Title :
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
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);
Conference_Titel :
Visualization in Biomedical Computing, 1990., Proceedings of the First Conference on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2039-0
DOI :
10.1109/VBC.1990.109362
