Visualization of Ultramicroscopy Data

Praktikum/DA/BA

Stefan Bruckner, Meister Eduard Gröller

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Description

Ultramicroscopy is a novel technique for three-dimensional imaging of macroscopic specimen with very high resolution. The method used a "light sheet" to illuminate a thin slab of the specimen. The lit region is then captured using a high-resolution optical camera. With this technique small-scale structures such as the neuronal networks in a mouse brain can be visualized.

Task

Your task will be the adaptation of existing volume visualization techniques such as Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP) and Direct Volume Rendering (DVR) to the specific needs of Ultramicroscopy data.

The goal is to develop a plug-in for VolumeShop, our volume visualization framework, which allows the study of this new kind of volumetric data. Using real Ultramicroscopy data (e.g. the brain of a mouse with enhanced neuronal network, the head of a fly, etc.) provided by the inventors of the method, you will attempt to improve the clarity of visualiations compared to traditional methods. You can contribute your own ideas and work with facinating data.

 

Requirements

Basic knowledge in computer graphics and visualization, good C++ programming skills, experience with OpenGL and GLSL

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