title: [Study on the visualization of the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China. shaoshuijin@163.com
authors.forename: Shui-Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Zhen-Guo
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Fang-Fang
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Mou
authors.forename: Tian-Ge
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: 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