title: Three-dimensional display in nuclear medicine and radiology.
abstract: As three-dimensional displays become more common in nuclear medicine and radiology, it is important to know when they should be employed. Selection of the appropriate three-dimensional rendering method requires an understanding of the techniques and both their advantages and limitations. This review article is intended to provide an introduction to three-dimensional rendering techniques. Methods in surface mapping, surface rendering, and volume rendering are presented, with discussion of specific clinical applications in nuclear medicine, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wallis
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*