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Multi-slice images obtained from computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging represent a 3D image volume. For its visualization we use a raycasting algorithm working on a gray-scale voxel data model. This model is extended by additional attributes such as membership to an organ or a second imaging modality (“generalized voxel model”). It is shown that the combination of different surface-rendering algorithms together with cutting and transparent display allow a realistic visualization of the human anatomy.
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The investigations were supported in part by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Werner Otto Foundation, Hamburg.
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Höhne, K.H., Bomans, M., Pommert, A. et al. 3D visualization of tomographic volume data using the generalized voxel model. The Visual Computer 6, 28–36 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01902627
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