Three dimensional imaging of computed tomography: Techniques and applications

Author

Ney, Derek ; Fishman, Elliot K. ; Magid, Donna

Author_Institution

Dept. of Radiol., Johns Hopkins Med. Inst., Baltimore, MD, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

22-25 May 1990

Firstpage

498

Lastpage

506

Abstract

The volumetric rendering technique, a method for creating 3D images of medical volume data sets, and its application to clinical medicine are discussed. Several features of this technique alleviate problems found in using other image generation techniques. It allows for the use of a mixture paradigm for representation of the volume to be rendered. It uses mathematical techniques which reduce or eliminate aliasing (a significant source of computer-generated artifacts). The volumetric rendering of computer tomography data can be broken into four steps: volume formation, classification, rotation, and projection

Keywords

computerised picture processing; computerised tomography; medical diagnostic computing; 3D images creation; aliasing; classification; clinical medicine; computer-generated artifacts; image generation techniques; mathematical techniques; medical volume data sets; mixture paradigm; projection; rotation; volume formation; volumetric rendering technique; Biomedical imaging; Bones; Computed tomography; Hardware; Image generation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical treatment; Radiology; Rendering (computer graphics);

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.1990.109362

Filename

109362