A WEB Platform for Rendring and Viewing MRI Volumes using Real-Time Raytracing Principles

In this paper, we present a web platform for volume rendering of MRI data. Our platform are designed for mobile and desktop devices and VR applications. Unlike a classical desktop application which is platform dependent, we developed a series of software services in order to optimize and deliver fast and efficient volumetric data. The proposed platform is the summary of our initial efforts to implement raytracing algorithms in practical situations. We consider our platform and implementation a viable solution for volumetric rendering of MRI data in web environments.

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