title: Embedding 3D radiology models in portable document format.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to discuss how to convert cross-sectional images into a 3D model and embed them in a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. Four programs are used: OsiriX, MeshLab, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat. Step-by-step instructions are provided.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Embedding 3D radiology models into PDF files is a powerful tool that may be used for clinical, educational, and research purposes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave., M-391, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. andrewphelps@ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Phelps
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Naeger
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marcovici
mesh_terms: D001330:Electronic Data Processing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface