Medtronic & Vital Images partner to create 3D Recon

Medtronic and Vital Images have partnered to offer a new technology of 3D reconstructions of CT Images of abdominal and thoracic aorta for preoperative planning for treatment of aneurysms.

3D Recon is a new service from Medtronic that converts two-dimensional computed tomography (CT) axial images to three-dimensional images, offering advanced visualization of the anatomy and aneurysm measurement for device sizing. This technology allows physicians to streamline pre-case planning and patient follow-up. It is cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under a 510(k) granted to Vital Images.

I have to admit, it sounds like just isosurfaces of 3D CT Scans, which have been around for a while.

via 3D Recon Turns CT Axial Images into Volumetric Visualizations.

This story written by Randall Hand

Randall Hand is a visualization scientist working for a federal research lab, aiding researchers to discover the insights buried within their terabyte datasets generated on some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. He also runs VizWorld.com .