title: 3-D imaging: basic concepts for radiologic technologists.
abstract: This article describes the physical principles and clinical applications of three-dimensional imaging in diagnostic radiology. It explores the history of 3-D imaging in medicine and reviews basic 3-D concepts. In addition, it discusses the technical aspects of medical 3-D imaging, including data sources, creation of 3-D space and rendering techniques. The article concludes with an overview of the clinical applications of 3-D imaging in computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, as well as a commentary on the future of 3-D imaging in radiology.
authors.affiliation: British Columbia Institute of Technology.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Seeram
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000639:trends; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*