3-D ultrasound for the evaluation of malignant disease.
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
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Department of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Virchow Hospital, Humboldt University, Robert Rössle Hospital and Tumor Institute, Berlin, Germany.
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