Process for the 3D virtual reconstruction of a microcultural heritage artifact obtained by synchrotron radiation CT technology using open source and free software

Xi Zhang, Jorik Blaas, Charl P. Botha, Peter Reischig, Alberto Bravin, Joris Dik

Journal of Cultural Heritage - 2011

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@Article { ZBBRBD11a,
  author       = "Zhang, Xi and Blaas, Jorik and Botha, Charl P. and Reischig, Peter and Bravin, Alberto and Dik, Joris",
  title        = "Process for the 3D virtual reconstruction of a microcultural heritage artifact obtained by synchrotron
                  radiation CT technology using open source and free software",
  journal      = "Journal of Cultural Heritage",
  year         = "2011",
  note         = "Computer tomography (CT) technology has greatly contributed to the feasibility and convenience of detecting and visualizing the internal material constitution and geometrical fabrication of museum artifacts. This paper presents a case study of 3D virtual reconstruction for the CT-acquisition-based study of a cultural heritage artifact. It documents the complete procedure, including the preprocessing, segmentation and visualization of the data by providing coarse interactive exploration and integrated high-quality renderings. A parallel aim achieved was to use open source tools and free software for segmentation and visualization, thus providing full transparency of the adopted methodology and 3D visualization methods, and a cost effective solution for ordinary CPU-based PC users. Furthermore, the challenges of the large data volumes involved have been addressed using preprocessing, a segmentation scheme and linked front-to-back management to keep interaction and high-quality rendering available, thus achieving corresponding demands.",
  url          = "http://graphics.tudelft.nl/Publications-new/2011/ZBBRBD11a"
}

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