Web-Based 3D Visualisation of Biological and Medical Data

In this chapter we present an overview of web-based frameworks for visualisation of medical and biological data, with emphasis on visualisation of volumetric data such as radiological data (e.g. magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography or positron emission tomography) and microscopy data (e.g. focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy). We compare web-based frameworks with state-of-the-art standalone visualisation tools and point out the advantages and disadvantages of both. We also present our open-source web-based visualisation environment Med3D.