Human Back

In this project four synchronized cameras were used to capture the patient's back along with some coded targets. It is very important to use synchronized cameras with moving subjects.

This animation shows the shaded surface model of the patient's back rotating.

Scoliosis

This screen shot is of a back with scoliosis. The angle of the 3D Viewer is set so that the spinal curvature is obvious. Contours generated by PhotoModeler Scanner may also assist with the analysis.

Forearm

A human forearm is captured with four synchronized Nikon D80 Digital cameras.

Tortoise

"Reconstructing the three-dimensional (3D) form of living organisms in their natural habitat is a challenge and, currently, there are no methods enabling reconstruction over a wide range of field conditions and animal sizes and forms."

The research team of Ylenia Chiari, Bing Wang, Holly Rushmeier, and Adalgisa Caccone from Yale overcame this challenge by using PhotoModeler. The quote above starts their accompanying paper (480KB pdf). When they started this project they did not have access to PhotoModeler Scanner so they used another scanning method in conjunction with the base PhotoModeler product. The Scanner results shown above were completed after the paper was published and show that PhotoModeler Scanner would have fit well into their work.

Skull

Refer to the archaeology page for an example of a skull scan.