The diagnostic contribution of CT volumetric rendering techniques in routine practice

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-97

  Perandini, Simone ^a   Faccioli, N ^a   Zaccarella, A ^a   Re, T ^a   Mucelli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; CT; Curved plane reconstructions; MinIP; MIP; Shaded surface display; Virtual endoscopy; Volume rendering; VR

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPY; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 77952365858     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: 19983808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.63043     Document Type: Review

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