Use of 2D Histograms for Volume Rendering of Multidetector CT Data: Development of a Graphical User Interface

Academic Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 544-550

  Shin, Hoen Oh ^a   King, B ^a   Galanski, M ^a   Matthies, H K ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D visualization; Computed tomography; Volume rendering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; HISTOGRAM; IMAGE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 2042483851     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2004.01.013     Document Type: Article

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