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A Highly Realistic Volume Model Derived from the Visible Human Male

Andreas Pommert¹, Karl Heinz Höhne¹, Bernhard Pflesser¹, Martin Riemer¹, Thomas Schiemann¹, Rainer Schubert¹, Ulf Tiede¹, and Udo Schumacher² ¹Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science in Medicine (IMDM)
²Institute of Anatomy
University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany pommert@uke.uni-hamburg.de

Abstract
The computer-based 3D models of the human body reported to date suffer from poor spatial resolution. The Visible Human project has delivered high resolution cross-sectional images that are suited for generation of high-quality models. Yet none of the 3D models described to date reflect the quality of the original images. We present a method of segmentation and visualization which provides a new quality of realism and detail. Using the example of a 3D model of the inner organs, we demonstrate that such models, especially when combined with a knowledge base, open new possibilities for scientific, educational, and clinical work.

Keywords: anatomical atlas, inner organs, virtual body model, realistic volume visualization, segmentation, graphic modeling, knowledge modeling

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