Hybrid data visualization based on depth complexity histogram analysis

Computer Graphics Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 74-85

  Lindholm, S ^a   Falk, M ^a   Sunden E ^a   Bock, A ^a   Ynnerman, A ^a   Ropinski, T ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

I.3.3 Computer Graphics : Picture Image Generation Display algorithms; I.3.7 Computer Graphics : Three Dimensional Graphics and Realism I.3.8 Computer Graphics : Applications; ray tracing; real time rendering; rendering; scientific visualization; visualization

Indexed keywords

CACHE MEMORY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DATA VISUALIZATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; GEOMETRY; GRAPHIC METHODS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PIXELS; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; RAY TRACING; RENDERING (COMPUTER GRAPHICS); VISUALIZATION; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE; I.3.7 [COMPUTER GRAPHICS]: THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICS AND REALISM; MEDICAL VISUALIZATION; REAL-TIME RENDERING; RENDERING; RENDERING ALGORITHMS; TRANSPARENT OBJECTS; VOLUMETRIC DATA SETS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84924084059     PISSN: 01677055     EISSN: 14678659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cgf.12460     Document Type: Article

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