Title :
Development of a UMDNJ 3-D computergraphic system for clinical follow-up of anatomic surfaces
Author :
Dastane, A. ; Vaidyanathan, T.K. ; Vaidyanathan, J. ; Hesby, R.
Author_Institution :
NJ Dental Sch., New Jersey Univ. of Health Care Sci., Newark, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A computergraphic method is developed to follow changes in anatomic surfaces of dental tissues. The hardware and software systems used for data acquisition, processing and display are described together with selected application cases to demonstrate the power and the capabilities of the system
Keywords :
computer graphic equipment; data acquisition; data visualisation; medical diagnostic computing; surface fitting; surface reconstruction; surface topography measurement; three-dimensional displays; 3D plots; SURFER routine; UMDNJ 3-D computergraphic system; anatomic surfaces; clinical follow-up; contour maps; data acquisition; data fitting program; dental tissues; display; hardware; processing; software systems; Actuators; Circuits; Computer graphics; Data acquisition; Data processing; Dentistry; Interpolation; Surface fitting; Surface reconstruction; Teeth;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993 IEEE Nineteenth Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Newark, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0925-1
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1993.404384
