Virtual endoscopy using spherical QuickTime-VR panorama views.
Virtual endoscopy needs some precomputation of the data (segmentation, path finding) before the diagnostic process can take place. We propose a method that precomputes multinode spherical panorama movies using Quick-Time VR. This technique allows almost the same navigation and visualization capabilities as a real endoscopic procedure, a significant reduction of interaction input is achieved and the movie represents a document of the procedure.
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science in Medicine, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany.
Ulf
U
Tiede
Norman
N
von Sternberg-Gospos
Paul
P
Steiner
Karl Heinz
KH
Höhne
D023881:Colonography, Computed Tomographic; D003626:Data Display; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D009040:Motion Pictures; D015203:Reproducibility of Results