Techniques for Virtual Palaeontology

Virtual palaeontology, the use of interactive three-dimensional digital models as a supplement or alternative to physical specimens for scientific study and communication, is rapidly becoming important to advanced students and researchers. Using non-invasive techniques, the method allows the capture...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Garwood, Russell
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2014.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • TECHNIQUES FOR VIRTUAL PALAEONTOLOGY
  • Copyright
  • Content
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction and History
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Historical Development
  • 1.2.1 Physical-Optical Tomography in the 20th Century
  • 1.2.2 The CT Revolution
  • 1.2.3 Modern Physical-Optical Tomography
  • 1.2.4 Other Modern Tomographic Techniques
  • 1.2.5 Surface-Based Techniques
  • 1.2.6 Historical Summary
  • References
  • Further Reading/Resources
  • 2 Destructive Tomography
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Physical-Optical Tomography
  • 2.2.1 Approaches to Surface Exposure
  • 2.2.2 Approaches to Imaging
  • 2.2.3 Other Considerations for Methodology
  • 2.2.4 Case Studies of Methodology
  • 2.3 Focused Ion Beam Tomography
  • 2.3.1 History
  • 2.3.2 Principles and Practicalities
  • 2.3.3 Examples in Palaeontology
  • 2.3.4 Summary
  • References
  • Further Reading/Resources
  • 3 Non-Destructive Tomography
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 X-Ray Computed Tomography
  • 3.2.1 Introduction to CT
  • 3.2.2 History
  • 3.2.3 X-Rays and Matter
  • 3.2.4 X-Ray Microtomography
  • 3.2.5 Medical Scanners
  • 3.2.6 Lab-Based Nanotomography (Nano- CT)
  • 3.2.7 Synchrotron Tomography
  • 3.2.8 Tomographic Reconstruction
  • 3.2.9 Artefacts
  • 3.2.10 Phase-Contrast Tomography
  • 3.2.11 Scanning Considerations
  • 3.2.12 The Future: Three-Dimensional Elemental Mapping
  • 3.2.13 Case Studies of Methodology
  • 3.3 Neutron Tomography
  • 3.3.1 History
  • 3.3.2 Principles and Practicalities
  • 3.3.3 Examples in Palaeontology
  • 3.3.4 Summary
  • 3.4 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • 3.4.1 History
  • 3.4.2 Principles and Practicalities
  • 3.4.3 Examples in Palaeontology
  • 3.4.4 Summary
  • 3.5 Optical Tomography: Serial Focusing
  • 3.5.1 History
  • 3.5.2 Principles and Practicalities
  • 3.5.3 Examples in Palaeontology
  • 3.5.4 Other Approaches
  • 3.5.5 Summary
  • References
  • Further Reading/Resources
  • 4 Surface-Based Methods
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Laser Scanning
  • 4.2.1 History
  • 4.2.2 Principles and Practicalities
  • 4.2.3 Case Studies of Methodology
  • 4.3 Photogrammetry
  • 4.3.1 History
  • 4.3.2 Principles and Practicalities
  • 4.3.3 Case Study of Methodology
  • 4.4 Mechanical Digitization
  • References
  • Further Reading/Resources
  • 5 Digital Visualization
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Reconstructing Tomographic Data
  • 5.2.1 Registered Tomographic Datasets
  • 5.2.2 Registration
  • 5.2.3 Vector Surfacing
  • 5.2.4 Volume Reconstructions
  • 5.3 Reconstructing Surface Data
  • 5.4 Visualization Methodologies
  • 5.4.1 Introduction
  • 5.4.2 Visualizing Triangle Meshes
  • 5.4.3 Direct Volume Rendering
  • 5.4.4 Direct Point-Cloud Rendering
  • 5.5 Software and Formats
  • 5.5.1 Reconstruction and Visualization Software
  • 5.5.2 Data Formats and File Formats
  • 5.6 Case Studies
  • 5.6.1 The Herefordshire Lagerstätte (Isosurfacing
  • SPIERS
  • Physical-Optical)
  • 5.6.2 Caecilian Amphibians (Isosurfacing
  • Amira
  • Synchrotron CT)

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