Volume Data Analysis and Visualization Stefan Bruckner
Department of Informatics University of Bergen
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VISUAL KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY make sense of mountains of data A
Data-Driven World EARTH SCIENCES MEDICINEBIOLOGYENGINEERING
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Mission Statement Enable visual knowledge discovery in large
spatial data collections 1 3 2
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VOLUME DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION Selected Success
Stories
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Volume Analysis Identification of features in volumetric data,
e.g. seismic volumes, medical imaging data, etc. [1-5] Find regions
in parameter space which correspond to distinct spatial structures
delineating blood vessels in angiographyremoving artifacts in
industrial CT
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Volume Exploration Finding of patterns in large spatial data
collections [8-10] Interactive tools for visual exploration,
navigation, and analysis Categorization of the output space using
spatial similarity measures Applications: fluid simulation,
neurobiology, medicine, etc.
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Smart Interaction AngioVis: advanced visualization for improved
diagnosis of vascular decease [11-13] Next-generation radiology
workstation, in daily clinical use at the Vienna General Hospital
LiveSync: synchronized interaction with 2D and 3D images in medical
workstations [14-17] Integrated into AFGA HealthCare software,
several granted patents
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Illustrative Visualization Interactive presentation of complex
3D datasets in an easily-understandable way based on illustration
techniques [18-25] GPU-based methods for generating cutaway views,
exploded views, stylized shading, etc. VolumeShop software
framework: rapid-prototyping toolkit for volume visualization &
remote rendering
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Real-Time Rendering Real-time realistic volume visualization
from live 4D ultrasound data [26-28] High-quality rendering with at
a fraction of the cost of previous methods Research and technology
transfer project with GE Healthcare, available on Voluson US
scanners
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References (1) [1] M. Haidacher, S. Bruckner, A. Kanitsar, and
M. E. Grller, Information-based transfer functions for multimodal
visualization, in Proceedings of Visual Computing for Biomedicine
2008, pp. 101108, 2008. [2] M. Haidacher, D. Patel, S. Bruckner, A.
Kanitsar, and M. E. Grller, Volume visualization based on
statistical transfer-function spaces, in Proceedings of IEEE
Pacific Visualization 2010, pp. 1724, 2010. [3] D. Patel, S.
Bruckner, I. Viola, and M. E. Grller, Seismic volume visualization
for horizon extraction, in Proceedings of IEEE Pacific
Visualization 2010, pp. 7380, 2010. [4] S. Bruckner and T. Mller,
Isosurface similarity maps, Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 29, no.
3, pp. 773782, 2010. EUROVIS 2010 BEST PAPER AWARD. [5] M.
Haidacher, S. Bruckner, and M. E. Grller, Volume analysis using
multimodal surface similarity, IEEE Transactions on Visualization
and Computer Graphics, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 19691978, 2011. [6] S.
Bruckner, V. oltszov, M. Grller, J. Hladuvka, K. Bhler, J. Y. Yu,
and B. J. Dickson, BrainGazer Visual queries for neurobiology
research, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics,
vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 14971504, 2009. [7] S. Bruckner and M. E.
Grller, Instant volume visualization using maximum intensity
difference accumulation, Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 28, no. 3,
pp. 775782, 2009. [8] S. Bruckner and T. Mller, Result-driven
exploration of simulation parameter spaces for visual effects
design, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics,
vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 14671475, 2010. [9] P. Mindek, S. Bruckner, M.
E. Grller, Contextual Snapshots: Enriched Visualization with
Interactive Spatial Annotations, in Proceedings of the Spring
Conference on Computer Graphics 2013. SCCG 2013 BEST PAPER AWARD.
[10] J. Schmidt, M. E. Grller, and S. Bruckner, VAICo: Visual
Analysis for Image Comparison, IEEE Transactions on Visualization
and Computer Graphics, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 2090-2099, 2013. [11] G.
Mistelbauer, H. Bouzari, R. Schernthaner, I. Baclija, A. Kchl, S.
Bruckner, M. Sramek, M. E. Grller, Smart Super Views A
Knowledge-Assisted Interface for Medical Visualization, in
Proceedings of IEEE VAST 2012, pp. 163172, 2012. [12] G.
Mistelbauer, A. Morar, A. Varchola, R. Schernthaner, I. Baclija, A.
Kchl, A. Kanitsar, S. Bruckner, M. E. Grller, Vessel Visualization
using Curvicircular Feature Aggregation, Computer Graphics Forum,
vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 231240, 2013. [13] T. Auzinger, G. Mistelbauer,
I. Baclija, R. Schernthaner, A. Kchl, M. Wimmer, M. E. Grller, and
S. Bruckner, Vessel Visualization using Curved Surface Reformation,
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 19,
no. 6, pp. 28582867, 2013. [14] P. Kohlmann, S. Bruckner, A.
Kanitsar, and M. E. Grller, LiveSync: Deformed viewing spheres for
knowledge-based navigation, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and
Computer Graphics, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 15441551, 2007.
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References (2) [15] S. Bruckner, P. Kohlmann, A. Kanitsar, and
M. E. Grller, Integrating volume visualization techniques into
medical applications, in Proceedings of the International Symposium
on Biomedical Imaging 2008, pp. 820823, 2008. [16] P. Kohlmann, S.
Bruckner, A. Kanitsar, and M. E. Grller, LiveSync++: Enhancements
of an interaction metaphor, in Proceedings of Graphics Interface
2008, pp. 8188, 2008. [17] P. Kohlmann, S. Bruckner, A. Kanitsar,
and M. E. Grller, Contextual picking of volumetric structures, in
Proceedings of the IEEE Pacific Visualization 2009, pp. 185192,
2009. [18] S. Bruckner and M. E. Grller, VolumeShop: An interactive
system for direct volume illustration, in Proceedings of IEEE
Visualization 2005, pp. 671678, 2005. [19] S. Bruckner, S. Grimm,
A. Kanitsar, and M. E. Grller, Illustrative context-preserving
exploration of volume data, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and
Computer Graphics, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 15591569, 2006. [20] S.
Bruckner and M. E. Grller, Exploded views for volume data, IEEE
Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 12, no.
5, pp. 10771084, 2006. [21] S. Bruckner and M. E. Grller, Style
transfer functions for illustrative volume rendering, Computer
Graphics Forum, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 715724, 2007. EUROGRAPHICS 2007
3RD BEST PAPER AWARD. [22] P. Rautek, S. Bruckner, and M. E.
Grller, Semantic layers for illustrative volume rendering, IEEE
Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 13, no.
6, pp. 13361343, 2007. [23] S. Bruckner and M. E. Grller, Enhancing
depth-perception with flexible volumetric halos, IEEE Transactions
on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 13, no. 6, pp.
13441351, 2007. [24] P. Rautek, S. Bruckner, and M. E. Grller,
Interaction-dependent semantics for illustrative volume rendering,
Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 847854, 2008. [25] S.
Bruckner, P. Rautek, I. Viola, M. Roberts, M. C. Sousa, and M. E.
Grller, Hybrid visibility compositing and masking for illustrative
rendering, Computers & Graphics, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 361369,
2010. [26] V. oltszov, D. Patel, S. Bruckner, and I. Viola, A
multidirectional occlusion shading model for direct volume
rendering, Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 883891,
2010. [27] T. Ropinski, S. Diepenbrock, S. Bruckner, K. Hinrichs,
and M. E. Grller, Unified Boundary-Aware Texturing for Interactive
Volume Rendering, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer
Graphics, vol. 18, no. 11, pp. 19421955, 2012. [28] D. Patel, V.
oltszov, J. M. Nordbotten, and S. Bruckner, Instant Convolution
Shadows for Volumetric Detail Mapping, ACM Transactions on
Graphics, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 154:1154:18, 2013.
