Immersive visualization for enhanced computational fluid dynamics analysis.
Modern biomedical computer simulations produce spatiotemporal results that are often viewed at a single point in time on standard 2D displays. An immersive visualization environment (IVE) with 3D stereoscopic capability can mitigate some shortcomings of 2D displays via improved depth cues and active movement to further appreciate the spatial localization of imaging data with temporal computational fluid dynamics (CFD) results. We present a semi-automatic workflow for the import, processing, rendering, and stereoscopic visualization of high resolution, patient-specific imaging data, and CFD results in an IVE. Versatility of the workflow is highlighted with current clinical sequelae known to be influenced by adverse hemodynamics to illustrate potential clinical utility.
David J
DJ
Quam
Timothy J
TJ
Gundert
Laura
L
Ellwein
Christopher E
CE
Larkee
Paul
P
Hayden
Raymond Q
RQ
Migrino
Hiromasa
H
Otake
John F
JF
LaDisa
D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000502:physiology; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D057446:Hydrodynamics; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012984:Software