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Volume Data Mining Using 3D Field Topology Analysis
September/October 2000 (vol. 20 no. 5)
pp. 46-51
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Issei Fujishiro, Yuriko Takeshima, Taeko Azuma, Shigeo Takahashi, "Volume Data Mining Using 3D Field Topology Analysis," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 46-51, September/October, 2000.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/38.865879,
author = {Issei Fujishiro and Yuriko Takeshima and Taeko Azuma and Shigeo Takahashi},
title = {Volume Data Mining Using 3D Field Topology Analysis},
journal ={IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications},
volume = {20},
number = {5},
issn = {0272-1716},
year = {2000},
pages = {46-51},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/38.865879},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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TY - MGZN
JO - IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
TI - Volume Data Mining Using 3D Field Topology Analysis
IS - 5
SN - 0272-1716
SP46
EP51
EPD - 46-51
A1 - Issei Fujishiro,
A1 - Yuriko Takeshima,
A1 - Taeko Azuma,
A1 - Shigeo Takahashi,
PY - 2000
KW - Volume visualization
KW - visual data mining
KW - serendipity
KW - comprehensible rendering
KW - transfer function
KW - isosurface
KW - Reeb graph.
VL - 20
JA - IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
ER -
 
We took advantage of 3D field topology analysis to automate visualization design for volume data mining. We extended the conventional Reeb graph-based approach to capture the topological skeleton of a volumetric field. Based on the analysis results, which are represented in the form of hyper Reeb graphs, we propose two methods for effective geometric object fitting and two principles to design-appropriate color/opacity transfer functions for direct volume rendering. We performed a feasibility study of the proposed methodology using a large-scale 4D simulated data set from atomic collision research.

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Index Terms:
Volume visualization, visual data mining, serendipity, comprehensible rendering, transfer function, isosurface, Reeb graph.
Citation:
Issei Fujishiro, Yuriko Takeshima, Taeko Azuma, Shigeo Takahashi, "Volume Data Mining Using 3D Field Topology Analysis," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 46-51, Sept.-Oct. 2000, doi:10.1109/38.865879
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