Three dimensional imaging

Finally, by volumetric imaging Three-dimensional information was obtained by stacking reflection tomograms from multiple planes. Using this stacking technique, cubic voxels were obtained and could be numerically dissected in any plane. Although there are several attractive features related to this technique, there are also several questions which need to be addressed before it can be used for industrial applications. For example, the applied sound field must be further characterized. 

Bartko A P and Dickson R M 1999 Imaging three-dimensional single molecule orientations J. Chem. Phys. B 103 11 237-41... 

STM and SFM are most commonly used for topographic imaging, three-dimensional profilometry and spectroscopy (STM only). 

Majumdar, S., Kotharl, M., Augat, P., Newitt, D. C., Link, T. M Lin, J. C., Lang, T., Lu, Y., and Genant, H. K. (1998), High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging three-dimensional trabecular bone architecture and biomechanical properties. Bone 22(5) 445-454. 

Barrett, E. A., Kowalwalski, G. (1995). Effective hazard recognition using a latent-image, three-dimensional slide simulation exercise (Report of lnvestigation/1995 Rl/9527). Arlington, VA U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines. 

AUGUR software is used to obtain two- and three-dimensional images of defects using various coherent data processing methods, determine the sizes of defects in different sections, execute service and report preparation operations. 

In this paper, discontinuities in cylindrical specimens were studied by ultrasonic reflection tomography. The aim was threefold. First, to localize discontinuities from circular C-scan images. Second, to reconstruct quantitative cross-sectional images from circular B-scan profiles (i.e., reflection tomograms). Finally, to obtain three-dimensional information (i.e., discontinuity location, dimension and type) by stacking these reflection tomograms in multiple planes, in the third dimension. 

Altschuler M.D and Herman G. Fully three-dimensional image reconstruction using series expansion methods., A Review of Information Processing in Medical Imaging, Oak Ride National Lab., Oak Ride, TN, 1977, p.124-142. 

For restoring of three-dimensional SD is used stated above approach. Under restoring of tomographic images for the base undertakes a function of three-dimensional total image, which after double differentiation and inverse projecting describes sought SD 8 (1) ... 

Approach to restoring of stresses SD in the three-dimensional event requires for each pixel determinations of matrix with six independent elements. Type of matrixes depends on chosen coordinate systems. It is arised a question, how to present such result for operator that he shall be able to value stresses and their SD. One of the possible ways is a calculation and a presenting in the form of image of SD of stresses tensor invariants. For three-dimensional SDS relative increase of time of spreading of US waves, polarized in directions of main axises of stresses tensor ... 

An Eddy Current Imaging System for Reconstruction of Three-Dimensional Flaws. 

We present in this paper an eddy current imaging system able to give an image of three-dimensional flaws. We implement a multifrequency linearized model for solving the 2590... 

Ij D. Premel, N. Madaoui, O. Venard, D. Placko, E. Savin "Art eddy current imaging system for reconstruction of three-dimensional flaws". To be published in the actes of 7th ECNDT Copenhagen 1998. 

Doering, E.R. Basart,. I.P. Gray,. I.N. Three-dimensional flaw reconstruction and dimensional analysis using a real-time X-ray imaging system. NDT-I-E International, Vol. 26(1), 1993, pp. 7-17. 

One more significant aspect of modem microscopy is the quantitative interpretation of the images in terms of the microstmcture of the object. Although most microscopes include or can be combined with powerful image processing systems, the interpretation of the contrast is still the main problem. On the other hand, reliable micromorpbological information could be easily obtained from a set of thin flat cross sections which reveal only density information, from which case accurate two- and three-dimensional numerical parameters of the internal microstmcture could be calculated. 

Considering existing microscopical techniques, one can find that non-destmctive information from the internal stmcture of an object in natural conditions can be obtained by transmission X-ray microscopy. Combination of X-ray transmission technique with tomographical reconstmction allows getting three-dimensional information about the internal microstmcture [1-3]. In this case any internal area can be reconstmcted as a set of flat cross sections which can be used to analyze the two- and three-dimensional morphological parameters [4]. For X-ray methods the contrast in the images is a mixed combination of density and compositional information. In some cases the compositional information can be separated from the density information [5]. Recently there has been a... 

A first example of application of microtomography is taken from life sciences. Here X-ray microscopy and microtomography allows to reconstruct the internal three-dimensional microstructure without any preparation and sometimes even of living objects. Fig. la shows an X-ray transmission microscopical image of bone (femoral head). Several reconstructed cross-sections are shown in Fig.lb. Fig.lc shows the three-dimensional reconstruction of this bone. 

Before the data can be visualised, ie displayed in a two or three-dimensional representation, the ultrasonic responses from the interior of the test-piece must be reconstructed from the raw ultrasonic data. The reconstruction process projects ultrasonic indications into 3D space. As well as reconstructing the entire ultrasonic data set within an acquisition file, it is possible to define an arbitrary sub-volume of the test object over which reconstruction will take place. The image resolution may also be defined by the user. Clearly, larger volumes or greater resolution will increase the computation time for both the reconstruction and visualisation processes. 

Klug A and Crowther R A 1972 Three-dimensional image reoonstruotion from the viewpoint of information theory Nature 238 435-40... 

Cork T and Kino G S 1996 Confocal Scanning Optical Microscopy and Related Imaging Systems (New York Academic) Gu Min 1996 Principles of Three Dimensional Imaging In Confocal Microscopes (Singapore World Scientific)... 

Figure Bl.22.11. Near-field scanning optical microscopy fluorescence image of oxazine molecules dispersed on a PMMA film surface. Each protuberance in this three-dimensional plot corresponds to the detection of a single molecule, the different intensities of those features being due to different orientations of the molecules. Sub-diffraction resolution, in this case on the order of a fraction of a micron, can be achieved by the near-field scaiming arrangement. Spectroscopic characterization of each molecule is also possible. (Reprinted with pennission from [82]. Copyright 1996 American Chemical Society.)...

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