Method and device for visualization of three-dimensional objects

A computer-implemented method for visualization of a three-dimensional object represented by volume data as a two-dimensional visualization image, the two-dimensional visualization image including a plurality of visualization pixels, and the method comprising:

• detecting an instantaneous viewing direction of a user;
• determining a focus area of the two-dimensional visualization image on which the user focuses based on the instantaneous viewing direction, a first subset of visualization pixels being in the focus area, a second subset of visualization pixels being outside of the focus area, and the plurality of visualization pixels including the first subset of visualization pixels and the second subset of visualization pixels;
• adjusting an image synthesis algorithm to produce an adjusted image synthesis algorithm, the image synthesis algorithm being configured for visualization of the three-dimensional object by mapping the volume data onto the visualization pixels, the adjusting being performed such that a computing effort required for mapping the volume data onto the second subset of visualization pixels is lower than a computing effort required for mapping the volume data onto the first subset of visualization pixels;
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• mapping the volume data onto the plurality of visualization pixels with the adjusted image synthesis algorithm, the plurality of visualization pixels having a uniform spatial resolution across both the first subset of visualization pixels and the second subset of visualization pixels, wherein
• the method further comprises adapting a resolution of the volume data such that the mapping includes mapping a first resolution of the volume data onto the first subset of visualization pixels and mapping a second resolution of the volume data onto the second subset of visualization pixels, the second resolution being lower than the first resolution.