Volume visualization in cell biology

Authors:
A. Kaufman;R. Yagel;R. Bakalash;I. Spector
Affiliations:
State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY;State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY;State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY;State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
Venue:
VIS '90 Proceedings of the 1st conference on Visualization '90
Year:
1990

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Abstract

Living cells are 3D objects with a complex inner structural organization. Understanding this organization and its relation to biological function constitutes a major challenge for cell biologists. This paper discusses the special properties of volumetric cell data (e.g., noise, discontinuity, raggedness) and the particular difficulties encountered when trying to visualize them in 3D. We describe some of the solutions we adopted, specifically in surface discrimination and shading. These solutions have been implemented as an integral part of the BioCube system, an environment for volume visualization of cellular structures. The paper presents volume visualization results for the actin cytoskeleton of single cells.