Three-dimensional surface descriptions from sensed data

1 October 1983

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Medical Systems

Vol. 7 (5) , 427-435
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00995742

Abstract

Computer graphics are being employed in several fields to display images of objects that have never been seen by human eyes. The information collected by CAT scanners, ultrasound sensing systems, and other automatic measuring devices is typically not in a displayable form. This paper surveys several techniques for constucting three-dimensional descriptions of these sensed objects in forms suitable for manipulation by computer graphics display programs.

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