State of the Art in Volume Visualization

This paper is a state of the art report on 3D volume visualization. It includes a survey of the field and over 100 references. Volume visualization provides mechanisms to peer inside volumetric objects in order to view that which is not ordinarily viewable and to probe into the voluminous and complex structures and their dynamics to comprehend that which is not ordinarily comprehensible. It encompasses an array of techniques, a technology, and a nomenclature, and holds substantial challenges.

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