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Parallel 3D Image Segmentation of Large Data Sets on a GPU Cluster

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In this paper, we propose an inherent parallel scheme for 3D image segmentation of large volume data on a GPU cluster. This method originates from an extended Lattice Boltzmann Model (LBM), and provides a new numerical solution for solving the level set equation. As a local, explicit and parallel scheme, our method lends itself to several favorable features: (1) Very easy to implement with the core program only requiring a few lines of code; (2) Implicit computation of curvatures; (3) Flexible control of generating smooth segmentation results; (4) Strong amenability to parallel computing, especially on low-cost, powerful graphics hardware (GPU). The parallel computational scheme is well suited for cluster computing, leading to a good solution for segmenting very large data sets.

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  1. Kent State University,  

    Aaron Hagan & Ye Zhao

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, USA

    George Bebis

  2. NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA

    Richard Boyle

  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Bahram Parvin

  4. Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV, USA

    Darko Koracin

  5. Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama-shi, 338-8570, 338-8570, Japan

    Yoshinori Kuno

  6. Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA, USA

    Junxian Wang

  7. Univ. of Zurich, Department of Informatics, Winterthurerstr. 190, P.O. Box, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland

    Renato Pajarola

  8. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 94550, Livermore, CA, USA

    Peter Lindstrom

  9. University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, 53754, Sankt Augustin, Germany

    André Hinkenjann

  10.  ,  

    Miguel L. Encarnação

  11. SCI Institute & School of Computing, University of Utah, 84112, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Cláudio T. Silva

  12. Desert Research Institute, 89512, Reno, NV, USA

    Daniel Coming

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Hagan, A., Zhao, Y. (2009). Parallel 3D Image Segmentation of Large Data Sets on a GPU Cluster. In: Bebis, G., et al. Advances in Visual Computing. ISVC 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5876. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10520-3_92

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