Method of deriving mesh surface representation from volume representation
US6828966B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T17/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of extracting a mesh representation of a surface from a volumetric representation of at least a portion of an object is provided. A surface is derived from the volumetric representation. A seed point on the surface is then selected, and a neighborhood of the seed point is grown over at least a portion of the surface. These selection and growing steps are iteratively repeated until the entire surface is substantially completely covered. Seed points are then selectively connected to form polygons which comprise the mesh representation.
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