Visualization of volume data in confocal microscopy: Comparison and improvements of volume rendering methods

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 238-252

  Lucas, L ^a,b   Gilbert, N ^a   Ploton, D ^a   Bonnet, N ^a  

^a HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Chromosome; Computer graphics; Confocal microscopy; Ray tracing; Three dimensional image processing; Visualization techniques

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DATA VISUALIZATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING; VISUALIZATION; VOLUME RENDERING;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPES; PROJECTION METHOD; RENDERING APPROACH; SURFACE RENDERING; SURFACE VOLUME; THREE DIMENSIONAL DATA SETS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROCESSING; VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUE; VOLUME DATA; VOLUME RENDERING METHODS;

RAY TRACING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029865760     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1996.117397.x     Document Type: Article

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