Efficient implementation of the Marching Cubes algorithm for rendering medical data

Delibasis, KK; Matsopoulos, GK; Mouravliansky, NA; Nikita, KS

dc.contributor.author	Delibasis, KK	en
dc.contributor.author	Matsopoulos, GK	en
dc.contributor.author	Mouravliansky, NA	en
dc.contributor.author	Nikita, KS	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:14:33Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:14:33Z
dc.date.issued	1999	en
dc.identifier.issn	0302-9743	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13146
dc.subject	Efficient Implementation	en
dc.subject	Marching Cube	en
dc.subject	Three Dimensional	en
dc.subject.classification	Computer Science, Theory & Methods	en
dc.subject.other	SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION	en
dc.subject.other	CROSS-SECTIONS	en
dc.subject.other	3D OBJECTS	en
dc.title	Efficient implementation of the Marching Cubes algorithm for rendering medical data	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/BFb0100660	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BFb0100660	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1999	en
heal.abstract	In this paper, a novel and efficient implementation of the Marching Cubes (MC) algorithm is presented for the reconstruction of anatomical structures from real three-dimensional medical data. The proposed approach is based on a generic rule, able to triangulate all 15 standard cube configurations used in the classical MC algorithm as well as additional cases presented in the literature. The proposed implementation of the MC algorithm can handle the type A "hole problem" which occurs when at least one cube face has an intersection point in each of its four edges. Theoretical and experimental results demonstrate the ability of the new implementation to reproduce standard MC results, resolving type A "hole problem". Finally, the proposed implementation was applied to real medical data to reconstruct anatomical structures. The output of the proposed technique is in WWW compliant format.	en
heal.publisher	SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN	en
heal.journalName	HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND NETWORKING, PROCEEDINGS	en
heal.bookName	LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/BFb0100660	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000088252100101	en
dc.identifier.volume	1593	en
dc.identifier.spage	989	en
dc.identifier.epage	997	en