@INPROCEEDINGS {Haidacher-2008-ITF,
author = "Martin Haidacher and Stefan Bruckner and Armin Kanitsar and Meister Eduard Gr{\"o}ller",
title = "Information-based Transfer Functions for Multimodal Visualization",
booktitle = "Proceedings of VCBM 2008",
year = "2008",
editor = "C.P Botha, G. Kindlmann, W.J. Niessen, and B. Preim",
pages = "101--108",
month = "oct",
publisher = "Eurographics Association",
abstract = "Transfer functions are an essential part of volume visualization.  In multimodal visualization at least two values exist at every sample  point. Additionally, other parameters, such as gradient magnitude,  are often retrieved for each sample point. To find a good transfer  function for this high number of parameters is challenging because  of the complexity of this task. In this paper we present a general  information-based approach for transfer function design in multimodal  visualization which is independent of the used modality types. Based  on information theory, the complex multi-dimensional transfer function  space is fused to allow utilization of a well-known 2D transfer function  with a single value and gradient magnitude as parameters. Additionally,  a quantity is introduced which enables better separation of regions  with complementary information. The benefit of the new method in  contrast to other techniques is a transfer function space which is  easy to understand and which provides a better separation of different  tissues. The usability of the new approach is shown on examples of  different modalities.",
pdf = "pdfs/Haidacher-2008-ITF.pdf",
images = "images/Haidacher-2008-ITF.jpg",
thumbnails = "images/Haidacher-2008-ITF.png",
affiliation = "tuwien",
doi = "10.2312/VCBM/VCBM08/101-108",
isbn = "978-3-905674-13-2",
issn = "2070-5778",
keywords = "multimodal visualization, transfer functions, information theory",
location = "Delft",
url = "//www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/research/publications/2008/haidacher-2008-vcbm/"
}