Handheld 3D scanning system for in-vivo imaging of skin cancer

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3D scanning of cultural heritage with consumer depth cameras

Three dimensional reconstruction of cultural heritage objects is an expensive and time-consuming process. Recent consumer real-time depth acquisition devices, like Microsoft Kinect, allow very fast and simple acquisition of 3D views. However 3D scanning with such devices is a challenging task due to the limited accuracy and reliability of the acquired data. This paper introduces a 3D reconstruction pipeline suited to use consumer depth cameras as hand-held scanners for cultural heritage objects. Several new contributions have been made to achieve this result. They include an ad-hoc filtering scheme that exploits the model of the error on the acquired data and a novel algorithm for the extraction of salient points exploiting both depth and color data. Then the salient points are used within a modified version of the ICP algorithm that exploits both geometry and color distances to precisely align the views even when geometry information is not sufficient to constrain the registration. The proposed method, although applicable to generic scenes, has been tuned to the acquisition of sculptures and in this connection its performance is rather interesting as the experimental results indicate

A comparative study of breast surface reconstruction for aesthetic outcome assessment

Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer type in women, and while its survival rate is generally high the aesthetic outcome is an increasingly important factor when evaluating different treatment alternatives. 3D scanning and reconstruction techniques offer a flexible tool for building detailed and accurate 3D breast models that can be used both pre-operatively for surgical planning and post-operatively for aesthetic evaluation. This paper aims at comparing the accuracy of low-cost 3D scanning technologies with the significantly more expensive state-of-the-art 3D commercial scanners in the context of breast 3D reconstruction. We present results from 28 synthetic and clinical RGBD sequences, including 12 unique patients and an anthropomorphic phantom demonstrating the applicability of low-cost RGBD sensors to real clinical cases. Body deformation and homogeneous skin texture pose challenges to the studied reconstruction systems. Although these should be addressed appropriately if higher model quality is warranted, we observe that low-cost sensors are able to obtain valuable reconstructions comparable to the state-of-the-art within an error margin of 3 mm.Comment: This paper has been accepted to MICCAI201

Found-Footage Horror and the Frame's Undoing

This essay finds in the found-footage horror cycle an alternative way of understanding the relationship between horror films and reality, which is usually discussed in terms of allegory. I propose the investigation of framing, understood both figuratively (framing the film as documentary) and stylistically (the framing in handheld cameras and in static long takes), as a device that playfully de-stabilizes the separation between the film and the surrounding world. The essay’s main case study is the Paranormal Activity franchise, but examples are drawn from a variety of films

Methodological considerations of integrating portable digital technologies in the analysis and management of complex superimposed Californian pictographs: From spectroscopy and spectral imaging to 3-D scanning

How can the utilization of newly developed advanced portable technologies give us greater understandings of the most complex of prehistoric rock art? This is the questions driving The Gordian Knot project analysing the polychrome Californian site known as Pleito. New small transportable devices allow detailed on-site analyses of rock art. These non-destructive portable technologies can use X-ray and Raman technology to determine the chemical elements used to make the pigment that makes the painting; they can use imaging techniques such as Highlight Reflective Transformation Imaging and dStretch© to enhance their visibility; they can use digital imagery to disentangle complex superimposed paintings; and they can use portable laser instruments to analyse the micro-topography of the rock surface and integrate these technologies into a 3-D environment. This paper outlines a robust methodology and preliminary results to show how an integration of different portable technologies can serve rock art research and management

Morphological study of skin cancer lesions through a 3D scanner based on fringe projection and machine learning

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An Innovative Photogrammetric System for 3D Digitization of Dental Models

This paper presents an innovative system for 3D reconstruction of a physical dental model. The innovative system is based on close-range photogrammetry and enables the projection of digital light texture on the objects surface. It is based on the application of mirrors that direct the digital light texture to the vertical surfaces of the physical model. In this way, high coverage of the object is achieved, and 3D reconstruction from one set of photographs is possible. 3D digitization, verification and comparison of the proposed methodology was performed on dental models that are characterized by extremely complex surfaces. It was performed by comparing the proposed approach with active stereovision, and the efficiency was evaluated in relation to the reference 3D model obtained by the structured light 3D scanner. The comparison of the results was performed on the basis of the mean deviation and standard deviation for the 3D model with combined teeth and for the 3D model with metal caps. The absolute mean deviations for the 3D model with combined teeth are 0.004-0.021 mm, with a standard deviation of 0.055-0.058 mm, and for the 3D model with metal caps absolute mean deviations are 0.015-0.033 mm, with a standard deviation of 0.095-0.113 mm, respectively. Absolute minimum values of mean deviation of 0.004 mm and standard deviations of 0.055 mm were obtained by 3D model with combined teeth,which was reconstructed by the proposed innovative approach. The obtained results indicate a higher accuracy of the innovative approach in relation to the use of a commercial 3D scanner that uses active stereovision principle