The 3D medical applications
working group
(P3333.2 WG) was proposed
by South Korea’s Chosun
University Hospital, the Korea Electronics
Association, and Japan’s
Osaka University Hospital. The
project was approved by the IEEE
Computer Society and the Standards
Association in March 2012,
and the group has grown to include
nine institutions in three countries.
Its newest members are LG
Electronics, the Korea Information
Institute (ETRI), Gwangju Technopark,
and four other institutions,
including an agency in Japan and
Italy’s Tre University. The University
of Utah and the University of
Porto in Portugal are expected to
participate in 2014.