3D Geometry Modeling Lecture
3D images are an integral part of scientific imaging, used, e.g., in:
-Biomedical imaging (e.g., CT MRI scans)
-3D microscopy
-Geophysical Prospecting.
Furthermore, special types of 3D imaging, notably stereo, are routinely used in 3D cinema and 3DTV.
This lecture overviews that has many applications in 3D Computer Graphics, Architecture, Civil and Mechanical Engineering and in Medical imaging. It covers the following topics in detail: Modeling methods (3D Point Cloud, 3D meshes, Volumetric Images). Model conversions: 3D Point Cloud to Mesh Triangulation. 2D Contour Cross Sections to Mesh Triangulation. Volumetric Image to Mesh Triangulation. 3D Mesh to Volumetric Image Transformation, 2D Contour Cross Sections to Volumetric Image Transformation.