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Articles | Volume XLI-B5
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLI-B5-287-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLI-B5-287-2016
15 Jun 2016
 | 15 Jun 2016

INSPECTION OF A MEDIEVAL WOOD SCULPTURE USING COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY

K. Kapitany, A. Somogyi, and A. Barsi

Keywords: computed tomography, wood sculpture analysis, 3D modelling

Abstract. Computer tomography (CT) is an excellent technique for obtaining accurate 3D information about the human body. It allows to visualize the organs, bones and blood vessels, furthermore it enables to diagnose anomalies and diseases. Its spatial reconstruction capability supports other interesting applications, such as inspecting different, even valuable objects like ancient sculptures. Current paper presents a methodology of evaluating CT and video imagery through the example of investigating a wood Madonna with infant Jesus sculpture from the 14th century. The developed techniques extract the outer boundary of the statue, which has been triangulated to derive the surface model. The interior of the sculpture has also been revealed: the iron bolts and rivets as well as the woodworm holes can be mapped. By merging the interior and outer data (geometry and texture) interesting visualizations (perspective views, sections etc.) have been created.