[vtkusers] CT data

[Sarah Graham]

In the end, after a couple more hours, I have answered my own question.
Seems the data is just too dense at present.  On to decimation...

Thanks,
-Sarah

On Tue, 25 Jul 2000, Sarah Graham wrote:

> 
> I have multiple applications that render the vtk CT dataset ("quarter") of
> a head, including the example program from 'the book'.  Now I am trying
> to change those applications to use my own CT data.  
> 
> Here are some key points:
> 	I converted Dicom to raw binary files. (just removed the header;
> 		I verified that the resulting files are valid)
> 	The new ct slices are 512x512 (vs 64x64 in the "quarter" dataset)
> 	Slice thickness is 1.5mm (same as "quarter")
> In the end, all the changes I made in efforts to convert to the new
> dataset were in the specs for the volume16Reader.  (Maybe I should move
> the camera as well?)
> 
> When I try to render the new dataset, however, I just get a black screen.
> Has anyone else been through a similar process?  Can anyone offer any
> suggestions on what to try next?
> 
> Thanks,
> -Sarah
> 
> ------------------------
> Sarah Graham
> Johns Hopkins University
> sarah at cs.jhu.edu
> http://www.sarahgraham.org
> 
> 
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Sarah Graham
Johns Hopkins University
sarah at cs.jhu.edu
http://www.sarahgraham.org