David Feng and Lester Kwock and Yueh Lee and Russell M. Taylor II.
Linked Exploratory Visualizations for Uncertain MR Spectroscopy Data.
In Proc. SPIE 7530, Visualization and Data Analysis 2010, vol. 7530, no. 4, pp. 1-12, 2010.

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We present a system for visualizing magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) data sets. Using MRS, radiologists generate multiple 3D scalar fields of metabolite concentrations within the brain and compare them to anatomical magnetic resonance imaging. By understanding the relationship between metabolic makeup and anatomical structure, radiologists hope to better diagnose and treat tumors and lesions. Our system consists of three linked visualizations: a spatial glyph-based technique we call Scaled Data-Driven Spheres, a parallel coordinates visualization augmented to incorporate uncertainty in the data, and a slice plane for accurate data value extraction. The parallel coordinates visualization uses specialized brush interactions designed to help users identify nontrivial linear relationships between scalar fields. We describe two novel contributions to parallel coordinates visualizations: linear function brushing and new axis construction. Users have discovered significant relationships among metabolites and anatomy by linking interactions between the three visualizations.

Bibtex:

@Article{        feng:2010:LEVS,
  author = 	 {David Feng and Lester Kwock and Yueh Lee and Russell
                  M. Taylor II},
  title = 	 {Linked Exploratory Visualizations for Uncertain MR
                  Spectroscopy Data},
  journal = 	 {Proc. SPIE 7530, Visualization and Data Analysis
                  2010},
  year = 	 {2010},
  volume = 	 {7530},
  number = 	 {4},
  pages = 	 {1-12},
}

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