title: 3-D ultrasound for the evaluation of malignant disease.
abstract: In the last few years there has been increasing interest in the development of 3-D display in medical imaging
  techniques. 3-D imaging is capable of enhancing the anatomic information of the images. This technique
  facilitates the localization of normal and pathologic structures and the understanding of spatial relationships.
  Computer reconstructed 3-D VIews of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance
  imaging (MRI) have improved image interpretation by clinicians especially in reconstructive and orthopaedic
  surgery. Although the advantageous features of 3-D display are well recognized for radiologic
  imaging methods, 3-D data acquisition in ultrasonography has not yet found broad clinical acceptance. This
  has been mainly due to the lack of hardware appropriate for clinical use and the time required for data processing
  of high resolution 3-D images. However, recently some experimental solutions
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Virchow Hospital, Humboldt University, Robert Rössle Hospital and Tumor Institute, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hünerbein
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hohenberger
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Schlag