[Study on the visualization of the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin].
OBJECTIVE
To display the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin at the body surface in a virtual human.


METHODS
After defining the acupoints as the control points, chose suitable function interpolation to compose skeleton curve, actualize surface rendering and to rebuild a tube-like meridian model.


RESULTS
The rebuilt tubular meridian model had a good visual effect, and clearly showed different anatomic structures of the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin.


CONCLUSIONS
We primarily and successfully accomplish the visualization display of the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin in a virtual human, which affords a data carrier for building a meridian research platform.
Shao
Shui-Jin
SJ
Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China. shaoshuijin@163.com
Dong
Yan
Y
Yan
Zhen-Guo
ZG
Mou
Fang-Fang
FF
Zhuang
Tian-Ge
TG
Zhao
Jing
J
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008168:Lung / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D016740:Meridians