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In this paper we present a parallel algorithm, implemented using MPICH, for isosurface extraction from volumetric data sets. The main contribution of this paper is in the analysis and performance improvements of the different phases of the isosurface production process including computation and output generation. The resulting algorithm is particularly well suited for online applications and for remote results visualization.
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Clematis, A., D’Agostino, D., Gianuzzi, V. (2003). An Online Parallel Algorithm for Remote Visualization of Isosurfaces. In: Dongarra, J., Laforenza, D., Orlando, S. (eds) Recent Advances in Parallel Virtual Machine and Message Passing Interface. EuroPVM/MPI 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2840. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39924-7_25
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