Real-time volume rendering for three-dimensional fetal ultrasound using volumetric photon mapping
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) fetal ultrasound has been widely used in prenatal examinations. Realistic and real-time volumetric ultrasound volume rendering can enhance the effectiveness of diagnoses and assist obstetricians and pregnant mothers in communicating. However, this remains a challengin...
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| description | Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) fetal ultrasound has been widely used in prenatal examinations. Realistic and real-time volumetric ultrasound volume rendering can enhance the effectiveness of diagnoses and assist obstetricians and pregnant mothers in communicating. However, this remains a challenging task because (1) there is a large amount of speckle noise in ultrasound images and (2) ultrasound images usually have low contrasts, making it difficult to distinguish different tissues and organs. However, traditional local-illumination-based methods do not achieve satisfactory results. This real-time requirement makes the task increasingly challenging. This study presents a novel real-time volume-rendering method equipped with a global illumination model for 3D fetal ultrasound visualization. This method can render direct illumination and indirect illumination separately by calculating single scattering and multiple scattering radiances, respectively. The indirect illumination effect was simulated using volumetric photon mapping. Calculating each photon’s brightness is proposed using a novel screen-space destiny estimation to avoid complicated storage structures and accelerate computation. This study proposes a high dynamic range approach to address the issue of fetal skin with a dynamic range exceeding that of the display device. Experiments show that our technology, compared to conventional methodologies, can generate realistic rendering results with far more depth information. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-80dda61b55fd47fda96cbd001621925a2025-08-20T02:11:23ZengSpringerOpenVisual Computing for Industry, Biomedicine, and Art2524-44422024-10-017111510.1186/s42492-024-00177-4Real-time volume rendering for three-dimensional fetal ultrasound using volumetric photon mappingJing Zou0Jing Qin1Centre for Smart Health, School of Nursing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityCentre for Smart Health, School of Nursing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityAbstract Three-dimensional (3D) fetal ultrasound has been widely used in prenatal examinations. Realistic and real-time volumetric ultrasound volume rendering can enhance the effectiveness of diagnoses and assist obstetricians and pregnant mothers in communicating. However, this remains a challenging task because (1) there is a large amount of speckle noise in ultrasound images and (2) ultrasound images usually have low contrasts, making it difficult to distinguish different tissues and organs. However, traditional local-illumination-based methods do not achieve satisfactory results. This real-time requirement makes the task increasingly challenging. This study presents a novel real-time volume-rendering method equipped with a global illumination model for 3D fetal ultrasound visualization. This method can render direct illumination and indirect illumination separately by calculating single scattering and multiple scattering radiances, respectively. The indirect illumination effect was simulated using volumetric photon mapping. Calculating each photon’s brightness is proposed using a novel screen-space destiny estimation to avoid complicated storage structures and accelerate computation. This study proposes a high dynamic range approach to address the issue of fetal skin with a dynamic range exceeding that of the display device. Experiments show that our technology, compared to conventional methodologies, can generate realistic rendering results with far more depth information.https://doi.org/10.1186/s42492-024-00177-4Three-dimensional fetal ultrasoundVolume renderingPhoton mappingGlobal illumination |
| spellingShingle | Jing Zou Jing Qin Real-time volume rendering for three-dimensional fetal ultrasound using volumetric photon mapping Visual Computing for Industry, Biomedicine, and Art Three-dimensional fetal ultrasound Volume rendering Photon mapping Global illumination |
| title | Real-time volume rendering for three-dimensional fetal ultrasound using volumetric photon mapping |
| title_full | Real-time volume rendering for three-dimensional fetal ultrasound using volumetric photon mapping |
| title_fullStr | Real-time volume rendering for three-dimensional fetal ultrasound using volumetric photon mapping |
| title_full_unstemmed | Real-time volume rendering for three-dimensional fetal ultrasound using volumetric photon mapping |
| title_short | Real-time volume rendering for three-dimensional fetal ultrasound using volumetric photon mapping |
| title_sort | real time volume rendering for three dimensional fetal ultrasound using volumetric photon mapping |
| topic | Three-dimensional fetal ultrasound Volume rendering Photon mapping Global illumination |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42492-024-00177-4 |
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