{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2085777724","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1002/scj.4690230205","title":"A shape interpolation method for three\u2010dimensional digital images","display_name":"A shape interpolation method for three\u2010dimensional digital images","publication_year":1992,"publication_date":"1992-01-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2085777724","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1002/scj.4690230205","mag":"2085777724"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1002/scj.4690230205","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1002/scj.4690230205","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S58208175","display_name":"Systems and Computers in Japan","issn_l":"0882-1666","issn":["0882-1666","1520-684X"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320595","host_organization_name":"Wiley","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320595"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Wiley"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Systems and Computers in Japan","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5090467383","display_name":"Xiuyi Jin","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I60134161","display_name":"Nagoya University","ror":"https://ror.org/04chrp450","country_code":"JP","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I60134161"]}],"countries":["JP"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Xiuyi Jin","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan 464-01","Xiuyi Jin graduated in 1983 from the Computer Department, China Science Technology University, where she entered the Master's program the same year. She has been a research fellow at Nagoya University, Information Engineering Department, since October 1984. In April 1985, she entered the doctoral program in Information Engineering at Nagoya University and obtained a Ph.D. in March 1990. Presently, she is a research fellow in Information Engineering at Nagoya University. She is engaged in research on medical information processing using computer graphics. She is a member of the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan","Xiuyi Jin:  graduated in 1983 from the Computer Department, China Science Technology University, where she entered the Master's program the same year. She has been a research fellow at Nagoya University, Information Engineering Department, since October 1984. In April 1985, she entered the doctoral program in Information Engineering at Nagoya University and obtained a Ph.D. in March 1990. Presently, she is a research fellow in Information Engineering at Nagoya University. She is engaged in research on medical information processing using computer graphics. She is a member of the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan 464-01","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60134161"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Xiuyi Jin graduated in 1983 from the Computer Department, China Science Technology University, where she entered the Master's program the same year. She has been a research fellow at Nagoya University, Information Engineering Department, since October 1984. In April 1985, she entered the doctoral program in Information Engineering at Nagoya University and obtained a Ph.D. in March 1990. Presently, she is a research fellow in Information Engineering at Nagoya University. She is engaged in research on medical information processing using computer graphics. She is a member of the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60134161"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Xiuyi Jin:  graduated in 1983 from the Computer Department, China Science Technology University, where she entered the Master's program the same year. She has been a research fellow at Nagoya University, Information Engineering Department, since October 1984. In April 1985, she entered the doctoral program in Information Engineering at Nagoya University and obtained a Ph.D. in March 1990. Presently, she is a research fellow in Information Engineering at Nagoya University. She is engaged in research on medical information processing using computer graphics. She is a member of the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60134161"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5102131426","display_name":"Shigeki Yokoi","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210139285","display_name":"National Information Processing Institute","ror":"https://ror.org/040fc1e14","country_code":"PL","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210139285"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I60134161","display_name":"Nagoya University","ror":"https://ror.org/04chrp450","country_code":"JP","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I60134161"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I930713850","display_name":"The Hague University of Applied Sciences","ror":"https://ror.org/021zvq422","country_code":"NL","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I930713850"]}],"countries":["JP","NL","PL"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Shigeki Yokoi","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan 464-01","Shigeki Yokoi graduated in 1961 from the Electronics Department, Nagoya University, and obtained a Dr. of Eng. degree from the same university in 1977. He was appointed an Assistant in the Information Engineering Department of the same university and as an Associate Professor in Electronics at Mie University in 1978. He has been an Associate Professor of Information Engineering at Nagoya University since 1982. He has been engaged in research on image processing, basic method of computer graphics, and their medical applications. He is a member of the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan; the Institute of Plastic Surgery, Japan; and the Institute of Information Processing","Shigeki Yokoi:  graduated in 1961 from the Electronics Department, Nagoya University, and obtained a Dr. of Eng. degree from the same university in 1977. He was appointed an Assistant in the Information Engineering Department of the same university and as an Associate Professor in Electronics at Mie University in 1978. He has been an Associate Professor of Information Engineering at Nagoya University since 1982. He has been engaged in research on image processing, basic method of computer graphics, and their medical applications. He is a member of the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan; the Institute of Plastic Surgery, Japan; and the Institute of Information Processing","the Institute of Plastic Surgery, Japan","the Institute of Information Processing","Shigeki Yokoi:  graduated in 1961 from the Electronics Department, Nagoya University, and obtained a Dr. of Eng. degree from the same university in 1977. He was appointed an Assistant in the Information Engineering Department of the same university and as an Associate Professor in Electronics at Mie University in 1978. He has been an Associate Professor of Information Engineering at Nagoya University since 1982. He has been engaged in research on image processing, basic method of computer graphics, and their medical applications. He is a member of the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan 464-01","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60134161"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Shigeki Yokoi graduated in 1961 from the Electronics Department, Nagoya University, and obtained a Dr. of Eng. degree from the same university in 1977. He was appointed an Assistant in the Information Engineering Department of the same university and as an Associate Professor in Electronics at Mie University in 1978. He has been an Associate Professor of Information Engineering at Nagoya University since 1982. He has been engaged in research on image processing, basic method of computer graphics, and their medical applications. He is a member of the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan; the Institute of Plastic Surgery, Japan; and the Institute of Information Processing","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I930713850"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Shigeki Yokoi:  graduated in 1961 from the Electronics Department, Nagoya University, and obtained a Dr. of Eng. degree from the same university in 1977. He was appointed an Assistant in the Information Engineering Department of the same university and as an Associate Professor in Electronics at Mie University in 1978. He has been an Associate Professor of Information Engineering at Nagoya University since 1982. He has been engaged in research on image processing, basic method of computer graphics, and their medical applications. He is a member of the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan; the Institute of Plastic Surgery, Japan; and the Institute of Information Processing","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I930713850"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"the Institute of Plastic Surgery, Japan","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"the Institute of Information Processing","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210139285"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Shigeki Yokoi:  graduated in 1961 from the Electronics Department, Nagoya University, and obtained a Dr. of Eng. degree from the same university in 1977. He was appointed an Assistant in the Information Engineering Department of the same university and as an Associate Professor in Electronics at Mie University in 1978. He has been an Associate Professor of Information Engineering at Nagoya University since 1982. He has been engaged in research on image processing, basic method of computer graphics, and their medical applications. He is a member of the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60134161"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5110417165","display_name":"Jun\u2010ichiro Toriwaki","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I136259955","display_name":"Toyohashi University of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/04ezg6d83","country_code":"JP","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I136259955"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I60134161","display_name":"Nagoya University","ror":"https://ror.org/04chrp450","country_code":"JP","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I60134161"]}],"countries":["JP"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jun\u2010Ichiro Toriwaki","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan 464-01","Jun-ichiro Toriwaki graduated in 1962 from the Electronics Department, Nagoya University, where he obtained a Dr. of Eng. degree in 1968. He was appointed an Assistant in the Engineering Department of the same university in April of the same year; to Associate Professor in 1970; to Associate Professor of Information Engineering at Toyohashi Science/Technology University in 1980; and to Professor of Electronics at Nagoya University in 1983. He has been a Professor of Information Engineering at Nagoya University since April 1985. He has been engaged in research on pattern recognition, image processing, graphics, and their applications to medical information processing. He is the author of Digital Image Processing for Understanding Images, I & II (Shokodo). He is a member of the Institute of Information Processing, Japan; the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan; the Institute of Medical Information, Japan; the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Japan; and IEEE","Jun-ichiro Toriwaki:  graduated in 1962 from the Electronics Department, Nagoya University, where he obtained a Dr. of Eng. degree in 1968. He was appointed an Assistant in the Engineering Department of the same university in April of the same year; to Associate Professor in 1970; to Associate Professor of Information Engineering at Toyohashi Science/Technology University in 1980; and to Professor of Electronics at Nagoya University in 1983. He has been a Professor of Information Engineering at Nagoya University since April 1985. He has been engaged in research on pattern recognition, image processing, graphics, and their applications to medical information processing. He is the author of Digital Image Processing for Understanding Images, I & II (Shokodo). He is a member of the Institute of Information Processing, Japan; the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan; the Institute of Medical Information, Japan; the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Japan; and IEEE","the Institute of Medical Information, Japan","to Associate Professor in 1970","the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan","to Professor of Electronics at Nagoya University in 1983. He has been a Professor of Information Engineering at Nagoya University since April 1985. He has been engaged in research on pattern recognition, image processing, graphics, and their applications to medical information processing. He is the author of Digital Image Processing for Understanding Images, I & II (Shokodo). He is a member of the Institute of Information Processing, Japan","to Associate Professor of Information Engineering at Toyohashi Science/Technology University in 1980","Jun-ichiro Toriwaki:  graduated in 1962 from the Electronics Department, Nagoya University, where he obtained a Dr. of Eng. degree in 1968. He was appointed an Assistant in the Engineering Department of the same university in April of the same year","IEEE","the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Japan"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan 464-01","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60134161"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Jun-ichiro Toriwaki graduated in 1962 from the Electronics Department, Nagoya University, where he obtained a Dr. of Eng. degree in 1968. He was appointed an Assistant in the Engineering Department of the same university in April of the same year; to Associate Professor in 1970; to Associate Professor of Information Engineering at Toyohashi Science/Technology University in 1980; and to Professor of Electronics at Nagoya University in 1983. He has been a Professor of Information Engineering at Nagoya University since April 1985. He has been engaged in research on pattern recognition, image processing, graphics, and their applications to medical information processing. He is the author of Digital Image Processing for Understanding Images, I & II (Shokodo). He is a member of the Institute of Information Processing, Japan; the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan; the Institute of Medical Information, Japan; the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Japan; and IEEE","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60134161"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Jun-ichiro Toriwaki:  graduated in 1962 from the Electronics Department, Nagoya University, where he obtained a Dr. of Eng. degree in 1968. He was appointed an Assistant in the Engineering Department of the same university in April of the same year; to Associate Professor in 1970; to Associate Professor of Information Engineering at Toyohashi Science/Technology University in 1980; and to Professor of Electronics at Nagoya University in 1983. He has been a Professor of Information Engineering at Nagoya University since April 1985. He has been engaged in research on pattern recognition, image processing, graphics, and their applications to medical information processing. He is the author of Digital Image Processing for Understanding Images, I & II (Shokodo). He is a member of the Institute of Information Processing, Japan; the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan; the Institute of Medical Information, Japan; the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Japan; and IEEE","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60134161"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"the Institute of Medical Information, Japan","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"to Associate Professor in 1970","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"the Institute of Medical Engineering, Japan","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"to Professor of Electronics at Nagoya University in 1983. He has been a Professor of Information Engineering at Nagoya University since April 1985. He has been engaged in research on pattern recognition, image processing, graphics, and their applications to medical information processing. He is the author of Digital Image Processing for Understanding Images, I & II (Shokodo). He is a member of the Institute of Information Processing, Japan","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60134161"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"to Associate Professor of Information Engineering at Toyohashi Science/Technology University in 1980","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I136259955"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Jun-ichiro Toriwaki:  graduated in 1962 from the Electronics Department, Nagoya University, where he obtained a Dr. of Eng. degree in 1968. He was appointed an Assistant in the Engineering Department of the same university in April of the same year","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60134161"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"IEEE","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"the Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Japan","institution_ids":[]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":3,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":2,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.23469534,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":94},"biblio":{"volume":"23","issue":"2","first_page":"51","last_page":"63"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10052","display_name":"Medical Image Segmentation Techniques","score":0.9991000294685364,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1707","display_name":"Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10052","display_name":"Medical Image Segmentation Techniques","score":0.9991000294685364,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1707","display_name":"Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10531","display_name":"Advanced Vision and Imaging","score":0.9988999962806702,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1707","display_name":"Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10481","display_name":"Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques","score":0.9983999729156494,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1704","display_name":"Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/interpolation","display_name":"Interpolation (computer graphics)","score":0.7867534160614014},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-vision","display_name":"Computer vision","score":0.7103850841522217},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.6981656551361084},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/voxel","display_name":"Voxel","score":0.6572639346122742},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.5893962979316711},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/object","display_name":"Object (grammar)","score":0.5878913402557373},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/image","display_name":"Image (mathematics)","score":0.5218616724014282},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/set","display_name":"Set (abstract data type)","score":0.47723889350891113},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics","display_name":"Mathematics","score":0.3565254211425781}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C137800194","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11713455","display_name":"Interpolation (computer graphics)","level":3,"score":0.7867534160614014},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31972630","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q844240","display_name":"Computer vision","level":1,"score":0.7103850841522217},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.6981656551361084},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C54170458","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q663554","display_name":"Voxel","level":2,"score":0.6572639346122742},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.5893962979316711},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781238097","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175026","display_name":"Object (grammar)","level":2,"score":0.5878913402557373},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C115961682","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q860623","display_name":"Image (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.5218616724014282},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C177264268","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1514741","display_name":"Set (abstract data type)","level":2,"score":0.47723889350891113},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.3565254211425781},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1002/scj.4690230205","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1002/scj.4690230205","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S58208175","display_name":"Systems and Computers in Japan","issn_l":"0882-1666","issn":["0882-1666","1520-684X"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320595","host_organization_name":"Wiley","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320595"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Wiley"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Systems and Computers in Japan","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":7,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2048692285","https://openalex.org/W2073220759","https://openalex.org/W2109324451","https://openalex.org/W2139795808","https://openalex.org/W2144909841","https://openalex.org/W3140766826","https://openalex.org/W4244385038"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W3027020613","https://openalex.org/W2016533837","https://openalex.org/W3167885074","https://openalex.org/W2892386716","https://openalex.org/W4306164210","https://openalex.org/W1998563493","https://openalex.org/W4313316311","https://openalex.org/W4362608745","https://openalex.org/W2082728368","https://openalex.org/W2383143032"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Abstract":[0],"This":[1],"paper":[2],"proposes":[3],"a":[4,12,17,73,103],"new":[5],"method":[6,55,108,120],"to":[7,51,112,125,147],"form":[8],"an":[9,113,126],"image":[10,33,70],"of":[11,19,40,75,91,151],"three\u2010dimensional":[13],"(3\u2010D)":[14],"object":[15,114,127],"from":[16],"set":[18],"slice":[20],"images":[21,42,144],"such":[22],"as":[23],"X\u2010ray":[24],"CT":[25],"and":[26,82,117,141],"MRI":[27,143],"by":[28,36],"interpolating":[29],"them.":[30],"The":[31,54],"3\u2010D":[32,132],"is":[34,86,94,100],"reconstructed":[35],"using":[37],"the":[38,52,69,84,89,97,107,119,149,152],"union":[39],"2\u2010D":[41],"interpolated":[43,98],"between":[44,61],"adjacent":[45,80],"sectional":[46],"planes":[47],"which":[48],"are":[49,63,77,145],"perpendicular":[50],"slices.":[53],"has":[56],"features":[57],"of:":[58],"(1)":[59],"interpolations":[60],"slices":[62],"carried":[64],"out":[65],"fully":[66],"automatically":[67],"if":[68,83],"components":[71],"in":[72,102],"region":[74,85],"interest":[76],"overlapped":[78],"on":[79],"slices,":[81],"extracted;":[87],"(2)":[88],"operation":[90],"obtaining":[92],"this":[93],"easy":[95],"since":[96],"shape":[99],"obtained":[101],"voxel":[104],"form;":[105],"(3)":[106],"can":[109,122],"be":[110,123],"applied":[111,124],"with":[115,128,136],"branches;":[116],"(4)":[118],"also":[121],"holes.":[129],"After":[130],"reviewing":[131],"interpolation":[133],"methods,":[134],"experiments":[135],"some":[137],"artificially":[138],"made":[139],"objects":[140],"actual":[142],"shown":[146],"confirm":[148],"usefulness":[150],"proposed":[153],"method.":[154]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-06-11T09:08:48.828518","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}