Direct visualization of volume data

Author

Yoo, Terry S. ; Neumann, Ulrich ; Fuchs, Henry ; Pizer, Stephen M. ; Cullip, Tim ; Rhoades, John ; Whitaker, Ross

Author_Institution

North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Volume

12

Issue

4

fYear

1992

fDate

7/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

63

Lastpage

71

Abstract

A combination of segmentation tools and fast volume renderers that provides an interactive exploration environment for volume visualization is discussed. The tools and renderers include mechanisms that distribute volume data across multiple processors, as well as image compositing techniques and solutions to representation problems in the selection and display of subregions within bounding volumes. A volume visualization technique using the interactive control of images rendered directly from volume data coupled with a user-controlled semantic classification tool is described. The variations of parallel volume rendering being explored on the Pixel-Planes 5 system and the region-of-interest selection methods and the interactive tools used by the system are presented. The flexibility and power of combining volume rendering with region-of-interest selection techniques are demonstrated using examples of medical imaging applications.<>

Keywords

computer graphics; parallel programming; solid modelling; Pixel-Planes 5 system; bounding volumes; image compositing techniques; interactive exploration environment; medical imaging; parallel volume rendering; region-of-interest selection methods; segmentation tools; user-controlled semantic classification tool; volume data; volume renderers; volume visualization; Biomedical imaging; Control systems; Data visualization; Graphics; Image segmentation; Iron; Labeling; Rendering (computer graphics); Service oriented architecture; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.144828

Filename

144828