Fast Surface Rendering of Volumetric Data

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• Publication Type: Technical Report
• Workgroup(s)/Project(s): not specified
• Date: May 1999
• Number: TR-186-2-99-13
• Keywords: Medical Imaging., Volume Rendering

Abstract

In this paper a new direct volume-rendering method is presented for fast display of iso-surfaces. In order to reduce the data to be processed, the algorithm eliminates those voxels which are invisible from a specific domain of viewing directions. The remaining surface points are stored in an appropriate data structure optimized for fast shear-warp projection. The proposed data structure also supports the application of cutting planes in order to visualize the internal part of the volume as well. Unlike many other surface-oriented techniques, the presented method does not trade image quality for speed. It does not require any specialized hardware either to achieve interactive frame rates, thus it can be widely used in medical imaging applications even on low end hardware.

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@techreport{Fuhr-1999-Multi,
  title =      "Fast Surface Rendering of Volumetric Data",
  author =     "Bal\'{a}zs Cs\'{e}bfalvi and Andreas K\"{o}nig and Eduard
               Gr\"{o}ller",
  year =       "1999",
  abstract =   "In this paper a new direct volume-rendering method is
               presented for fast display of iso-surfaces. In order to
               reduce the data to be processed, the algorithm eliminates
               those voxels which are invisible from a specific domain of
               viewing directions. The remaining surface points are stored
               in an appropriate data structure optimized for fast
               shear-warp projection. The proposed data structure also
               supports the application of cutting planes in order to
               visualize the internal part of the volume as well. Unlike
               many other surface-oriented techniques, the presented method
               does not trade image quality for speed. It does not require
               any specialized hardware either to achieve interactive frame
               rates, thus it can be widely used in                  
               medical imaging applications even on low end hardware.",
  month =      may,
  number =     "TR-186-2-99-13",
  address =    "Favoritenstrasse 9-11/E193-02, A-1040 Vienna, Austria",
  institution = "Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms, Vienna
               University of Technology ",
  note =       "human contact: technical-report@cg.tuwien.ac.at",
  keywords =   "Medical Imaging., Volume Rendering",
  URL =        "https://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/research/publications/1999/Fuhr-1999-Multi/",
}