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Real-Time Photorealistic Virtual Human Anatomy
March/April 2008 (vol. 10 no. 2)
pp. 41-47
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Yanling Liu, Jim X. Chen, Lin Yang, "Real-Time Photorealistic Virtual Human Anatomy," Computing in Science and Engineering, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 41-47, March/April, 2008.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MCSE.2008.61,
author = {Yanling Liu and Jim X. Chen and Lin Yang},
title = {Real-Time Photorealistic Virtual Human Anatomy},
journal ={Computing in Science and Engineering},
volume = {10},
number = {2},
issn = {1521-9615},
year = {2008},
pages = {41-47},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MCSE.2008.61},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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TY - MGZN
JO - Computing in Science and Engineering
TI - Real-Time Photorealistic Virtual Human Anatomy
IS - 2
SN - 1521-9615
SP41
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EPD - 41-47
A1 - Yanling Liu,
A1 - Jim X. Chen,
A1 - Lin Yang,
PY - 2008
KW - visualization
KW - computer graphics
KW - virtual human anatomy
KW - surface reconstruction
VL - 10
JA - Computing in Science and Engineering
ER -
 
Yanling Liu, George Mason University
Jim X. Chen, George Mason University
Lin Yang, Sichuan Continuing Education College of Medical Sciences, China
This article presents a new, voxel-based virtual human anatomy learning system. Using cryosection images to construct human parts provides accurate natural-appearance rendering for both the boundary and inner structure of human parts. The authors developed a novel voxel-based surface-reconstruction algorithm for fast surface reconstruction and real-time modification to volume data. Focusing on high-quality human parts rendering as well as real-time interaction, the system provides a better platform for virtually learning human anatomy.

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Index Terms:
visualization, computer graphics, virtual human anatomy, surface reconstruction
Citation:
Yanling Liu, Jim X. Chen, Lin Yang, "Real-Time Photorealistic Virtual Human Anatomy," Computing in Science and Engineering, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 41-47, March-April 2008, doi:10.1109/MCSE.2008.61
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