Visual Computing for Medicine, Second Edition, offers cutting-edge visualization techniques
and their applications in medical diagnosis, education, and treatment. The book includes …

In this paper, we survey illustrative rendering techniques for 3D surface models. We first
discuss the field of illustrative visualization in general and provide a new definition for this …

The investigation of hemodynamic information for the assessment of cardiovascular
diseases (CVDs) gained importance in recent years. Improved flow measuring modalities …

This paper provides a tutorial and survey for a specific kind of illustrative visualization
technique: feature lines. We examine different feature line methods. For this, we provide the …

This paper presents a qualitative evaluation of feature line techniques on various surfaces.
We introduce the most commonly used feature lines and compare them. The techniques …

The investigation of hemodynamic information for the assessment of cardiovascular
diseases (CVD) has increased in recent years. Improved flow measuring modalities and …

This paper deals with the application of illustrative line renderings on endoscopic views. We
examine different line drawing concepts and assess the ability to represent interior branches …

The aim of an illustrative visualization method is to provide a simplified representation of a
complex scene or object. Concave and convex regions are emphasized and the surface …

Preface. It is my great pleasure to write some accompanying words for this book. Bernhard
Preim is one of the leading minds in medical visualization, which is actually still a young …

Cerebral aneurysms are weak vessel areas that can bulge out and balloon, caused by a
pathologically altered structure of the vascular wall. They bear the risk of rupture, leading to …