3D VOLUME RENDERING & VISUALIZATION 


3D-DOCTOR provides several methods for volume rendering . The rendered 3D volume can be visualized in real time at any viewing angle thanks to the efficient ray-tracing algorithms implemented in 3D-DOCTOR. Either the entire image volume, a portion defined by regions of interest (ROI), or image portions defined by object boundaries can be used to create volume rendering.

The following lists the 3D volume rendering methods supported:

  1. Grayscale with Opaque Voxels:  Image voxels are treated as opaque and ray traced and shaded using grayscale values.
  2. Grayscale with Transparent Voxels:  Voxels are treated as transparent and ray traced to create 3D rendering. 
  3. Color with Opaque Voxels:  Color shading is applied on opaque voxels in volume rendering.  
  4. Color with Transparent Voxels:  All voxels are treated as transparent in the ray-tracing process and color shading is applied. Colors can be changed interactively.
  5. User-Defined Color Map: Volume rendering using a color map defined based on voxel values.

Volume rendering examples using 3D-DOCTOR:

This heart rendering is created from a CT scan:
Volume rendering of CT image
Direct object volume rendering Volume rendering of CT hand


The following rendering is created from a CT scan of a mummy using 3D-DOCTOR:

 

Voxel opacity curve can be adjusted to render tissues within certain density range.

Example 1:

Example 2: