Demand for quick access to volumetric imaging studies is growing among referring physicians as well as radiologists in their offices or homes. In response, suppliers of 3D visualization software are speeding the delivery of large imaging data sets to distant sites outside the radiology department. These vendors are also adding to their suites of advanced image processing tools by including such options as segmentation and sculpting. Vascular and cardiac analysis are of particular interest.
Since acquiring 3D imaging software leader Voxar, Barco has been developing advanced visualization applications in addition to its main fare of large-screen clinical display systems. The company has introduced tools that accelerate access to volumetric studies at the desktop and across the enterprise, adding a cardiac application that automatically visualizes and analyzes the anatomy and function of the heart.
In keeping with its concentration on enterprise-wide image management, TeraRecon has launched an enterprise-class 3D server and rendering engine and new workflow technology.
The Netherlands-based software development company has applied the latest generation GPU-based graphical cards from the 3D computer games industry to medical imaging. To its flagship product 3viseo, which was launched at the 2004 RSNA meeting, 3Mensio has added segmentation and sculpting capabilities. The company also has worked with Planar Systems to create an investigational stereoscopic system that adds depth to 3D volume-rendered images.
The company has released enhancements that integrate CAD into its virtual colonoscopy and CT lung analysis software as offshoots of its commercial agreements with vendors that supply computer-aided detection systems. Viatronix also has upgraded its V3D-Vascular system for analyzing coronary and other blood vessels.
In keeping with its goal of distributing advanced visualization and analysis solutions across the healthcare enterprise, Vital Images has linked its Vitrea 2D, 3D, and 4D imaging software to an Internet-based access viewer. Together these technologies allow users to review imaging studies, conduct advanced analysis, and make diagnostic decisions from PC or notebook computers at remote locations, including doctors' offices and physicians' homes. The company also has enhanced ViTALCardia comprehensive cardiac image and analysis software.
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