Iso-splatting: A point-based alternative to isosurface visualization

Proceedings - Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages 325-334

  Co, C S ^a   Hamann, B ^a   Joy, K I ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Computational geometry; Computer science; Fuels; Graphics; Hardware; Image processing; Isosurfaces; Rendering (computer graphics); Visualization

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SCIENCE; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FUELING; HARDWARE; IMAGE PROCESSING; VISUALIZATION;

GRAPHICS; GRAPHICS HARDWARE; ISO SURFACE; NEW APPROACHES; PARALLEL ENVIRONMENT; SCALAR FUNCTION; SPACE EFFICIENCIES; SPLATTING ALGORITHM;

RENDERING (COMPUTER GRAPHICS);

EID: 84943541145     PISSN: 15504085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PCCGA.2003.1238274     Document Type: Conference Paper

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