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Three-dimensional surface reconstruction for industrial computed tomographyModern high resolution medical computed tomography (CT) scanners can produce geometrically accurate sectional images of many types of industrial objects. Computer software has been developed to convert serial CT scans into a three-dimensional surface form, suitable for display on the scanner itself. This software, originally developed for imaging the skull, has been adapted for application to industrial CT scanning, where serial CT scans thrrough an object of interest may be reconstructed to demonstrate spatial relationships in three dimensions that cannot be easily understood using the original slices. The methods of three-dimensional reconstruction and solid modeling are reviewed, and reconstruction in three dimensions from CT scans through familiar objects is demonstrated.
Document ID
19860034426
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Vannier, M. W.
(McDonnell-Douglas Automation Co. Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Knapp, R. H.
(Washington University St. Louis, MO, United States)
Gayou, D. E.
(McDonnell-Douglas Automation Co. Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Sammon, N. P.
(McDonnell Douglas Automation Co. St. Louis, MO, United States)
Butterfield, R. L.
(McDonnell-Douglas Automation Co. Saint Louis, MO, United States)
Larson, J. W.
(NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Applied Optics
Volume: 24
ISSN: 0003-6935
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Accession Number
86A19164
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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