Software for Processing Serial Cross Sections Into 3D Images
TBMG-7473
11/01/2001
- Content
The Reconstruction of Serial Sections (ROSS) computer program processes data from a series of tomograms to generate a three-dimensional (3D) representation of an object, and further processes data from the 3D representation to enable the viewing of any part of the object from any of an essentially unlimited number of perspectives. ROSS is expected to be especially useful for biomedical applications, including medical research, medical training, virtual-environment simulations for planning surgery, andtelemedicine. The main contributions of ROSS to the art of computational 3D imaging are ease of use, high fidelity, and general applicability. Even high-school students have been trained to use ROSS. The fidelity of the images generated by ROSS from tomographic data is great enough that surgeons can notice tiny defects in hearts and lungs, for example.
- Citation
- "Software for Processing Serial Cross Sections Into 3D Images," Mobility Engineering, November 1, 2001.