LIP-MODEL-BASED 3-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION AND VISUALIZATION OF HIV-INFECTED ENTIRE CELLS

This paper presents a global solution from acquisition to visualizatio n for the three-dimensional reconstruction of cell sections. Original techniques are proposed for the correct handling of the geometrical se ction distortions, and a new interpretation based on the logarithmic i mage processing (LIP) model is applied in order to create normalized g rey-level sections where these are missing. Finally, a new method for generating a mesh of triangles to describe the envelope of the reconst ructed cell is proposed, as well as a visualization mixing image synth esis and grey-level information. The product allows the user to explor e the reconstructed cellular block in any desired direction, by showin g user-defined grey-level sections inside the block mixed to a synthet ic view of the cell envelope.