3D Visualization
Publications
K Lagos and T McInerney
Fast Contextual View Generation in 3D Medical Images Using a 3D Widget User Interface and Super-Ellipsoids,
International Symposium on Visual Computing, 2019, pages 455-468
T McInerney and D Tran
Aperio: a system for visualizing 3D anatomy data using virtual mechanical tools,
International Symposium on Visual Computing, 2015, pages 797-808
L Faynshteyn and T McInerney
Context-preserving volumetric data set exploration using a 3D painting metaphor,
International Symposium on Visual Computing, 2012, pages 336-347
T McInerney and P Crawford
Ribbonview: interactive context-preserving cutaways of anatomical surface meshes,
International Symposium on Visual Computing, 2010, pages 533-544
T McInerney and S Broughton
Hingeslicer: interactive exploration of volume images using extended 3d slice plane widgets,
Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2006, pages 171-178
Description
The goal of this work was to create interactive visualization systems that are extremely easy to use, self-descriptive, aesthetically pleasing, and that were
underpinned by powerful data representation models and GPU-based data processing algorithms to ensure real-time performance. To make effective use of all
the available data in various applications, users must be able to quickly and effortlessly focus on, and manipulate, features of
interest while maintaining contextual views. One approach to achieve this goal is the use of "high-level" access methods where users employ
virtual analogies of familiar real-world actions. Examples of such interaction metaphors include cutting, pushing/pulling, painting,
sliding, folding, and sketching. These "natural" input actions are translated by the software into meaningful and efficient operations on the data,
resulting in deeper insight and more expressive visualization capabilities.
Video
Aperio goal: To generate insightful views, to explore, to reveal hidden structures and clarify or make clear spatial relationships between objects, to manipulate
.