Volume rendering in clinical practice. a pictorial review.
Several post-processing techniques are currently available to the radiologist to optimize the review of the scan data acquired by multidetector CT. This is sometimes necessary as, when reviewing a volumetric data acquisition only as transaxial CT images, all the gathered information is not always displayed. Among all the current available post-processing possibilities, volume rendering is one of the most powerful techniques due to its various parameters and powerful segmentation capabilities. It is nevertheless the most complex technique, requiring a higher degree of training and experience from the radiologist to generate the desired result. Aim of this paper is to present the reader a pictorial review of the usefulness of volume rendering as a clinical tool, with emphasis on CT angiography and skeletal pathology.
Salgado
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Department of Medical Imaging, Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis, Lier, Belgium.
Mulkens
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Bellinck
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Termote
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D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging