Web-based 3D medical image visualization framework for biomedical engineering education

Computer Applications in Engineering Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 216-226

  Settapat, Sittapong ^a   Achalakul, Tiranee ^b   Ohkura, Michiko ^a  

^a SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; 3D visualization; distance learning; medical image visualization; X3D

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CURRICULA; DIAGNOSIS; DISTANCE EDUCATION; ENGINEERS; MEDICAL IMAGING; STUDENTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TOOLS; VISUALIZATION; WEBSITES;

3D RECONSTRUCTION; 3D VISUALIZATION; BACK-GROUND KNOWLEDGE; IMAGE VISUALIZATION; LEVEL OF SATISFACTION; TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION; VISUALIZATION TOOLS; X3D;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 84899485019     PISSN: 10613773     EISSN: 10990542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cae.20548     Document Type: Article

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