Title :
Processing of 3D DIC microscopy images for data visualization
Author :
Feineigle, Patricia A. ; Witkin, Andrew P. ; Stonick, Virginia L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
Differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy is a popular method for studying the three dimensional structure of living cells. Currently, no volume rendering tools exist which support visualisation of 3D DIC data. The authors develop a transformation method which removes the differential appearance of DIC imager, producing data which is suitable for volume rendering, and compare this method to an edge-enhancing approach based on a variance filter
Keywords :
biological techniques; biology computing; biomedical imaging; cellular biophysics; data visualisation; edge detection; filtering theory; medical image processing; optical microscopy; rendering (computer graphics); 3D DIC microscopy images; data visualization; differential interference contrast microscopy; edge enhancing approach; image processing; living cells; living tissues; three dimensional structure; transformation method; variance filter; volume rendering tools; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Computer science; Data visualization; Interference; Optical filters; Optical microscopy; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Rendering (computer graphics);
Conference_Titel :
Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, 1996. ICASSP-96. Conference Proceedings., 1996 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3192-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICASSP.1996.545847
