The occlusion spectrum for volume classification and visualization

Despite the ever-growing improvements on graphics processing units and computational power, classifying 3D volume data remains a challenge.In this paper, we present a new method for classifying volume data based on the ambient occlusion of voxels. This information stems from the observation that mos...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics. - 1996. - 15(2009), 6 vom: 20. Nov., Seite 1465-72
1. Verfasser: Correa, Carlos D (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Ma, Kwan-Liu
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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