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Christmas Tree Case Study: Computed Tomography as a Tool for Mastering Complex Real World Objects with Applications in Computer Graphics
by
A. Kanitsar,
T. Theußl,
L. Mroz,
M. Sramek,
A. Vilanova Bartroli,
B. Csébfalvi,
J. Hladuvka,
S. Guthe,
M. Knapp,
R. Wegenkittl,
P. Felkel,
S. Roettger,
D. Fleischmann,
W. Purgathofer and
M. E. Gröller
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Data Acquisition
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Model Preparation:
Firstly, special care had to be taken in the preparation of the real
model to assume a high data set quality. Especially, no metal was
allowed to be used, as this would result in artifacts. Therefore the
sweets were unwrapped and metal hooks replaced.
Due to the limited diameter of the CT gantry, the size of the tree
must not exceed 50 cm. Furthermore the proportions of the Christmas
tree decoration and the small conifer should match those of a
real Christmas tree. Therefore special items, as small candles for
birthday cakes, were used.
Scanning Process:
The CT acquisition protocoll had to be specifically designed as
neither presets nor protocols are available for small trees. The
Christmas-tree model was scanned with a Siemens Somatom Plus 4
Volume Zoom Multislice-CT scanner at the general hospital in Vienna.
A tube voltage of 140kV and a tube current of 100mAs was
used during the 40s scan. The collimation was 4 x 1mm, the table
increment was 3mm/360± gantry rotation. Transverse sections
with a nominal slice width of 1.25mm were reconstructed at 0.5mm
intervals using a medium/sharp (B40) reconstruction kernel. A
dataset of 512 x 512 x 998 voxels was reconstructed from a field
of view of 476mm x 476mm x 499mm.
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A. Kanitsar,
T. Theußl,
L. Mroz,
M. Sramek,
A. Vilanova Bartroli,
B. Csébfalvi,
J. Hladuvka,
S. Guthe,
M. Knapp,
R. Wegenkittl,
P. Felkel,
S. Roettger,
D. Fleischmann,
W. Purgathofer and
M. E. Gröller
In proceedings of Visualization 2002, pp. 489-492
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Boston, USA
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