Tomographic Ocean Imaging Facility: 2D and 3D Visualization of Real Marine Structures.

摘要

The overall goal of this project was to develop an imaging facility which would assist multiple areas of research that depend upon high resolution imaging and, in particular, to develop new approaches to structurally based marine research questions. Research projects relevant to recent Navy needs that would be assisted with the imaging tools in this facility include marine mammal health, diving physiology, marine sensory system modeling, environmental monitoring, documenting the effects of climate change and sound on marine organisms, and three-dimensional modeling of marine structural variations, both organic and inorganic. This grant provided funds to assist with the purchase and installation of a computerized tomographic (CT) scanner that is fundamental to the establishment of a marine research imaging center at WHOI. The purchased scanner is capable of imaging structures with densities from air through metals at 100 micron voxel resolution and 1 m/min. data acquisition. Installing this scanner at WHOI created a unique, state of the art imaging and visualization center for the marine research community. Contracts to the PI and colleagues that will benefit directly from a scanner are funded by ONR Science-Technology Division/Biosystems Science and Technology Program/Marine Mammal Program and by Ocean, Atmosphere, and Space Science and Technology. Future research related to CT technology and imaging developments will also benefit ONR Medical Science Image Analysis Programs.