About the Workshop

Imaging technology has become pervasive in many facets of our lives from a digital camera to swallowable camera-in-a-capsule that takes pictures as it travels through the human digestive track. Digital imaging technologies have advanced over the past decades from early satellite-based mapping systems to today's desktop supercomputers capable of rendering 3D images of the human anatomy in real time.

The rapid advances in the computational capabilities of the modern processors and their affordability have significantly accelerated the development and deployment of various medical imaging technologies. New medical imaging modalities, such as CT, MRI, PET, and ultrasound, and their continuous enhancements, such as 4D ultrasound, elastography, and molecular imaging, have dramatically changed and will continue to change medical practice. However, continuing the rapid advancement in medical imaging technologies and applications requires the concomitant increases in processing power. The University of Washington is pleased to sponsor a two-day workshop to bring leaders in academia and industry together to discuss the current status, unmet clinical needs, challenges, and opportunities in medical imaging from computational perspectives.

We would like to invite you to join this workshop, exchange ideas and learn leading research and technology development with experts in the field of medical imaging and computing, including clinicians, engineers and scientists as well as professionals in industry.