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3D Post-processing
MPR – Multi-Planar Reconstruction
Real-time multi-planar reformatting of secondary views
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Viewing perspectives: sagittal; coronal; axial; oblique; double oblique; curved (freehand)
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Reconstruction along polygon and/or curved (freehand) cut lines
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Reconstruction based on reconstructed planes possible
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Reconstruction of user-defined ranges of parallel, radial or freehand cuts
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Selectable slice thickness and slice increment of reconstructed images
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Storing of post-processing protocols
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Annotations and 2D evaluations such as distance and ROI
MIP – Maximum Intensity Projection
3D reconstructions of vessels from a 3D data set, or a 2D sequential slice data set (acquired
with dedicated MR Angiography sequences)
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Volume of Interest (VoI) defined to increase reconstruction speed and to improve image
quality
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Freehand MIP
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Arbitrary views along any direction can be defined interactively with mouse-driven virtual
trackball
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Multiple view angles around any orthogonal axis
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Projections displayed as single images, as interactive movie or by fast paging
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MIP thin/MIP thick
MinIP – Minimum Intensity Projection
Similar to MIP but reconstructs the minimum intensity (e.g. for Dark Blood techniques)
SSD – Shaded Surface Display
Three-dimensional display of surfaces, such as vessels
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Selectable variable threshold values
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Multiple view angles around any orthogonal axis
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Rectangular and irregular Volumes of Interest (VoI) can be defined to improve image
quality