TY - GEN
T1 - Computation of efficient patient specific models from 3-D medical images
T2 - 15th International Conference on Information Processing in Medical Imaging, IPMI 1997
AU - Aharon, S.
AU - Cameron, B. M.
AU - Robb, R. A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1997.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Virtual reality environments provide highly interactive, natural control of the visualization process, significantly enhancing the scientific value of the data produced by medical imaging systems. Due to the computational and real time display update requirements of virtual reality interfaces, however, the complexity of organ and tissue surfaces which can be displayed is limited. In this paper, we present a new algorithm for the production of a polygonal surface containing a pre-specified number of polygons, from patient or subject specific volumetric image data, selected to optimize the trade-off between surface detail and real time display rates of anatomic models. To illustrate the utility of these models we also present a brief overview of their application in virtual endoscopy and surgery rehearsal.
AB - Virtual reality environments provide highly interactive, natural control of the visualization process, significantly enhancing the scientific value of the data produced by medical imaging systems. Due to the computational and real time display update requirements of virtual reality interfaces, however, the complexity of organ and tissue surfaces which can be displayed is limited. In this paper, we present a new algorithm for the production of a polygonal surface containing a pre-specified number of polygons, from patient or subject specific volumetric image data, selected to optimize the trade-off between surface detail and real time display rates of anatomic models. To illustrate the utility of these models we also present a brief overview of their application in virtual endoscopy and surgery rehearsal.
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U2 - 10.1007/3-540-63046-5_38
DO - 10.1007/3-540-63046-5_38
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84887598119
SN - 3540630465
SN - 9783540630463
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 429
EP - 434
BT - Information Processing in Medical Imaging - 15th International Conference, IPMI 1997, Proceedings
A2 - Duncan, James
A2 - Gindi, Gene
PB - Springer Verlag
Y2 - 9 June 1997 through 13 June 1997
ER -