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Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical Imaging
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- surface rendering
1, record 1, English, surface%20rendering
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SR 1, record 1, English, SR
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shaded-surface display 2, record 1, English, shaded%2Dsurface%20display
correct
- SSD 2, record 1, English, SSD
correct
- SSD 2, record 1, English, SSD
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A technique that uses the concept of thresholding to limit the displayed volumetric data. The threshold allows the user to select the range of pixel values rendered in the 3D model. For example, a higher bone threshold... can be chosen to build a skeletal model of the patient's skull. Decreasing the threshold to include voxels with soft tissue attenuation values results in a 3D model with the patient's skin intact. 2, record 1, English, - surface%20rendering
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Imagerie médicale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rendu de surface
1, record 1, French, rendu%20de%20surface
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le rendu de surface est une technique qui permet de représenter, en volume, la surface de structures anatomiques regroupant des voxels d'intensité proche. 1, record 1, French, - rendu%20de%20surface
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiación (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- renderización de superficie
1, record 1, Spanish, renderizaci%C3%B3n%20de%20superficie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En las técnicas de renderización de superficies primero se extraen las superficies de las estructuras que se desean visualizar. 1, record 1, Spanish, - renderizaci%C3%B3n%20de%20superficie
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-02-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Medical Imaging
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- volume rendering
1, record 2, English, volume%20rendering
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- VR 2, record 2, English, VR
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- volumetric rendering 3, record 2, English, volumetric%20rendering
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Volume rendering(VR) adjusts the opacity of voxels included in the 3D model according to their tissue characteristics. Unlike the thresholding concept used for SSD [shaded-surface display] rendering, volume rendering does not exclude voxels, but instead alters their appearance so that the 3D model contains the entire volume dataset. 4, record 2, English, - volume%20rendering
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Imagerie médicale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rendu de volume
1, record 2, French, rendu%20de%20volume
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rendu volumétrique 2, record 2, French, rendu%20volum%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique de post-traitement des données 3D qui fournit des renseignements sur l'ensemble des données volumiques et non seulement sur les données de surface. 3, record 2, French, - rendu%20de%20volume
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiación (Medicina)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- renderización volumétrica
1, record 2, Spanish, renderizaci%C3%B3n%20volum%C3%A9trica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- renderizacion de volumen 2, record 2, Spanish, renderizacion%20de%20volumen
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En el presente trabajo se estudiaron e implementaron métodos de renderización volumétrica y funciones de transferencia para la visualización de conjuntos de datos médicos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - renderizaci%C3%B3n%20volum%C3%A9trica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-01-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Modelling (Mathematics)
- Ecosystems
- Commercial Fishing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- top-down modelling approach
1, record 3, English, top%2Ddown%20modelling%20approach
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- top-down modeling approach 2, record 3, English, top%2Ddown%20modeling%20approach
correct
- top-down approach 3, record 3, English, top%2Ddown%20approach
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the application of conventional mathematics and biology may be of limited utility in understanding the dynamics of... complex ecosystems. The typical reductionist approach to aquatic ecosystem analysis is the top-down approach. Equational models(top-down attemps at approximating nature) are subject to many limitations... In general, equational models are not good at dealing with highly nonlinear effects, such as thresholding or if-then-else conditionals, which occur in behavioral and ecological studies. 2, record 3, English, - top%2Ddown%20modelling%20approach
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Modélisation (Mathématique)
- Écosystèmes
- Pêche commerciale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- approche de modélisation descendante
1, record 3, French, approche%20de%20mod%C3%A9lisation%20descendante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- approche descendante 2, record 3, French, approche%20descendante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-11-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Applications of Automation
- Computer Graphics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- thresholding
1, record 4, English, thresholding
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A procedure of binarization of an image by segmenting it to black and white regions (represented by ones and zeroes). The gray level of each pixel is compared to a threshold value and then set to 0 or 1 so that binary image analysis can then be performed. 2, record 4, English, - thresholding
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
thresholding : term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group(RTAG). 3, record 4, English, - thresholding
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Automatisation et applications
- Infographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- seuillage
1, record 4, French, seuillage
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique utilisée pour la perception des images numériques; elle consiste à mettre un niveau dans l'échelle de gris, au-dessus, les pixels seront perçus comme blancs, au-dessous, les pixels seront perçus comme noirs. 2, record 4, French, - seuillage
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la comparaison effectuée entre la valeur d'un élément, par exemple l'intensité d'un pixel, et une valeur de référence se dénomme le seuillage [...] 3, record 4, French, - seuillage
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
seuillage : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 4, record 4, French, - seuillage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-03-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- binary mask
1, record 5, English, binary%20mask
correct, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A binary mask amounts to thresholding to zero at the maximum gray level for part of the picture, without any thresholding on the rest. 2, record 5, English, - binary%20mask
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
binary mask: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-II official approval Group (ROAG). 3, record 5, English, - binary%20mask
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- masque binaire
1, record 5, French, masque%20binaire
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- masque de classe binaire 2, record 5, French, masque%20de%20classe%20binaire
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode de seuillage des niveaux de gris servant à diviser une image en deux classes. 2, record 5, French, - masque%20binaire
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
masque binaire : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-II (GTTR). 2, record 5, French, - masque%20binaire
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-12-09
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Testing and Debugging
- Applications of Automation
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- local thresholding
1, record 6, English, local%20thresholding
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- image thresholding 1, record 6, English, image%20thresholding
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A scene-segmentation process based on converting a gray-scale image into a binary image by reassigning pixel gray levels to only two values. [ISO/IEC JTC N1746, 1995] 1, record 6, English, - local%20thresholding
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contrast with scene thresholding. 1, record 6, English, - local%20thresholding
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Test et débogage
- Automatisation et applications
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- seuillage local
1, record 6, French, seuillage%20local
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer à seuillage global. 1, record 6, French, - seuillage%20local
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1996-12-09
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Applications of Automation
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- gray span
1, record 7, English, gray%20span
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The allowance of gray level acceptance in thresholding techniques usually adjustable from 0 to 100% of black to white. [ISO/IEC JTC N1746, 1995] 1, record 7, English, - gray%20span
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Automatisation et applications
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- étendue de gris
1, record 7, French, %C3%A9tendue%20de%20gris
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Niveaux de gris qu'admettent les techniques de seuillage, habituellement réglable de 0 à 100 % du noir au blanc. [ISO/CEI JTC N1746, 1995] 1, record 7, French, - %C3%A9tendue%20de%20gris
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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