Automatic adjustment of bidimensional transfer functions for direct volume visualization of intracranial aneurysms

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5367, Issue , 2004, Pages 275-284

  Higuera, Fernando Vega ^a   Sauber, Natascha ^a   Tomandl, Bernd ^a   Nimsky, Christopher ^a   Greiner, Günther ^a   Hastreiter, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

2d transfer functions; Aneurysms; Automatic 3d visualization; Skull base

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; DATA REDUCTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPACITY; RADIOLOGY; TISSUE; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

2D TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; ANEURYSMS; AUTOMATIC 3D-VISUALIZATION; SKULL BASE;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 5644230954     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.535534     Document Type: Conference Paper

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