Virtual endoscopy using spherical QuickTime-VR panorama views
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Ulf Tiede1, Norman von Sternberg-Gospos, Paul Steiner
1Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science in Medicine, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany.
Abstract:
Virtual endoscopy needs some precomputation of the data (segmentation, path finding) before the diagnostic process can take place. We propose a method that precomputes multinode spherical panorama movies using Quick-Time VR. This technique allows almost the same navigation and visualization capabilities as a real endoscopic procedure, a significant reduction of interaction input is achieved and the movie represents a document of the procedure.
