A PC-based 3D imaging system for biomedical data

Author

Udupa, Jayaram K. ; Raya, Sai Prasad ; Barrett, William A.

Author_Institution

Dept of Radiol., Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

22-25 May 1990

Firstpage

295

Lastpage

303

Abstract

A PC-based imaging system designed for the three-dimensional display and analysis of biomedical image information is described. Hardware considerations emphasizing minimal requirements for providing an acceptable performance are outlined. The approach implemented in the system consists of segmentation and interpolation, surface tracking, and creation of rendered images. Most of the operations are implemented without floating-point computations. A smooth and consistent user interface makes the system easy to use in a biomedical imaging environment. The throughput of the system is satisfactory: a typical study can be completed in about 30 minutes from start to finish

Keywords

computerised picture processing; medical computing; microcomputer applications; solid modelling; PC-based 3D imaging system; PC-based imaging system; biomedical data; biomedical image information; interpolation; rendered images; rendering; segmentation; surface tracking; three-dimensional display; user interface; Bioinformatics; Biomedical computing; Biomedical imaging; Hardware; Image analysis; Image segmentation; Information analysis; Interpolation; Rendering (computer graphics); Three dimensional displays;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Visualization in Biomedical Computing, 1990., Proceedings of the First Conference on

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2039-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VBC.1990.109335

Filename

109335