VIRIM: A Massively Parallel Processor for Real-Time Volume Visualization in Medicine
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1994
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The Eurographics Association
Abstract
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 arbilrary rotation axis, perspective, zooming, and arbilrary 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-trans parent objects. One application of the system is therapy planning in heart surgery.
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@inproceedings{10.2312:EGGH/EGGH94/103-108,
booktitle = {Eurographics Workshop on Graphics Hardware},
editor = {Strasser, W.},
title = {{VIRIM: A Massively Parallel Processor for Real-Time Volume Visualization in Medicine}},
author = {Günther, T. and Poliwoda, C. and Reinhart, C. and Hesser, J. and Männer, R. and Meinzer, H.-P. and Baur, H.-I.},
year = {1994},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISSN = {-},
ISBN = {-},
DOI = {10.2312/EGGH/EGGH94/103-108}
}