. Mohd Hafiz Fazalul Rahiman (UNIMAP). After a brief

presentation by each representative, a 2nd meeting for Computed Tomography Interest Group

was successfully conducted to discuss group agenda and planned the upcoming events among

committee members. The purpose of the seminar and workshop is to provide an initial platform

for the participants to presents, sharing knowledge and information, get to know each other and

what each research institute and university is working on computed tomography as well as

exploring possible collaborations.

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Computed Tomography Interest Group (CTiG)

c/o Suite 29T026, Industrial Technology Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency,

Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Tel: 03-89250510 Fax: 03-89250907 E-mail: jaafar@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my

Computed Tomography Interest Group (CTiG)

c/o Suite 29T026, Industrial Technology Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency,

Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Tel: 03-89250510 Fax: 03-89250907 E-mail: jaafar@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my

Computed Tomography Interest Group (CTiG)

c/o Suite 29T026, Industrial Technology Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency,

Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Tel: 03-89250510 Fax: 03-89250907 E-mail: jaafar@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my

The craniofacial medical imaging is having a rapid

evolution with the improvement of spatial resolution

of multi-detectors computed tomography (CT)

scanners. For most tomographic imaging

techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging

(MRI) and CT, the traditional 2D acquisition

technique is evolving into 3D volume acquisitions

resulting in very large datasets.

The conventional way of reviewing these images

slice-by-slice is too taxing for interpreting the 200 to

300 slices in the head and neck imaging. These

large datasets require additional image processing

software which is normally expensive and usually

limited to high-end users in a radiology department,

preventing the clinicians and surgeons from

accessing it for decision making and patient

management.

From the Editorial Desk….

Chief Editor

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zainul Ahmad Rajion

Dear Colleagues,

Many new research and technology developments require a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving. This

kind of approach combines the expertise of specialists from different disciplines to work together on a common

problem. However, when researchers from diverse disciplines pool their approaches and modify their

methodologies so that they are better equipped to the problems, the approach becomes interdisciplinary. This

methodological shift from a single disciplinary, to a multidisciplinary, to an interdisciplinary approach is driven by the

need to address complex problem that cross traditional disciplines. An interdisciplinary approach broadens the

scope of the investigation often produce significant and novel findings.

Computed tomography (CT) imaging is a tool that is relevant to the exploration of a wide variety of research areas

encompassing disciplines as diverse as science, engineering, medicine, dentistry and computer. Because of the

diversity of its application, CT technology encourages a multidisciplinary research focus and collaboration

across academic disciplines and with industry. These areas might include reverse engineering or medical

product. Bringing together inter-disciplinary research findings of the field, we hope that this CTiG e-Newsletter will

aid in the advance of these important areas of research.

As Chief Editor I would like to encourage all members to contribute articles to CTiG e-Newsletter to strengthen our

CTiG and to create a medium for sharing ideas and importantly aims to provide a springboard for the application of

inter-disciplinary research.

Reconstruction of 3D images of Cranio-maxillofacial tumour from

Computed Tomography scan using open-source toolBy : Mr. Johari Yap, MSc Candidate, School of Dental Sciences, USM

Fig. 1. Reconstruction of 3D ameloblastoma using open-source tool

The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK) is a free open-source software system developed by the

researchers of the German Cancer Research Centre, Germany. The software supports Digital Imaging and

Communications in Medicine (DICOM) format which is a standard in medical imaging. It can handle huge datasets

(64-bit version) to visualize a 2D or 3D images and available for Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems. The

3D reconstruction of ameloblastoma is shown in Fig. 1.

In conclusion, the 3D reconstruction of cranio-maxillofacial tumour using open-source tool provides clinicians and

surgeons with accurate 3D images of bones (hard tissues) and their surrounding tissues (soft tissues) for

assessment and planning in diagnosis, surgical planning, and customized implant design.

Computed Tomography Interest Group (CTiG)

c/o Suite 29T026, Industrial Technology Division, Malaysian Nuclear Agency,

Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Tel: 03-89250510 Fax: 03-89250907 E-mail: jaafar@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my

Prof. Dr. Ruzairi Abdul Rahim Winning

Gold & Silver Medal in INATEX’12 on

Tomography Technology

Industrial Art & Technology Exhibition (INATEX) is

one of the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

program in Research and Development organised

by Research Management Centre (RMC). This

exhibition are R&D showcase and competition of

UTM inventions and innovations developed by UTM

researchers. The purpose of INATEX is to promote

the research findings or product to the public by

exhibiting the creative inventions and innovative

products from the UTM researcher. INATEX is a

screening platform for UTM Product for the

competition at national and international level.

INATEX also as a mechanism to enhance

collaboration between researchers and industry.

In computed tomography interest,

Prof. Dr. Ruzairi Abdul Rahim has won Gold Medal

awards for product ‘Magnetic Induction Tomography

(MIT) Imaging System for Agricultural Industry’ and

Silver Medal for product titled as ‘Online Monitoring

for Granular Particle Flow using Optical

Tomography’.

2nd Computed Tomography Interest

Group Meeting Agenda

The 2nd Computed Tomohraphy Insterest Group

(CTiG) meeting was conducted on 8th October

2012 after completion of representatives

presentation during Colloquium Process

Tomography Research 2012 in PROTOM-i

Laboratory, UTM. The meeting was attended by

more than 10 invited representatives from

universities and research institutes, and chaired

by the Group Leader of PROTOM-i, Prof. Dr.

Ruzairi Abdul Rahim of Universiti Teknologi

Malaysia.

The proposed and discussed agenda listed

as follows:

•Increase the number of membership to

•Prof. Dr. Mohd Zaid Abdullah (USM)

•Dr. Junita Mohamad Saleh (USM)

•Dr. Mohd Hezri Fazalul Rahiman (UiTM)

•Pn. Yasmin Abdul Wahab (UMP)

•Pn. Suzzanna (TATiUC)

•Produce Book Chapter

•Collaboration Grant/Funds

•Special Edition Journal

•Postgraduate Supervision

•Citation

CTiG e-Newsletter is in the process of collecting

related articles on Computed Tomography. The

academics, professionals and researchers are

welcome to contribute to the success of the e-

Newsletter since increase growth in the number of

CTiG memberships since 2011.

Please contact the Chief Editor, Assoc. Prof. Dr.

Zainul Ahmad Rajion at zar5057@gmail.com for

submission.