Image processing and spiral CT of the thorax.
- 1 July 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The British Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 71 (847) , 708-716
- https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.71.847.9771380
Abstract
The data set of the thorax acquired by spiral CT is volumetric. Such data can be processed so that conventional axial sections are supplemented by reconstructed images, in an attempt to answer specific clinical questions. This review considers three reconstruction techniques: multiplanar reformation, three-dimensional rendering and sliding-thin slab reconstruction. Their relative benefits and limitations are considered, as are the implications of image processing in general.Keywords
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