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Structure Size Enhanced Histogram

A Transfer Function for 3D Volume Visualization

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Direct volume visualization requires the definition of transfer functions (TFs) for the assignment of opacity and color. Multi-dimensional TFs are based on at least two image properties, and are specified by means of 2D histograms. In this work we propose a new type of a 2D histogram which combines gray value with information about the size of the structures. This structure size enhanced (SSE) histogram is an intuitive approach for representing anatomical features. Clinicians — the users we are focusing on — are much more familiar with selecting features by their size than by their gradient magnitude value. As a proof of concept, we employ the SSE histogram for the definition of two-dimensional TFs for the visualization of 3D MRI and CT image data.

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  1. GRIS, Medical Computing, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Deutschland

    Stefan Wesarg & Matthias Kirschner

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  1. Abteilung für Medizinische und Biologische Informatik, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, H0100 Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg

    Hans-Peter Meinzer

  2. Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen

    Thomas Martin Deserno

  3. Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Universität Hamburg Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg

    Heinz Handels

  4. Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200, Berlin

    Thomas Tolxdorff

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Wesarg, S., Kirschner, M. (2009). Structure Size Enhanced Histogram. In: Meinzer, HP., Deserno, T.M., Handels, H., Tolxdorff, T. (eds) Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 2009. Informatik aktuell. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-93860-6_4

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