In scientific visualization and computer graphics, volume rendering is a set of techniques used to display a 2D projection of a 3D discretely sampled data set, typically a 3D scalar field.
Multiple X-ray tomographs (with quantitative mineral density calibration) stacked to form a 3D model
Types of presentations of CT scans, with two examples of volume rendering
Volume Ray Casting. Crocodile mummy provided by the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, UC Berkeley. CT data was acquired by Rebecca Fahrig, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, using a Siemens SOMATOM Definition, Siemens Healthcare. The image was rendered by Fovia's High Definition Volume Rendering® engine.
Volume segmentation include automatic bone removal, such as used in the right image in this CT angiography.
In computing, a voxel is a representation of a value on a three-dimensional regular grid, akin to the two-dimensional pixel. Voxels are frequently used in the visualization and analysis of medical and
Volume rendering
…and usually have a regular number of image pixels in a regular pattern. This is an example of a regular volumetric grid, with each volume element, or voxel represented by a single value that is obtained by sampling the immediate area surrounding the voxel. To render a 2D projection of the 3D data set, one…
Geographic data represented in a voxel-based video game
In computed tomography (abdominal CT pictured), voxels are generated by multiplying the field of view (F.O.V.) by the scan range.