Title :
Toward dynamic visualization for endoscopy simulation
Author :
Higgins, William E. ; Ramaswamy, Krishnan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
We describe a dynamic volume-visualization tool for simulating endoscopic exploration. A high-resolution 3D radiographic image of the relevant anatomy is loaded into a workstation-based interactive system. The user then “navigates” through the anatomy using the 3D image as a virtual environment. The interactive system features an exact dynamic real-time volume-rendering engine and supplementary reference views
Keywords :
data visualisation; diagnostic radiography; graphical user interfaces; interactive systems; medical image processing; rendering (computer graphics); surgery; virtual reality; 3D image; anatomy; coronary artery; diagnostic tool; dynamic visualization; dynamic volume-visualization tool; endoscopy simulation; exact dynamic real-time volume-rendering engine; high-resolution 3D radiographic image; interactive system; supplementary reference views; surgical tool; virtual environment; workstation-based interactive system; Anatomy; Casting; Endoscopes; Engines; Interactive systems; Layout; Radio navigation; Radiography; Real time systems; Rendering (computer graphics); Surgery; Surges; Virtual environment; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.411869
