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CT postprocessing allows more scan information to be viewed at one time allowing an accurate diagnosis to be made more efficiently, and is particularly important in paediatric practice where invasive clinical diagnostic tools can be replaced or at least assisted by modern postprocessing techniques. Four visualization techniques in clinical use are described in this paper including the advantages and disadvantages of each: multiplanar reformation, maximum and minimum intensity projections, shaded surface display and volume rendering. Volume-rendered internal visualization in the form of virtual endoscopy is also discussed. In addition, the clinical usefulness in paediatric practice of demonstrating airway compression and its causes are discussed. Advanced postprocessing techniques that must still find their way from the biomedical research environment into clinical use are introduced with specific reference to computer-aided diagnosis.
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Andronikou, S., Irving, B., Hlabangana, L.T. et al. Technical developments in postprocessing of paediatric airway imaging. Pediatr Radiol 43, 269–284 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-012-2468-1
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