3D Models Generation Course

Sviluppo di Modelli Computazionali 3D

(3D Models Generation)

Information

Lecturers: Dr. Francesco Banterle and Dr. Gianpaolo Palma
Official e-mail: sviluppodimodelli3d@gmail.com
Period: 2nd Term
Time:
- Tuesday: from 16:00 to 19:00; Etr. F1
- Wednesday: from 11:30 to 13:30; SI1

Abstract

This course introduces methods and techniques for generating 3D models from medical images (CT, MRI, etc.), 2D photographs (structure-from-motion + densification), and depth images (e.g., 3D laser scanners, time-of-flight scanners, Microsoft Kinect, etc.).

Exams Results

07/06/2023 - text, results.
28/06/2023 - text, results.
19/07/2023 - text, results.
13/09/2023 - text, results.
04/11/2023 - text, results.
10/01/2024 - text, results.
29/01/2024 - text, results.
14/02/2024 - text, results.

Lectures

Week 1

28/02/2023 - Introduction.
28/02/2023 - 3D Taxonomy.
01/03/2023 - 3D Meshes.

Week 2

07/03/2023 - 3D from Volume Part I.
08/03/2023 - Laboratory 1 text and code.

Week 3

14/03/2023 - 3D from Volume Part II.
15/03/2023 - 3D Slicer I: Introduction.

Week 4

21/03/2023 - 3D from Volume Part II: Machine Learning.
21/03/2023 - 3D from Volume Part III.
21/03/2023 - 3D from Volume Photo Part I: Capturing Photographs.
22/03/2023 - 3D Slicer II: Advanced Tools.

Week 5

28/03/2023 - 3D from Volume Photo II: Features Extraction.
29/03/2023 - 3D Slicer II: Further Segmentations.

Week 6

04/04/2023 - 3D from Volume Photo II: Features Matching.
04/04/2023 - 3D from Volume Photo III: Camera Calibration.
05/04/2023 - Regard3D: Introduction. Dataset 1, Dataset 2.

Week 7

11/04/2023 - Easter Break.
12/04/2023 - Easter Break.

Week 8

18/04/2023 - 3D from Volume Photo III: Camera Calibration.
18/04/2023 - 3D from Volume Photo III: Triangulation.
19/04/2023 - Regard3D: More reconstructions. Dataset 3.

Week 9

26/04/2023 - 3D from Volume Photo IV: Dense Matching.
27/04/2023 - Esercitazione con 3D Slicer.

Week 10

02/05/2023 - 3D from Range: Sensors.
02/05/2023 - 3D from Range: Optical Active.
02/05/2023 - 3D from Range: Surface Cleaning and Smoothing.
03/05/2023 - Meshlab Laboratory.

Week 11

09/05/2023 - 3D from Range: Surface Registration.
09/05/2023 - 3D from Range: Surface Reconstruction.
10/05/2023 - Meshlab Laboratory.

Week 12

16/05/2023 - 3D from Range: Simplification.
17/05/2023 - Meshlab Laboratory.

Week 13

23/05/2023 - 3D from Range: Visual Appearance and Color.
24/05/2023 - Meshlab Laboratory.

Past Years Webpages

Reference Books

Digital Image Processing for Medical Applications, a image processing book by Geoff Dougherty.
Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications, a computer vision book by Richard Szeliski.
Polygon Mesh Processing, a 3D mesh processing book by book by Mario Botsch, Leif Kobbelt, Mark Pauly, Pierre Alliez, Bruno Levy.
MATLAB primer, a gentle introduction to MATLAB.

Other Books

Image Processing in Radiology, a medical image processing book edited by Emanuele Neri, Davide Caramella, and Carlo Bartolozzi.

Software/Code

MeshLab, an open source 3D meshes editor.
Slicer, an open source 3D software for visualization and medical image computing. Link to download 3D Slicer.
Regard3D, an open source software for 3D reconstruction from photographs.
COLMAP, an open source software for 3D reconstruction from photographs.
Metashape, a commercial software (trial link) for 3D reconstruction from photographs.
VisualSFM, an open source software for 3D reconstruction from photographs. Note a complete package can be downloaded at this webpage.
Piccante, an open source software C++11 library for imaging.

Several useful tutorials can be found on youtube:

Tutorials

Mister P.'s Tutorials for MeshLab.
3D Slicer's Tutorials.

Datasets

A Visual Computing Laboratory - ISTI - CNR initiative