Gryphon: A 'little' domain-specific programming language for diffusion MRI visualizations

Jian Chen; Haipeng Cai; Alexander P. Auchus; David H. Laidlaw

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-7485-2_2

Gryphon: A 'little' domain-specific programming language for diffusion MRI visualizations

Jian Chen
, Haipeng Cai
, Alexander P. Auchus
, David H. Laidlaw

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

University at Buffalo

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Abstract

We present Gryphon, a 'little' domain-specific programming language (DSL) for visualizing diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (DMRI). A key contribution is its compositional approach to customizing visualizations for evolving analytical tasks. The language is designed for non-programmer, here brain scientists for exploratory studies. The semantics of Gryphon includes a simple set of keywords derived from brain scientists vocabulary while performing imaging tasks of mapping data to graphic marks such as color, shape, value, and size. A pilot study with two neuroscientists suggested that Gryphon was easy to learn, though some additional functions and interface components are needed to empower brain scientists.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Human Centric Visualization
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	41-61
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9781461474852
ISBN (Print)	9781461474845
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7485-2_2
State	Published - Jan 1 2014

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