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Authors: Jörg Mensmann ; Timo Ropinski and Klaus Hinrichs

Affiliation: University of Münster, Germany

Keyword(s): Direct volume rendering, Raycasting, Stream processing, CUDA.

Related Ontology Subjects/Areas/Topics: Computer Vision, Visualization and Computer Graphics ; Real-Time Rendering ; Rendering ; Rendering Algorithms ; Rendering Hardware ; Volume Rendering

Abstract: GPU-based raycasting is the state-of-the-art rendering technique for interactive volume visualization. The ray traversal is usually implemented in a fragment shader, utilizing the hardware in a way that was not originally intended. New programming interfaces for stream processing, such as CUDA, support a more general programming model and the use of additional device features, which are not accessible through traditional shader programming. In this paper we propose a slab-based raycasting technique that is modeled specifically to use these features to accelerate volume rendering. This technique is based on experience gained from comparing fragment shader implementations of basic raycasting to implementations directly translated to CUDA kernels. The comparison covers direct volume rendering with a variety of optional features, e. g., gradient and lighting calculations. Our findings are supported by benchmarks of typical volume visualization scenarios. We conclude that new stream proce ssing models can only gain a small performance advantage when directly porting the basic raycasting algorithm. However, they can be advantageous through novel acceleration methods which use the hardware features not available to shader implementations. (More)

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Mensmann, J.; Ropinski, T. and Hinrichs, K. (2010). AN ADVANCED VOLUME RAYCASTING TECHNIQUE USING GPU STREAM PROCESSING. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2010) - GRAPP; ISBN 978-989-674-026-9; ISSN 2184-4321, SciTePress, pages 190-198. DOI: 10.5220/0002843201900198

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title={AN ADVANCED VOLUME RAYCASTING TECHNIQUE USING GPU STREAM PROCESSING},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2010) - GRAPP},
year={2010},
pages={190-198},
publisher={SciTePress},
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doi={10.5220/0002843201900198},
isbn={978-989-674-026-9},
issn={2184-4321},
}

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2010) - GRAPP
TI - AN ADVANCED VOLUME RAYCASTING TECHNIQUE USING GPU STREAM PROCESSING
SN - 978-989-674-026-9
IS - 2184-4321
AU - Mensmann, J.
AU - Ropinski, T.
AU - Hinrichs, K.
PY - 2010
SP - 190
EP - 198
DO - 10.5220/0002843201900198
PB - SciTePress