: any of the discrete elements comprising a three-dimensional entity (such as an image produced by magnetic resonance imaging)
MRI produces the best resolution of any existing scanning technology, imaging down to a 2-millimetre "voxel" (the 3D equivalent of a pixel).—
Clint Witchalls
Clint WitchallsTo process the MRI data, a computer overlaid on Pickens' brain a virtual three-dimensional grid of 50,000 cubes called voxels (a word hinting at volume and pixels).—Christopher Helman
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The system also tracks the user’s hand motion and touch, allowing users to manipulate the voxels in space.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2015
The improvements allow an fMRI to image voxels—the 3D equivalent of pixels—that are less than half a millimeter on each side.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2023
Reconstructing the slices produced more than 700 million 3-D cells, called voxels, that were evaluated and programmatically filtered, based on density, to isolate the bones and lungs.
—Hang Do Thi Duc, New York Times, 31 May 2023
To compensate, the new technique uses a single pulse to solidify each voxel.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2023
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2015
The improvements allow an fMRI to image voxels—the 3D equivalent of pixels—that are less than half a millimeter on each side.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2023
Reconstructing the slices produced more than 700 million 3-D cells, called voxels, that were evaluated and programmatically filtered, based on density, to isolate the bones and lungs.
—Hang Do Thi Duc, New York Times, 31 May 2023
To compensate, the new technique uses a single pulse to solidify each voxel.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2023
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“Voxel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voxel. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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