MDCT angiography with 3D rendering: A novel cinematic rendering algorithm for enhanced anatomic detail

Pamela T. Johnson; Robert Schneider; Carolina Lugo-Fagundo; Michael B. Johnson; Elliot K. Fishman

doi:10.2214/AJR.17.17903

MDCT angiography with 3D rendering: A novel cinematic rendering algorithm for enhanced anatomic detail

Pamela T. Johnson, Robert Schneider, Carolina Lugo-Fagundo, Michael B. Johnson, Elliot K. Fishman

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OBJECTIVE. The two most widely used postprocessing 3D tools in clinical practice are volume rendering (VR) and maximum intensity projection (MIP). With the use of currentgeneration MDCT, these techniques enable accurate characterization of arterial anatomy and pathology in all anatomic regions. Recently, the VR algorithm has been enhanced by the incorporation of a new lighting model. This new technique-called cinematic rendering-generates photorealistic images with the potential to more accurately depict anatomic detail. CONCLUSION. As an enhancement of the technology championed in VR, cinematic rendering promises to provide additional anatomic detail for MDCT interpretation and display. Future investigations must be conducted to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of cinematic rendering and determine whether interpretative pitfalls result from its unique lighting model in practice.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	309-312
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Roentgenology
Volume	209
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.17.17903
State	Published - Aug 2017

Keywords

3D rendering
Cinematic rendering
Lighting model
Volume rendering

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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