Compression and accelerated rendering of volume data using DWT

Preyas Kamath; Ergun Akleman; Andrew K. Chan

doi:10.1117/12.323455

24 September 1998 Compression and accelerated rendering of volume data using DWT

Preyas Kamath, Ergun Akleman, Andrew K. Chan

Proceedings Volume 3457, Mathematical Modeling and Estimation Techniques in Computer Vision; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323455
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

2D images cannot convey information on object depth and location relative to the surfaces. The medical community is increasingly using 3D visualization techniques to view data from CT scans, MRI etc. 3D images provide more information on depth and location in the spatial domain to help surgeons making better diagnoses of the problem. 3D images can be constructed from 2D images using 3D scalar algorithms. With recent advances in communication techniques, it is possible for doctors to diagnose and plan treatment of a patient who lives at a remote location. It is made possible by transmitting relevant data of the patient via telephone lines. If this information is to be reconstructed in 3D, then 2D images must be transmitted. However 2D dataset storage occupies a lot of memory. In addition, visualization algorithms are slow. We describe in this paper a scheme which reduces the data transfer time by only transmitting information that the doctor wants. Compression is achieved by reducing the amount of data transfer. This is possible by using the 3D wavelet transform applied to 3D datasets. Since the wavelet transform is localized in frequency and spatial domain, we transmit detail only in the region where the doctor needs it. Since only ROM (Region of Interest) is reconstructed in detail, we need to render only ROI in detail, thus we can reduce the rendering time.

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Preyas Kamath, Ergun Akleman, and Andrew K. Chan "Compression and accelerated rendering of volume data using DWT", Proc. SPIE 3457, Mathematical Modeling and Estimation Techniques in Computer Vision, (24 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323455

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