[Fast volume rendering of echocardiogram with shear-warp algorithm].
Shear-warp is a volume rendering technology based on object-order. It has the characteristics of high speed and high image quality by comparison with the conventional visualization technology. The authors introduced the principle of this algorithm and applied it to the visualization of 3-D data obtained by interpolating rotary scanning echocardiogram. The 3-D reconstruction of the echocardiogram was efficiently completed with high image quality. This algorithm has a prospective application in medical image visualization.
Yang
Liu
L
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
Wang
Tianfu
T
Lin
Jiangli
J
Li
Deyu
D
Zheng
Yi
Y
Zheng
Changqiong
C
Song
Haibo
H
Tang
Hong
H
Wang
Xiaoyi
X
D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging