NEW METHOD FOR SHADED SURFACE DISPLAY OF BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL IMAGES.

Patrick B. Heffernan; Richard A. Robb

doi:10.1109/tmi.1985.4307690

NEW METHOD FOR SHADED SURFACE DISPLAY OF BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL IMAGES.

Patrick B. Heffernan, Richard A. Robb

Physiology & Biomedical Engineering

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Shaded surface display is a useful aid in visualizing and analyzing three-dimensional biological and medical images. However, currently available algorithms have limitations, particularly when applied to clinically important image data requiring fast and flexible interactive analysis. In addition to the problem of computation time is the cost of specialized hardware and the quality of shading. A new algorithm has been designed for use with three-dimensional biological/accomplished by eliminating less important capabilities and optimizing the essential ones of speed and realistic shading. The algorithm has been successfully employed in planning reconstructive bone surgery, in assessment of both congenital and acquired heart disease, and in studies of normal and pathological lung physiology. Examples which illustrate the versatility and speed of the new algorithm are presented.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	26-38
Number of pages	13
Journal	IEEE transactions on medical imaging
Volume	MI-4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/tmi.1985.4307690
State	Published - 1985

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