Multi-Dimensional Transfer Function Design Using Sorted Histograms

5th Eurographics / IEEE VGTC International Workshop on Volume Graphics, VG@SIGGRAPH 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-8

  Lundström, Claes ^a   Ljung, Patric ^a   Ynnerman, Anders ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA VISUALIZATION; DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL IMAGING; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; VOLUME RENDERING;

2-D HISTOGRAMS; COMPLEX DATASETS; CONCEPT-BASED; DESIGN CONCEPT; DESIGN TOOL; HIGH QUALITY; MAJOR FACTORS; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; SIMPLE++; TRANSFER FUNCTION DESIGNS;

VISUALIZATION;

EID: 84858686668     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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