Three-dimensional reconstruction and characterization of human external shapes from two-dimensional images using volumetric methods

Abstract

This work presents a volumetric approach to reconstruct and characterise 3D models of external anatomical structures from 2D images. Volumetric methods represent the final volume using a finite set of 3D geometric primitives, usually designed as voxels. Thus, from an image sequence acquired around the object to reconstruct, the images are calibrated and the 3D models of the referred object are built using different approaches of volumetric methods. The final goal is to analyse the accuracy of the obtained models when modifying some of the parameters of the considered volumetric methods, such as the type of voxel projection (rectangular or accurate), the way the consistency of the voxels is tested (only silhouettes or silhouettes and photo-consistency) and the initial size of the reconstructed volume.

Keywords:

• bioengineering
• biomedical engineering
• computational vision
• 3D reconstruction
• volumetric methods
• human body reconstruction

Acknowledgements

The first author would like to thank her PhD grant with reference SFRH/BD/27716/2006 from FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia from Portugal.

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Notes on contributors

Teresa C.S. Azevedo

1. 1. [email protected]

Mário A.P. Vaz

2. 2. [email protected]