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From: phl01@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Prof. Peter H Lovell)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics.visualization
Subject: Wanted: Info on 3-D reconstruction packages
Keywords: 3-D reconstruction
Message-ID: <1991Jun23.214817.13956@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz>
Date: 23 Jun 91 21:48:17 GMT
Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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One of the researchers in my department is interested in software and
hardware for 3-D reconstruction, where a series of images taken at
successive depths through a specimen are "reconstructed" into a 3-D
model of the specimen, so that it may be rotated and viewed from
various different angles to reveal structures that might not have been
visible in the original sections.

I'd like to find out what software/hardware other people are
using for this sort of work, and whether they have any recommendations.
We'd prefer to use a high-end Macintosh for the job, although I'm also
interested in hearing about solutions that use unix machines running
X-windows, and PC-based solutions. (Is a high-end Mac powerful enough
for this sort of work?)

We're mainly interested in using 3-D reconstruction to study plant organs
(i.e. images with lots of cells in them), though it would be a bonus if
we could use it on larger structures (the sort people look at through
stereo microscopes) and smaller structures such as cell organelles
viewed via an electron microscope.

Thanks in advance,

Tim Hammett, Department of Botany, Auckland University, New Zealand.
(phl01@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz)

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Tim Hammett, Department of Botany, Auckland University, New Zealand.
e-mail: phl01@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz         Phone: (+64)-9-737-999 x8344
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Tim Hammett, Department of Botany, Auckland University, New Zealand.
e-mail: phl01@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz         Phone: (+64)-9-737-999 x8344