VIRIM: A Massively Parallel Processor for Real-Time Volume Visualization in Medicine

Autor: Günther, Thomas, Poliwoda, Christoph, Reinhart, Christof, Hesser, Jürgen, Männer, Reinhard, Meinzer, Hans-Peter, Baur, Hans-Jürgen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1995
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Popis: Architecture and applications of a massively parallel processor are described. Volumes of 256x256x128 voxels can be visualized at a frame rate of 10 Hz using volume oriented visualization algorithms. A prototype of the scalable and modular system is currently set up. 3D rotation around an arbitrary rotation axis, perspective, zooming, and arbitrary gray value mapping are provided in real-time. Multi-user access over high-speed networks is possible. A volume oriented visualization algorithm is used that is tailored to the requirements in medicine [5]. With this algorithm, small structures of a size down to the pixel resolution, and structures without defined surfaces can be visualized as well as semi-transparent objects. One application of the system is therapy planning in heart surgery.
Databáze: OpenAIRE