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3D reconstruction techniques made easy: know-how and pictures

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Three-dimensional reconstructions represent a visual-based tool for illustrating the basis of three-dimensional post-processing such as interpolation, ray-casting, segmentation, percentage classification, gradient calculation, shading and illumination. The knowledge of the optimal scanning and reconstruction parameters facilitates the use of three-dimensional reconstruction techniques in clinical practise. The aim of this article is to explain the principles of multidimensional image processing in a pictorial way and the advantages and limitations of the different possibilities of 3D visualisation.

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  1. Department of Radiology, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Via Ardeatina, 306, 00179, Rome, Italy

    Giacomo Luccichenti & Umberto Sabatini

  2. Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, University of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Filippo Cademartiri & Gabriel P. Krestin

  3. Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

    Francesca Romana Pezzella

  4. Department of Radiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Giuseppe Runza & Massimo Midiri

  5. Deparment of Radiology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

    Manuel Belgrano

  6. Department of Neuroradiology, Institute of Neurology, IRCCS Fondazione C. Mondino, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

    Stefano Bastianello

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Luccichenti, G., Cademartiri, F., Pezzella, F.R. et al. 3D reconstruction techniques made easy: know-how and pictures. Eur Radiol 15, 2146–2156 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-005-2738-5

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