Direct Volume Rendering: A 3D Plotting Technique for Scientific Data

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2008
Issue No. 1 - January/February
Abstract - Direct Volume Rendering: A 3D Plotting Technique for Scientific Data

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January/February 2008 (vol. 10 no. 1)

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	Steven P. Callahan, Jason H. Callahan, Carlos E. Scheidegger, Claudio T. Silva, "Direct Volume Rendering: A 3D Plotting Technique for Scientific Data," Computing in Science and Engineering, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 88-92, January/February, 2008.

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	@article{ 10.1109/MCSE.2008.7, author = {Steven P. Callahan and Jason H. Callahan and Carlos E. Scheidegger and Claudio T. Silva}, title = {Direct Volume Rendering: A 3D Plotting Technique for Scientific Data}, journal ={Computing in Science and Engineering}, volume = {10}, number = {1}, issn = {1521-9615}, year = {2008}, pages = {88-92}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MCSE.2008.7}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, }

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	TY - MGZN JO - Computing in Science and Engineering TI - Direct Volume Rendering: A 3D Plotting Technique for Scientific Data IS - 1 SN - 1521-9615 SP88 EP92 EPD - 88-92 A1 - Steven P. Callahan, A1 - Jason H. Callahan, A1 - Carlos E. Scheidegger, A1 - Claudio T. Silva, PY - 2008 KW - volume rendering KW - 3D plots KW - scientific visualizations KW - vistrails KW - visualization corner VL - 10 JA - Computing in Science and Engineering ER -

Steven P. Callahan, University of Utah

Jason H. Callahan, University of Utah

Carlos E. Scheidegger, University of Utah

Claudio T. Silva, University of Utah

DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MCSE.2008.7

Direct volume rendering is an effective method for plotting 3D scientific data, but it’s not used as frequently as it could be. Here, the authors summarize direct volume rendering and discuss barriers to taking advantage of this powerful technique.

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Index Terms:

volume rendering, 3D plots, scientific visualizations, vistrails, visualization corner

Citation:

Steven P. Callahan, Jason H. Callahan, Carlos E. Scheidegger, Claudio T. Silva, "Direct Volume Rendering: A 3D Plotting Technique for Scientific Data," Computing in Science and Engineering, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 88-92, Jan./Feb. 2008, doi:10.1109/MCSE.2008.7

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