COLLOQUIUM Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of South Carolina Computing Issues Brought About By Magnetic Resonance Image Processing David A. Ramsey The South Carolina Research Authority And Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of South Carolina Date: September 13, 2002 (Friday) Time: 3:30-4:30PM Place: Swearingen 1A03 (Faculty Lounge) Abstract Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a noninvasive clinical and research tool widely employed today. Post-processing of MRI slices, particularly in group studies, can become an enormous computing task. Image registration, motion correction, temporal and spacial smoothing and other functions, may require tens of hours of compute time to analyze studies involving only a handful of subjects. Compounding this situation, new techniques, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, require that functional imaging and stimulation be carried out simultaneously and in near real-time. This talk will survey problems confronting computer science and engineering brought about by contemporary MRI research use and examine topics being planned for collaborative research among USC, MUSC and SCRA. Dave Ramsey is Director of Bioinformatics Research at the South Carolina Research Authority and Adjunct Research Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of South Carolina. He received his BS and MS in Computer Science from Purdue University. Dave's current focus, with the Medical University of South Carolina, is to develop collaborative biomedical research projects, for the purpose of economic development. Dave previously was Chair of the Computer Science and Engineering Industry Advisory Board while working at NCR in West Columbia as Director of Research and Advanced Technology.