Advanced Imaging in Biology and Medicine
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-68993-5_4
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Laser Scanning: 3D Analysis of Biological Surfaces

Abstract: This chapter introduces laser scanning to students and researchers who are interested in using this three-dimensional (3D) acquisition method for biological research. Laser scanning is yet another tool for transforming biological structures into 3D models that contain useful geometric and topological information. Current laser scanning technology makes it relatively straightforward to acquire 3D data for visualization purposes. However, there are many additional challenges that are necessary to overcome if one… Show more

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“…Each skull (excluding the lower jaw) was scanned with a 3D surface scanner. Surface scanning is becoming widely used in physical anthropology (Friess, ; Tocheri, ). One of the main advantages is the possibility to virtually archive human remains.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Each skull (excluding the lower jaw) was scanned with a 3D surface scanner. Surface scanning is becoming widely used in physical anthropology (Friess, ; Tocheri, ). One of the main advantages is the possibility to virtually archive human remains.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recent developments in morphometrics and three‐dimensional (3D) imaging technology have resulted in an increasing number of studies in the area of virtual anthropology (Tocheri, ; Friess, ). Imaging techniques based on ionizing radiation (microCT, synchrotron) are widespread in paleoanthropology, seeing that they can yield data on internal structures at extremely high resolutions, while 3D scanning techniques using structured light or lasers have been adopted as affordable and (trans)portable means to rapidly obtain 3D data for quantitative analyses on external morphology.…”
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“…All scans were collected using high-definition settings (HD). Additional detail can be found on NextEngine scan setting options from the manufacturer (NextEngine 2012) and scan methodology publications (Tocheri 2009;Friess 2012).…”
Section: Scan Data Collected By the Author And Carol Ward Were Collecmentioning
confidence: 99%