Chapter 40. Applying Real-Time Shading to 3D Ultrasound Visualization
Thilaka Sumanaweera Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
The vast computing power of modern programmable GPUs can be harnessed effectively to visualize 3D medical data, potentially resulting in quicker and more effective diagnoses of diseases. For example, myocardial function and fetal abnormalities, such as cleft palate, can be visualized using volume rendering of ultrasound data. In this chapter, we present a technique for volume rendering time-varying 3D medical ultrasound volumes—that is, 4D volumes—using the vertex and fragment processors of the GPU. We use 3D projective texture mapping to volume render ultrasound data. We present results using real fetal ultrasound data. ...
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