Graphics processing units (GPUs) are used today in a wide range of applications, mainly
because they can dramatically accelerate parallel computing, are affordable and energy …

Registration of pre-and intra-interventional data is one of the key technologies for image-
guided radiation therapy, radiosurgery, minimally invasive surgery, endoscopy, and …

The third edition of this classic tutorial and reference on procedural texturing and modeling
is thoroughly updated to meet the needs of today's 3D graphics professionals and students …

Nowadays, direct volume rendering via 3D textures has positioned itself as an efficient tool
for the display and visual analysis of volumetric scalar fields. It is commonly accepted, that …

Among several rendering techniques for volumetric data, direct volume rendering is a
powerful visualization tool for a wide variety of applications. This paper describes the major …

A better understanding of the mechanisms involved in human higher cortical functions
requires a detailed knowledge of neuronal connectivity between functional cortical regions …

The tremendous evolution of programmable graphics hardware has made high-quality real-
time volume graphics a reality. In addition to the traditional application of rendering volume …

Several existing volume rendering algorithms operate by factoring the viewing
transformation into a 3D shear parallel to the data slices, a projection to form an intermediate …

Three-dimensional (3D) medical images of computed tomographic (CT) data sets can be
generated with a variety of computer algorithms. The three most commonly used techniques …

Visualization and analysis tools, techniques, and algorithms have undergone a rapid
evolution in recent decades to accommodate explosive growth in data size and complexity …