Conclusion

With the applications described above, we have validated the architecture and concepts of the yav++ platform. We are convinced that combining visualization and computation in the same platform is mandatory for complex medical applications both in the development and operational stage. In a research environment, scripting proved to be especially useful since it allows to quickly built and modify application prototypes.

Many features still need to be integrated in this platform from medical image processing to purely visualization tools. To extend the platform functionalities, we will partially rely on the creation of modules linked to existing software packages. Finally, we plan soon to make this platform available to the medical imaging community through anonymous FTP.