Visualization of large medical data sets using memory-optimized CPU and GPU algorithms

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5744, Issue II, 2005, Pages 677-687

  Kiefer, Gundolf ^a   Lehmann, Heiko ^a   Weese, Jürgen ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D angiography; Computer architecture; Diagnosis; Graphics accelerator; Maximum intensity projection; Volume visualization

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; VISUALIZATION;

3D ANGIOGRAPHY; GRAPHICS ACCELERATORS; MAXIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION; VOLUME VISUALIZATION;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 23244456967     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.595025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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