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Marching cubes: A high resolution 3D surface construction algorithm
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We present a new algorithm, called marching cubes , that creates triangle models of constant density surfaces from 3D medical data. Using a divide-and-conquer approach to generate inter-slice connectivity, we create a case table that defines triangle topology. The algorithm processes the 3D medical data in scan-line order and calculates triangle vertices using linear interpolation. We find the gradient of the original data, normalize it, and use it as a basis for shading the models. The detail in images produced from the generated surface models is the result of maintaining the inter-slice connectivity, surface data, and gradient information present in the original 3D data. Results from computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR), and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) illustrate the quality and functionality of marching cubes . We also discuss improvements that decrease processing time and add solid modeling capabilities.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Lorensen, W. E., & Cline, H. E.
- Venue
- ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics
- Published
- 1987-08
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 163-169
- ISSN
- 0097-8930 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4233857083
- Cited by
- 8,647
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 35.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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