Journal of KIISE:Computer Systems and Theory (한국정보과학회논문지:시스템및이론)

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Selective Rendering of Specific Volume using a Distance Transform and Data Intermixing Method for Multiple Volumes

거리변환을 통한 특정 볼륨의 선택적 렌더링과 다중 볼륨을 위한 데이타 혼합방법

  • 홍헬렌 (이화여자대학교 컴퓨터학과) ;
  • 김명희 (이화여자대학교 컴퓨터학과)
  • Published : 2000.07.15
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Abstract

The main difference between mono-volume rendering and multi-volume rendering is data intermixing. In this paper, we first propose a selective rendering method for fast visualizing specific volume according to the surface level and then present data intermixing method for multiple volumes. The selective rendering method is to generate distance transformed volume using a distance transform to determine the minimum distance to the nearest interesting part and then render it. The data intermixing method for multiple volumes is to combine several volumes using intensity weighted intermixing method, opacity weighted intermixing method, opacity weighted intermixing method with depth information and then render it. We show the results of selective rendering of left ventricle and right ventricle generated from EBCT cardiac images and of data intermixing for combining original volume and left ventricular volume or right ventricular volume. Our method offers a visualization technique of specific volume according to the surface level and an acceleration technique using a distance transformed volume and the effective visual output and relation of multiple images using three different intermixing methods in three-dimensional space.

단일 볼륨랜더링과 다중 볼륨랜더링의 가장 큰 차이점은 데이타 혼합방법으로 본 논문에서는 특정 볼륨을 표면수준에 따라 선택적으로 빠르게 가시화하는 선택적 랜더링방법과 다중 볼륨을 위한 데이타 혼합방법을 제안한다. 선택적 랜더링방법은 관심부위를 구성하는 외곽선으로부터 최소거리를 결정하는 거리변환을 통하여 거리변환볼륨을 생성하고 이를 랜더링하는 방법이며, 다중 볼륨을 위한 데이타 혼합방 법은 명암도 가중치 방법, 불투병도 가중치 방법, 깊이 정보를 고려한 불투병도 가중치 방법을 이용하여 여러 개의 볼륨을 혼합하는 방법이다. 실험 결과로는 EBCT 가슴부위 영상에 선택적 랜더링방법을 적용하여 생성한 좌심실, 우심실 영상을 제시하며, 가슴부위 볼륨과 좌심실 볼륨 또는 우심실 볼륨에 세 가지 다른 혼합방법을 적용하여 얻은 혼합 영상을 제시한다. 본 제안방법은 거리변환볼륨을 사용함으로써 표면수준에 따라 특정 볼륨을 가시화하고 가시화 시간을 가속화시킬 수 있으며, 데이타 혼합을 통하여 단일 볼륨랜더링 한계를 극복하여 동일 공간 상에 다중 영상을 함께 표현함으로써 복잡한 형태로부터 관심부위의 형태와 상대적 관계를 효과적으로 나타낼 수 있다.

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