CTiG e-Newsletter (Issue 2)

1. CTiG -Newsletter
Issue 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

2. 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 tool
By : 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.

3. 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.