. Just enough reality: comfortable 3-D viewing via microstereopsis

Feasibility of comfortable and secure intubation achieved with the Disposcope endoscope or Macintosh laryngoscope for patients in whom glottis viewing is difficult.

We aimed to study the feasibility of a comfortable and secure intubation achieved with the Disposcope endoscope or Macintosh laryngoscope when glottis viewing is difficult. Forty adults scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia, in whom glottis viewing was difficult with the Macintosh laryngoscope (classified as Cormack-Lehane Grade III or IV), were randomized into 2 groups (N = 2...

Texture Compression and Relighting of 3-D Color Objects Using Singular Value Decomposition

Synthesis of 3-D objects is essential to animation, computer games and virtual reality. This work presents a novel view-dependent mapping method by taking the advantages of image-based and model-based rendering techniques. The proposed approach utilizes singular value decomposition to compute the coefficient matrices of the data captured from different viewing directions and different illuminat...

Three-Dimensional Analysis of Scoliosis Surgery Using Stereophotogrammetry

Scoliosis is a deformity characterized by coronal, sagittal and axial rotation of the spine. Surgical instrumentation (metal pins and rods) and eventual fusion of the spine are required in severe cases. Assessment of the deformity requires enough accuracy to allow proactive planning of individual interventions or implant designs. Conventional 2-D radiography and even 3-D CT scanning do not prov...

Immersion and Symptoms in 3 D Viewing 1 Individual Differences and Seating Position Affect Immersion and Symptoms in Stereoscopic 3 D Viewing

Finding the Interactive Television Audience

The term 'convergence' increasingly dominates discussions of our media environment, yet due to the embryonic nature of the newer interactive media platforms it remains hard to predict patterns of use and meaning making among consumers. As the UK moves into the world of digital plenty leaving behind the comfortable world of analogue scarcity, television executives are increasingly looking to int...