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Enhancing Depth Perception in Translucent Volumes
September-October 2006 (vol. 12 no. 5)
pp. 1117-1124
We present empirical studies that consider the effects of stereopsis and simulated aerial perspective on depth perception in translucent volumes. We consider a purely absorptive lighting model, in which light is not scattered or reflected, but is simply absorbed as it passes through the volume. A purely absorptive lighting model is used, for example, when rendering digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRRs), which are synthetic X--ray images reconstructed from CT volumes. Surgeons make use of DRRs in planning and performing operations, so an improvement of depth perception in DRRs may help diagnosis and surgical planning.
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Index Terms:
Stereo, Stereopsis, X--ray, Radiograph, Volume Rendering
Citation:
Marta Kersten, James Stewart, Niko Troje, Randy Ellis, "Enhancing Depth Perception in Translucent Volumes," IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 1117-1124, Sept. 2006, doi:10.1109/TVCG.2006.139
