Volume Analysis

Gold Medal Winner 2000
IDSA, Industrial Design Society of America

Volume Analysis helps you save up to 60% processing time with:

• Workflow-oriented and very user-friendly environment.
• Design for both novice and expert users.
• Predefined protocols that can be tailored to the needs of each user.
• Ability to create and save your own library of protocols and annotations for image layout and filming.

Advanced Vessel Analysis

Provides enhanced analysis of vascular features, which includes stenosis analysis, pre/post stent planning procedures and directional vessel tortuosity visualization

Benefits:

• Automatic vessel centerline determination.
• Generates view true oblique cross sections vascular images perpendicular to the vessel axis.
• Measurement in % stenosis or mm of stenosis.
• Distance to bifurcations or other landmarks providing accurate measurements for stent fabrication.

Features:

• The software automatically determines a vessel centerline (from two points defined by the user in a vessel, from any type of view, which can easily be changed by the user).
• Edit curved and unfolded views… true real time feedback.
• Set primary and secondary measurement points as needed.
• Multiple paths can be tracked for the measurement of angles between branches.
• View true oblique cross sections vascular images perpendicular to the vessel axis... and anatomy adjacent to the studied vessel.
• Access to measurement tools: quantitative information on user-selected vessel segments, aids in the proper selection of prosthesis.
• Distance to bifurcations or other landmarks are critical for clinical decisions.
• Save and auto film all or selected 3D, curved, axial, oblique views.
• Report quantitative findings.

Clinical Applications:

• Directional vessel tortuosity visualization.
• Measurement in % stenosis or mm of stenosis.
• Measurement of length and dimension of stenosis.
• Pre/post stent planning procedures.

Volume Rendering

Enhances three dimensional visualization of imaged tissue by providing translucent rendering. In addition to the standard 3D image analysis tools, Volume Rendering allows the user to interactively define thresholds for opacity, color applications, and brightness.

Benefits:

• Ability to quickly isolate tissue of interest.
• Render volumetric data in three dimensions.
• Translucent rendering of volumetric data provides more information about spatial relationships of different structures than standard 3D surface rendering.
• Quickly provides 3D spatial information for enhanced diagnostic confidence, improves surgical and treatment planning, and aids in education.

Features:

• Segmentation:
• Interactive and preset thresholds allow selection based on pixel value.
• Virtual segmentation with preset or interactive translucence based on density values.
• Other tools include:
• Scalpel
• Cut Depth
• Erosion
• Dilation
• Subtraction
• Rendering:
• Translucent Volume
• HD MIP
• Min IP
• Shaded Surface
• RaySum
• Integral
• Color: Grey-scale and interactive 3 color definition of translucent volumes.
• Display Modes:
• Planar and 3D views
• Interactive and preset Window/Level settings
• Zoom
• Annotation
• 2D measurements
• Filming: Standard batch filming.

Clinical Applications:

• Enhances diagnostic confidence.
• Improves surgical and treatment planning.
• Aids in education for CT, MR, and 3D X-Ray exam.

Navigator

Generates 3D surfaced rendered images of hollow structures, based on helical CT, MR, or 3D XR image data sets and allows the user to navigate or "fly through" them. It may also be used in a virtual microscopy mode to fly around the outside of structures, for example, the Circle of Willis.

Benefits:

• Unique "fly through" technology aids assessment of vessel anatomy and patency.
• Enhanced visualization capabilities allow for the view of inner surfaces of cavities.
• Formation of color parametric images from user-specified processing of algorithms.
• Excellent communication too:
• Surgeons can see 3D model of the surgical target such as the sinus.
• Referring physicians can better visualize radiographic images.
• Simple icon-driven interface makes package easy to learn and use.
• Post-processing functionality provides additional information without additional scans.

Features:

• The software automatically determines a vessel centerline (from two points defined by the user in a vessel, from any type of view, which can easily be changed by the user).
• Edit curved and unfolded views… true real time feedback.
• Set primary and secondary measurement points as needed.
• Multiple paths can be tracked for the measurement of angles between branches.
• View true oblique cross sections vascular images perpendicular to the vessel axis… and anatomy adjacent to the studied vessel.
• Access to measurement tools:
• Quantitative information on user-selected vessel segments
• Aids in the proper selection of prosthesis.
• Distance to bifurcations or other landmarks are critical for clinical decisions.
• Save and auto film all or selected 3D, curved, axial, oblique views.
• Report quantitative findings.

Clinical Applications:

• Directional vessel tortuosity visualization.
• Measurement in % stenosis or mm of stenosis.
• Measurement of length and dimension of stenosis.
• Pre/post stent planning procedures.