A novel region-growing based iso-surface extraction algorithm

Computers and Graphics (Pergamon)

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 647-654

  Xi, Yongjian ^a   Duan, Ye ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARGE DATASET; TOPOLOGY;

COMPLEX TOPOLOGY; CONSISTENCY CONSTRAINTS; HIGH QUALITY; ISOSURFACE EXTRACTION; REGION GROWING; SEMIREGULAR MESH; SHARP FEATURES; VOLUMETRIC DATA SETS;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 56949104164     PISSN: 00978493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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