Realtime 3D cardiac visualisation
3Dtools is a CMRtools plug-in that provides real-time 3D visualisation of cardiovascular MR images. It uses cutting-edge, fully software accelerated rendering technology to bring realtime 3D visualisation to your laptop/desktop. 3Dtools allows you to create a fully depth resolved 3D model in realtime, which gives you the ability to examine anatomical features that are difficult to perceive in conventional 2D images.
A variety of rendering modes are provided in 3Dtools to give you greater control over the appearance of the rendering results. 3Dtools is particularly useful for CMR contrast enhanced angiography and provides high quality, depth-resolved rendering at an interactive rate.
3Dtools allows you to create AVI/MPEG movies of your datasets. You can specify different viewing angles and create a smooth animation between them. The resulting movies can be saved as AVI/MPEG files and used in a wide range of software packages.
3Dtools provides a virtual dissection tool that enables you to cut into your 3D datasets to reveal detailed internal 3D structures. It also allows you to superimpose the original image data onto the 3D structures to fuse between conventional 2D imaging and 3D visualisation. Whilst other medical 3D visualisation packages rely on specific rendering hardware, 3Dtools utilises purpose-built software acceleration technology that can be used on standard laptops or desktops without purpose built graphics hardware.
3Dtools is a part of the CMRtools suite of plug-ins for the analysis and visualisation of CMR images. Other plug-ins for CMRtools include VentricularTools for analysing the left and right ventricles, ModellingTools for constructing detailed cardiovascular models, PerfusionTools for first-pass myocardial perfusion quantification, and Thalassaemia-Tools for T2* assessment for the heart and liver. The software is designed to run on standard PCs including laptops running Microsoft Windows.
The current version of CMRtools and its plug-ins
ThalassaemiaTools, VentricularTools, LVtools, LateEnhancementTools,
3Dtools and PerfusionTools is intended for use as an investigational
device for cardiac research only and must not be used for clinical
diagnosis in the United States. A 510(k) application is being made to
the FDA for CMRtools and its plug-ins VentricularTools and
ThalassaemiaTools.
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