Large-scale CFD data handling in a VR-based otorhinolaryngological CAS-system using a linux-cluster

Journal of Supercomputing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-154

  Gerndt, Andreas ^a   Van Reimersdahl, Thomas ^a   Kuhlen, Torsten ^a   Bischof, Christian ^a   Hörschler, Ingolf ^a   Meinke, Matthias ^a   Schröder, Wolfgang ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Linux cluster; Medical application; Parallel algorithms; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY (CAS);

DATA HANDLING;

EID: 0038106753     PISSN: 09208542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023992511823     Document Type: Conference Paper

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