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Three-Dimensional Computer Graphic Display in Medicine: The MIPG Perspective

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Pictorial Information Systems in Medicine

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NATO ASI F,volume 19))

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We concentrate on the problem of producing three-dimensional displays of organ surfaces from computerized tomograms. The theory of such surfaces is discussed. This theory leads to efficient methods of surface detection, visible surface determination, and rendering. The methods have been implemented in a software package especially designed for producing high quality displays inexpensively and efficiently for the medical end-user.

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  1. MIPG (Medical Image Processing Group), Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street/G1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA

    Gabor T. Herman

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  1. Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science in Medicine, University of Hamburg, Martinistraße 52, 2000, Hamburg 20, Federal Republic of Germany

    Karl Heinz Höhne

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Herman, G.T. (1986). Three-Dimensional Computer Graphic Display in Medicine: The MIPG Perspective. In: Höhne, K.H. (eds) Pictorial Information Systems in Medicine. NATO ASI Series, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82384-8_5

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