Fast maximum intensity projections of large medical data sets by exploiting hierarchical memory architectures.

Maximum intensity projections (MIPs) are an important visualization technique for angiographic data sets. Efficient data inspection requires frame rates of at least five frames per second at preserved image quality. Despite the advances in computer technology, this task remains a challenge. On the o...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	IEEE Transactions on information technology in biomedicine 10, 2 (2006).
Main Author:	Kiefer, G.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	GPU. Angiographic data sets. Computed tomography. Computer architecture. Computer technology. Data set handling. Efficient data inspection. General-purpose central processing units. Graphic accelerators. Graphics processing units. Hierarchical cache memory architectures. Image processing task. Image quality. Magnetic resonance images. Maximum intensity projections. Medical data sets. Memory access optimization method. Rendering algorithms. Volume visualization technique.