Modules:VolumeRendering-Documentation-3.5

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Module Name

Volume Rendering

Composite

Gradient Magnitude Opacity Modulation

Illustrative Context Preserving Exploration

General Information

Module Type & Category

Type: Interactive

Category: Base

Authors, Collaborators & Contact

• Yanling Liu, SAIC/NCI-Frederick, Alex Yarmarkovich, Isomics, SPL
• Andreas Freudling, Student Intern at SPL (freudling@bwh.harvard.edu)
• Contact: Alex Yarmarkovich, alexy@bwh.harvard.edu, Yanling Liu, liuy5@mail.nih.gov

Module Description

Provides interactive visualization of 3D image data.

Usage

Examples, Use Cases & Tutorials

• Software Ray Casting
• GPU (GLSL) Ray Casting
• GPU (GLSL) Ray Casting II (Multi-Volume Rendering)

Volume rendering both background and foreground volumes. Background volume is rendered using compositing. Foreground volume is rendered using MIP. Background and foreground volumes are rendered together using alpha blending.

Bg volume only (Composite)

Bg and Fg volume (Alpha Blending)

Fg volume only (MIP)

• OpenGL Texture Mapping
• Dual 3D View mode

Gradient Magnitude Opacity Modulation in Dual 3D View mode

Quick Tour of Features and Use

List all the panels in your interface, their features, what they mean, and how to use them. For instance:

• Inputs panel:
• Rendering panel:

Development

Dependencies

Other modules or packages that are required for this module's use.

Known bugs

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Usability issues

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Source code & documentation

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More Information

Acknowledgment

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References

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